SC opens another case against Sharifs today on November 13, 2017ISLAMABAD: The accountability process against the Sharif family has apparently gained momentum as a three-member Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, who also headed the bench which heard the Panama Papers case against Nawaz Sharif and disqualified him as prime minister, will start hearing the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case against the […]
Hudaibiya Paper Mills case against Sharif family opens on November 11, 2017 ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar constituted a three-member Supreme Court bench on Friday to start hearing of the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case against Sharif family from Monday. The bench comprises Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Justice Dost Muhammad Khan and Justice Mazhar Alam Minakhel. The court also issued notices to […]
Baseless criticism can’t influence justice: CJP on November 10, 2017ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday observed that law and the constitution were under fire from outside the court through baseless criticism, however the court was showing extreme restraint which should be appreciated. The CJP heads a three-member Supreme Court bench that also includes Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice […]
Court rejects plea to club references on November 9, 2017ISLAMABAD: The accountability court on Wednesday dismissed a plea by ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif seeking to club all three graft references filed against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) following the Supreme Court’s July 28, 2017 verdict in the Panama Papers case. Judge Muhammad Bashir formally indicted Nawaz Sharif in his presence in […]
SC directs PML-N’s lawyer to submit material against Tareen in written form on November 9, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the counsel for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi to submit his submissions against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Jehangir Tareen in a written form. A three-member Supreme Court bench, comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Faisal Arab, directed this while […]
Nawaz tried to fool people in and outside parliament on November 8, 2017ISLAMABAD: In its detailed verdict issued on Tuesday on the review petition by ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif against the Panama Papers case verdict, the Supreme Court has observed that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif tried to fool masses in and outside the parliament as well as the apex court. “Nawaz Sharif even tried to […]
NAB court reserves ruling on plea to club references on November 8, 2017ISLAMABAD: The accountability court on Monday reserved its verdict on a plea by ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif seeking to club all three graft references filed against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in compliance with the Supreme Court’s July 28, 2017 orders in the Panama Papers case. After hearing Khawaja Haris, senior counsel […]
PTI moves SC against legislation allowing Nawaz to head PML-N on November 7, 2017ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Reforms Act 2017, a law which paved the way for ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to head the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) despite being disqualified by the apex court in Panama Papers case. The petition […]
Cases against judges pending before SJC be heard in open courts: Nawaz on November 4, 2017ISLAMABAD: Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday demanded that cases against judges pending before the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) should also be heard in open courts, as the accountability court adjourned the hearing on graft references against Sharif family until November 7 owing to unavailability of an Islamabad High Court (IHC) order pertaining to […]
JI moves SC to hear its pending petition over Panama Papers on November 4, 2017ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Friday requested the Supreme Court to fix its pending petition over Panama Papers for an early hearing, preferably on November 8. The application was filed by JI chief Senator Sirajul Haq under Order XXXIII Rule 6 of the Supreme Court Rules 1980 seeking early hearing of his pending petition, stating that the […]