LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) against post-arrest bail granted to PML-N MNA Javed Latif by a sessions court in a case of defaming state institutions. The appeal filed through prosecutor-general Punjab stated that the accused MNA was involved in defaming state institutions and the police had registered a […]
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CJP stresses more investment in judicial system
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmad has said that the justice system of the country needs to be expeditious and the state needs to make more investment for the purpose, so that it could be made more accessible to people. While addressing the launching ceremony of a book “Citators of Civil & Criminal Law […]
LHC acquits Christian couple who faced death penalty for blasphemy after 7-year on death row
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has spared the life of a Christian couple – convicted and sentenced to death in April 2014 but imprisoned since 2013 for sharing ‘blasphemous’ texts – in a short ruling, according to defence lawyer. Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagufta Kausar had spent about seven years seeking mercy through courts while imprisoned […]
LHC bench hearing Khawaja Asif’s bail plea dissolved
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court (LHC) bench, assigned hearing of a bail petition of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Khwaja Muhammad Asif in money laundering and assets beyond means case, was dissolved on Tuesday. The dissolution happened after a member of the bench, Justice Asjad Javaid Ghural, recused himself from hearing the petition. The bench […]
LHC grants protective bail to Dr Amjad, others in Eden Housing, EOBI scams
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday granted a seven-day protective bail to Dr Amjad, his wife and daughter in the multi-billion Eden Housing and EOBI scams, which were being probed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), respectively. The court also suspended implementation on orders of their red […]
Justice Ameer Bhatti to become new LHC CJ
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed has recommended the name of Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti for the post of the Lahore High Court (LHC) chief justice as incumbent LHC CJ Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan set to retire on July 5. CJ Gulzar summoned a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan on […]
LHC allows Shehbaz Sharif’s application for withdrawal of petition
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday allowed an application, filed by opposition leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, for withdrawing his petition challenging placement of his name on the blacklist and seeking implementation of a court order that gave him one-time permission to go abroad for medical check-up. Justice Ali Baqar Najafi heard […]
SC to hear appeal against LHC decision in Shehbaz’s case on Tuesday
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up on Tuesday the federal government’s appeal against the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) conditional permission granted to Pakistan Muslim League-N president and leader of opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif to travel abroad for medical treatment. A two-judge bench, comprising Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, will commence […]
LHC to push aside NAB’s plea ‘with costs’, says Maryam.
LAHORE: Maryam Nawaz, Vice President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has asked the Lahore High Court (LHC) to dismiss NAB’s petition “with extra costs” because it is frivolous and vexatious. According to sources, the PML-N leader’s written remarks were a response to NAB as last month, the country’s anti-graft body moved LHC seeking […]
Maryam Nawaz granted pre-arrest bail by LHC
The Lahore High Court granted interim bail to Pakistan Muslim League-N vice president Maryam Nawaz ahead of NAB on 26th March in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case. The PML-N leader had filed an interim bail application ahead of the hearings by National Accountability Bureau. The case was heard by a two member bench, including Justice […]