Medical board to examine schizophrenic convict’s case on November 15, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday sought the names of psychiatrists and doctors from the Punjab government to constitute a medical Board to examine the schizophrenic convict Imdad Ali. The review petitioner Safia Bano, wife of convict, had requested the top court for constitution of Medical Board to examine the mental health of […]
PBC split deepens as SCs ToRs ruling looms on November 12, 2016ISLAMABAD: The split between the groups in Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) over the Panamagate controversy has become more prominent as one of the groups on Friday supported the Supreme Court’s ruling pertaining to the formulation of Terms of References (ToRs) on its own in case the parties do not meet with consensus to regulate the […]
NA-110: SC rejects PTI appeal for disqualification of Kh Asif on November 10, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) failed to pick up the third wicket of its rival political party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), as the Supreme Court decided an election matter, upholding the verdict of the election tribunal. The top court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by PTI leader Usman Dar, seeking disqualification of Defence Minister […]
CDA declares Punjab government responsible for deforestation on November 9, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has declared the Government of Punjab responsible for illegal cutting of trees in the capital city. “The reserved forest compartment No 1 to 06 of forest area where illegal tree cutting is being carried out belongs to the Punjab Forest Department and does not fall in National Park. Therefore, […]
SC may announce Panama inquiry commission today on November 7, 2016ISLAMBAD: The Supreme Court is expected to form and announce a commission on Monday (today) to probe the Panamagate. The commission will be comprised of a SC judge. The ‘likely’ Panamagate Commission would submit its findings to the larger bench for final verdict. A five-member larger bench, led by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, will […]
NAB got more than Rs 20bn under VR scheme, SC told on November 6, 2016ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has informed the Supreme Court that between January 2006 and June 2016, the bureau received an amount of Rs 20,373.296 million as a result of voluntary return (VR). The bureau said on Saturday that the recovered amount was returned to the federal and provincial government, their subordinate departments -including […]
SC powers on Panama commission challenged on November 5, 2016 ISLAMABAD: The Watan Party has once again approached the top court, challenging its ruling on Panamagate-related petitions, wherein the court had ruled that the court shall itself draft the terms of reference (ToRs) if the parties did not reach a consensus for the Panamagate commission. Watan Party’s Barrister Zafarullah Khan on Saturday filed an […]
SC maintains curbs on PMs financial powers on November 5, 2016ISLAMABAD: The top court on Friday dismissed the review petition of federal government and maintained its earlier order that the prime minister cannot take any decision relating to fiscal matters without the prior approval of cabinet. A three-member bench, headed by Justice Saqib Nisar, after hearing the review petition, ruled that only the federal government […]
One-judge commission to probe Panamagate on November 4, 2016ISLAMABAD: A commission is likely to be formed on November 7 to probe the Panamagate. The single-member commission will comprise of a Supreme Court judge. The ‘likely’ Panamagate Commission will submit its finding to the larger bench for final verdict. However, Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, during the hearing of Panamagate-related petitions, made it clear […]
Gave money laundering statement under pressure on November 4, 2016ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that his ‘purported’ statement regarding money laundering was illegally and forcefully obtained after the military coup of Pervez Musharraf in 1999. “There is neither any allegation of misdeclaration of assets nor any link whatsoever with any Panama offshore company levelled against the answering respondent […]