ISLAMABAD – Justice K.K. Agha formally took oath as a judge of Pakistan’s newly formed Federal Constitutional Court on Saturday. The ceremony was held at the Islamabad High Court, with Justice Aminuddin Khan, the head of the Federal Constitutional Court, administering the oath. The swearing-in was attended by Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court Sardar […]
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LHC judge resigns over 27th Constitutional Amendment
LAHORE – Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza of the Lahore High Court has submitted his resignation in protest against the controversial 27th Constitutional Amendment. His resignation follows similar moves by Supreme Court senior judges Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, who also stepped down citing concerns over judicial independence. Read More: LHC judge resigns ahead of SJC […]
Zardari accepts SC judges’ resignations
President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday accepted the resignations of Supreme Court judges Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Athar Minallah. The judges stepped down a day after the 27th Constitutional Amendment was signed into law, which they criticized as unconstitutional and harmful to judicial independence. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, in a 13-page resignation letter […]
KP CM approves ministers’ resignations
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, Ali Amin Gandapur on Wednesday accepted the resignations of provincial ministers Aqibullah and Faisal Tarakai. According to the spokesperson for the Chief Minister, Gandapur had asked both ministers to step down. The two had tendered their resignations a day earlier. Sources confirm that the Chief Minister was dissatisfied with their performance […]
PDM prepares for long march, resignations
ISLAMABAD: To give a final blow to the ruling government, the steering committee of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has finalized recommendations for the long march and plan for resignations during a meeting chaired by PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. The PDM steering committee will present these recommendations before the heads of the alliance’s political […]