The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Wednesday questioned whether it could continue proceedings in the murder case of journalist Arshad Sharif, following the curtailment of suo motu powers after Pakistan’s 27th Amendment. Read More: FCC to hear Arshad Sharif murder case on Dec 3 The two-judge bench, led by Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Rozi Khan, highlighted […]
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LHC sets aside FBR’s suo motu powers to collect sales tax
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday set aside the suo motu powers of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to collect sales tax from the business community without registering them under the Sale Tax Act, 1990, and Sale Tax Rules, 2006. A two-member bench consisting of Justice Sajid Mahmood Seithi and Justice Muzammal Akhtar […]
SC to hear medical student murder case today
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme will on Wednesday conduct hearing of the suo moto case regarding the brutal murder of Asma Rani. The victim was an MBBS student at a medical college in Abbottabad. She was shot thrice by the accused, Mujahidullah Afridi, over marriage refusal. On Tuesday, Cheif Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar took a […]
SC to focus on health and education in 2018
LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar said on Wednesday that the Supreme Court (SC) would focus on health and education throughout 2018. The chief justice passed these remarks while hearing a suo motu case on the complaints regarding illegal lease of the forest department land in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to reports, political personalities […]