CJP takes notice of Shahrukh Jatoi transfer to hospital on February 14, 2018ISLAMABAD: Chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday took notice against the reported shifting of Shahrukh Jatoi- the main accused in the Shahzeb murder case that occurred in 2012- from jail to a hospital in Karachi, after cancellation of his bail by the Supreme Court. The CJP directed the inspector general of […]
Talal Chaudhry granted time to hire new counsel on February 14, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Minister of State for Interior and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Talal Chaudhry to appear on Monday along with his counsel to face the contempt of court proceedings. A three-member Supreme Court bench, comprising Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice Maqbool Baqar and Justice Faisal Arab, heard the contempt […]
AGP fined Rs 20,000 for no-show on February 13, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Ashtar Ausaf Ali for his failure to appear before it to argue a case involving interpretation of Article 62 (1)(f) of the constitution, wherein period of disqualification for the disqualified lawmakers has to be determined. A five-member […]
SC says PM Abbasi can stay on February 13, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed for being not maintainable a petition filed by Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi over his alleged corruption in the award of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import contract. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib […]
Ex-PTV MD Attaul Haq Qasmi’s tax records for last 10 years sought on February 13, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to present last 10-year record of income tax returns filed by former Pakistan Television managing director (MD) Attaul Haq Qasmi. The court also directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to inform it whether it could investigate the case involving Qasmi’s appointment as […]
SC takes up LNG case against Abbasi today on February 12, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up today (Monday) a petition seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi over his alleged corruption in the award of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import contract. The petition filed by Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed under Article 184 (3) of the constitution will be heard […]
Election law review not all about Nawaz on February 10, 2018ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday made it clear to the petitioners that the court was not examining the Elections Act, 2017 only to the extent of disqualified prime minister Nawaz Sharif, and was instead reviewing it in broad spectrum to ascertain its entire implications. The CJP was heading a […]
Article 62(1)(f) carries ambiguity, admits CJP on February 9, 2018ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday admitted that Article 62(1)(f) of the constitution carried ‘ambiguity’ and that its interpretation was a difficult task. He was heading a five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Sajjad Ali […]
SC seeks report over Hussain Haqqani’s return on February 9, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday directed the Interior and Foreign secretaries as well as the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) director general to furnish a report within a week on the return of former envoy to the US Hussain Haqqani to Pakistan. A three-member SC bench, comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice […]
Full court reference pays homage to late Justice Rashid Aziz on February 9, 2018ISLAMABAD: A full court reference was held at Supreme Court on Thursday, to pay homage to late Justice Rashid Aziz Khan, a former judge of the apex court, who passed away on November 29, 2014. Speaking at the reference, the Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar said that our stay in this world is […]