SC orders demolition of illegal buildings in Murree within 5 days on January 16, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rawalpindi to demolish all illegal constructions in Murree within five dayswithout taking any influence from any quarters. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Ijazul Ahsan, also took a suo motu notice against the […]
NAB challenges SC verdict in Hudaibiya Paper Mills case on January 16, 2018ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday filed a review petition against the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case involving allegations of Rs 1.2 billion money laundering against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members. The review petition filed by NAB’s special prosecutor Imranul Haq requested the court to […]
CJP forms five SC benches for the week commencing today on January 15, 2018ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has constituted five benches of the Supreme Court, four at its Principal Seat Islamabad, and one at its Lahore Branch Registry, to hear hundreds of cases of various natures during the week commences today (Monday) to Friday. The Bench-1 comprises Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice […]
SC dissolves PM&DC’s 35-member governing body on January 13, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday dissolved a 35-member Council of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) headed by Dr Shabbir Lehri, which regulates the medical educational institutions across the country. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, also formed a seven-member […]
SC dismisses contempt notices against PCO judges on January 13, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed as withdrawn contempt of court notices issued to the high courts’ judges, who had taken oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) of November 3, 2007 imposed by then president Pervez Musharraf, despite the Supreme Court’s restraining order. A four-member larger bench of Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice […]
Private medical colleges will have to be regulated: CJP on January 12, 2018ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday made it clear that private medical colleges across the country would be regulated even if he had to get personally involved. He said all the medical colleges will be inspected across the board and he will personally visit each and every medical college, adding […]
Shifting of sugar mills SC accepts Sharif family’s plea against LHC ruling on January 12, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday accepted for regular hearing an appeal of the Sharif family against a Lahore High Court (LHC) decision directing them to shift their sugar mills out of southern Punjab. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, however rejected […]
SC directs Dr Asim to represent him personally or through counsel on January 11, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Dr Asim Hussain, former president Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) to ensure his presence before it personally or through a counsel being a central character in the entire episode of PMDC case. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Mushir Alam and […]
SC rejects out-of-court settlement in Tayyaba torture case on January 10, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an out-of-court settlement between the suspects and parents of a minor girl Tayyaba, who was employed at the residence of a former additional district and sessions judge Raja Khurram Ali Khan and was brutally tortured by her employers. A three-member Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, […]
SC urges ‘one book, one bag and one uniform’ across country on January 10, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stressed the need to enforce uniformed education setup all over the country to end disparity. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah was hearing a suo motu case along with a petition filed by Pakistan Medical and […]