SC asks why political parties retained Article 62 after 18th Amendment on February 2, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned as to why all the political parties decided to keep Article 62(1) (f) intact when the 18th Amendment was passed by the parliament and made part of the constitution. A five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, Justice […]
SC grants time to Nawaz Sharif in case about term of disqualification on February 1, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted time to Azam Tarar, counsel for ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, to prepare arguments over determining the disqualification time period of parliamentarians under Article 62(1) (f) of the constitution. A five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, Justice […]
SC tells all disqualified politicians to join case on January 31, 2018ISLAMABAD: Hearing a case involving interpretation of Article 62(1)(f) of the constitution with specific view to ascertain the period of disqualification of a member of parliament, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday made it clear that if any of the lawmakers affected by Article 62 does not appear, the court will […]
SC imposes fine on Punjab govt for failing to submit report in Katas Raj Temple case on January 31, 2018ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday said he had invited the chief justices of all the high courts to resolve the issues related to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. He said this while heading a three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Ijazul Ahsan, which […]
Overseas Pakistanis to be able to cast vote in forthcoming elections, SC told on January 30, 2018ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) apprised the Supreme Court on Monday that overseas Pakistanis will be able to cast their votes in the forthcoming general elections. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Ijazul Ahsan was hearing a set of pleas seeking […]
Dar’s assets enormously increased during 1993-2009, court told on January 30, 2018ISLAMABAD: The accountability court on Monday recorded the statements of five more prosecution witnesses who testified against former finance minister Senator Ishaq Dar. The former minister is facing a corruption reference for having assets beyond his declared and known sources of income. After recording the statements, judge Muhammad Bashir directed the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) […]
SC bench formed to determine term of disqualification on January 27, 2018ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar Friday constituted a five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court to determine whether a parliamentarian disqualified under Article 62(1)(f) of the constitution stands disqualified to become a member of the parliament for lifetime or otherwise. The bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Sheikh Azmat […]
SC demands report on Mardan rape case within 24 hours on January 27, 2018ISLAMABAD: Taking suo-motu notice of the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl, Asma in Mardan on January 14, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) IGP to submit a report within 24 hours. The CJP issued the orders after the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) in its DNA […]
Name of minister ‘involved’ in Zainab’s murder given to SC on January 26, 2018ISLAMABAD: Anchorperson Dr Shahid Masood on Thursday handed over to the Supreme Court the names of a provincial minister from Punjab and his influential friend who were allegedly behind the brutal rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab in Kasur. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Umar Ata Bandial and […]
Govt appointed NAB’s prosecutor general, AG tells SC on January 25, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed on Wednesday that the government had appointed Justice (r) Syed Asghar Haider as prosecutor general of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Appearing before a three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf Ali stated that […]