The Supreme Court has restored 77 reserved seats in the National and Provincial Assemblies after accepting review petitions. These petitions challenged the earlier decision that had granted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) the reserved seats. The court canceled that order and upheld the ruling of the Peshawar High Court. As a result of this verdict, 77 women […]
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SC rejects Zaheer Jaffar’s appeal, upholds death sentence in Noor Mukaddam case
The Supreme Court issued a detailed verdict on the Noor Mukaddam murder case, upholding Zaheer Jaffar’s death sentence. The court described him as a ruthless killer who is undeserving of any mercy. It fully agreed with the earlier judgments of the trial court and Islamabad High Court, declaring both decisions legally sound. The court accepted […]
Supreme court’s budget increased to Rs. 6.64 billion for 2025-26
The federal government has allocated Rs. 6.64 billion for the Supreme Court’s expenses in the 2025-26 budget. This funding will cover salaries, allowances, operational costs, and development projects. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced the allocation while presenting the budget in the National Assembly. A significant portion of the budget—Rs. 3.26 billion—will go toward salaries and […]
Supreme court questions SIC’s right to reserved seats in live-streamed hearing
ISLAMABAD – In a landmark move, the Supreme Court of Pakistan live-streamed its proceedings for the first time as an 11-member constitutional bench resumed hearings on the controversial issue of reserved seats. Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail strongly stated that the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) is not entitled to these seats, triggering intense legal debate inside […]
Supreme court rejects SIC’s objections in reserved seats case
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan has dismissed all three objections raised by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) regarding the constitutional bench hearing the reserved seats case. However, the Court has approved a request to broadcast the proceedings live. An 11-member constitutional bench, led by Justice Aminuddin Khan, resumed hearing the review petitions related […]
Supreme court likely to announce verdict today on Zahir Jaffer’s death sentence appeal
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court is expected to announce its decision today on Zahir Jaffer’s appeal against the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) verdict, which upheld his death sentence in the Noor Mukadam murder case. A three-member bench, headed by Justice Hashim Kakar and including Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim and Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, resumed hearing the […]
SIC challenges new bench in reserved seats case, demands transparency
The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) has filed three miscellaneous petitions in the Supreme Court, challenging the bench assigned to hear the reserved seats case. The petitions, submitted on May 16, 2025, raise several concerns, including the composition of the current bench and the absence of live broadcasting for the proceedings. One of the petitions argues […]
Supreme Court delays reserved seats case hearing to may 19 after lawyer seeks more time
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the review petition in the reserved seats case until May 19, after accepting a request from the Sunni Ittehad Council’s lawyer. During the hearing, lawyer Faisal Siddiqi appeared before the court and asked for more time to prepare and submit a detailed response. He […]
“Unacceptable”: Justice Malik slams SC for failing to publish dissenting order
Justice Ayesha A. Malik has formally lodged a complaint with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi regarding the delayed publication of her dissenting order in the reserved seats case. Despite issuing her verdict on Thursday afternoon, the order was not uploaded to the Supreme Court’s website by Friday morning, prompting her to express concern […]
SC refers contempt case against Imran to its regular bench
The constitutional bench (CB) of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday referred the contempt of court case against former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan to a regular bench. During the hearing, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel asked, “Is not the regular bench supposed to hear the case?” Concurring with Justice Mandokhel, Salman Akram Raja, […]