LHC defers case of MPAs appointment to public firms on December 17, 2016LAHORE: Justice Ali Akbar Qureshi of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday – after conclusion of arguments – deferred till first week of January the hearing a petition challenging appointment of 12 MPAs to five public sector companies. Judge also sought assistance of another jurist Mansoor Usman Awan. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader in Punjab Assembly […]
LHC rejects appeals of seven death-row convicts on December 13, 2016LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) Tuesday dismissed appeals challenging death sentences, awarded by the military courts to seven persons in targeted killing cases. The bench, headed by Justice Abdul Sami Khan, heard the appeals, filed by relatives of the convicts including Laila Bibi, challenging their death sentences. Earlier, Ali Zia […]
LHC rejects Interior Ministrys report on action against MQM on December 8, 2016LAHORE: A full bench of Lahore High Court rejected the interior ministry’s report about taking action against the MQM head in London for making statements against Pakistan and initiating high treason proceedings against the party chief. It directed the secretary to submit a clear and comprehensive reply about registration of a treason case against Altaf […]
Kh Hassans work history comes into question on November 30, 2016LAHORE: Justice Shahid Karim of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday sought meetings’ minutes presided over by Khwaja Ahmad Hassan during his previously held offices as the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) vice chairman of Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) chairman. The court directed the Punjab government to submit detail of meetings until December 5. […]