The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday summoned the Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) to appear before court in the Haripur Cement plant case. A three-member SC bench, comprising of Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice Amin-Ud-Din Khan, heard the case. During the course of proceedings, Justice Mushir Alam asked who acquired the […]
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Government committed contempt of LHC decision in Shehbaz case: SC remarks
The Supreme Court of Pakistan, while hearing the federal government’s appeal to stop him from going abroad, issued notices to PML-N President and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Mian Shehbaz Sharif. The court remarked, “In principle, the government has committed contempt of the decision of the Lahore High Court.” The apex court […]
SC dismisses Waseem Akhtar’s petition against imprisonment
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday dismissed former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) member National Assembly (MNA) Sheikh Waseem Akhtar’s petition against his imprisonment. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Asif Saeed Khosa said in his remarks that slogans were raised against judges and the judiciary, and the Lahore High Court (LHC) had already reduced the […]