KARACHI: A high-level committee has been formed by Inspector General (IG) Sindh to probe Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) leader Sharjeel Memon’s case after alcohol, drugs were found during Chief justice (CJ) surprise visit to his hospital room. The committee will be headed by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Javed Alam Ohdo. Superintendent Police (SP) investigation South and SP investigation […]
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Sharjeel Memon shifted to central jail after CJP finds alcohol, drugs in his hospital room
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Sharjeel Memon was shifted to central jail on Saturday after alcohol, drugs and cigarette packets were found from his hospital room. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar paid a surprise visit to Sharjeel Memon‘s hospital room where he found bottles of alcohol, drugs and cigarette packets. CJP Nisar […]
CJP Saqib Nisar hears sou motu notices on PKLI, Punjab’s mega projects
LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday will preside over the suo motu notices taken against the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) and other mega projects launched in Punjab over the past five years. The cases will be heard at Supreme Court’s Lahore Registry. According to the sources, two benches have […]
Countrywide water crisis an ‘international conspiracy’, says CJP
LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar on Saturday said Pakistan’s water crisis was result of an international conspiracy and due to criminal negligence of the concerned authorities. Addressing the Judicial Academy in Lahore, Justice Nisar said: “Pakistan’s water crisis is result of an international conspiracy and due to criminal negligence of the […]
“I understand your plight” CJP assures Karachi residents protesting eviction notices outside SC
KARACHI: The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar on Sunday assured the protestors, outside the Supreme Court’s Karachi registry, that he will hear their grievances today, while the protestors include those who were served with eviction notices. After a private visit to Gilgit-Baltistan, CJP resumed public interest hearing in SC’s Karachi registry today. Residents of Karachi’s Martin […]
Amir Khan to donate Rs1 million for Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams
LONDON: Renowned boxer Amir Khan recently announced on social media that he will be donating an amount of Rs 1 million to the fund set up for construction of dams by Chief Justice of Pakistan on Sunday. Earlier, on July 4, Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar established Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dam fund and he himself donated Rs1 […]
SC bars private medical colleges from further admissions
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday prohibited the admissions of private medical colleges until the formation of a uniform policy for all of them. At apex court’s Lahore registry, the Chief justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar presided over the hearing of the suo motu case on extortionate fees charged by private medical colleges. CJP remarked, […]
CJP orders for verification of lawyers’ degrees from 2005
ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar ordered on Wednesday for the country-wide verification of lawyers’ degrees from 2005 onwards. While presiding over the session of the case regarding the verification of degrees, CJP observed that the verification process will take place at the additional registrar’s office. Justice Nisar directed the bar associations of […]
Larkana’s judge to participate in ‘Seminar for Asian Judges’
LARKANA: Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Ahmed Ali Shaikh has nominated Gul Zamir Solangi, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Larkana, to participate in the Seminar for Asian Judges scheduled to be held from 16th to 31st July, 2018 at National Judges College Guangxi Branch, China. It must be mentioned here that Mr. Solangi had recently tendered […]
SC removes ex-aviation chief Azeem from ECL, bans PIA from recruiting pilots
ISLAMABAD: While hearing a suo moto case on the privatisation of and severe losses in the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Pakistan’s top court on Thursday ordered the government to remove former special assistant to the Prime Minister Shujaat Azeem, from the Exit Control List (ECL). During the hearing, Azeem’s counsel revealed to the court that under […]