ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday declared that the Supreme Court would begin hearing cases related to the water crisis and to the Kalabagh dam next week, and claimed that he was reopening cases that had been lying dormant for ‘thirty two years’. “I have reopened 32-year-old cases,” the CJP […]
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Companies corruption case: ‘You are responsible for recovery of finances’, CJP tells Shehbaz
LAHORE: The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar on Sunday told ex-Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif that he was responsible for the recovery of finances in corruption case against 56 public companies in the province. Justice Nisar presided over the hearing of sou moto case of corruption in 56 public sector companies and summoned […]
CJP orders financial audit into PKLI expenditure
LAHORE: The Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday ordered forensic audit into expenditure worth Rs20 billion by the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI). During a hearing the SC’s Lahore registry earlier today, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar criticised the PKLI spearhead over the corruption cases. The chief justice also directed to examine the total […]
CJP summons Shehbaz Sharif over corruption in 56 public companies
Lahore: Cheif Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Sunday summoned Shehbaz Sharif in a case pertaining to corruption in 56 companies in Punjab. CJP presided over the hearing of sou moto case of corruption in 56 public sector companies. Justice Saqib Nisar remarked that Shehbaz Sharif should come in person and explain why government […]
SC orders to register case against Hamza Shehbaz for ‘threatening’ Ayesha Ahad
LAHORE: During the hearing at Supreme Court’s (SC) Lahore registry, Chief Justice (CJP) Saqib Nisar ordered to file a case against PML-N leader Hamza Shahbaz for threatening Ayesha Ahad today (Saturday). Senior PML-N member Khawaja Salman Rafique was present during the hearing. He was asked about the location of Hamza Shahbaz by the court. However, […]
Won’t allow delay in elections: CJP
LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar on Friday said that he would not allow any sort of delay in the general elections 2018 and no one should be mistaken about it. “General elections will be held on July 25 and we will not allow any delay no matter what,” Justice Nisar said while […]
CJP orders Air Blue to compensate families of 2010 crash victims
ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar on Saturday ordered the Air Blue officials to pay compensation to families of those who died in 2010 plane crash. The management of the private airline was asked by the court to put forward the details of the cheques which were given to the victim’s families […]
CJP summons KE official over excessive loadshedding
KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar summoned the chief executive officer of K-Electric and said that load-shedding is “criminal negligence”. The judge summoned the chief executive officer of K-Electric, Tayyab Tareen during a case hearing at apex court’s Karachi registry. “I have heard you are not supplying electricity to the people of […]
CJP sets one month deadline to disburse funds to victims of Quetta church attack
QUETTA: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday ordered the provincial government in Balochistan to ensure that victims and affectees of the attack on Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in Quetta receive compensation in one month. On the 17th of December, 2017, two suicide bombers targeted the church in Quetta and killed 17 people, […]
‘PM will appear before the court if summoned’: PM Office
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister (PM) office on Friday elucidated that no notification had been received from the Supreme Court (SC), summoning the PM to appear before the court in personal capacity. The office issued a statement, stating that the PM has the utmost respect for the judiciary and believes in rule of law. Moreover, PM […]