Barrister Khalid Jawed Khan appointed Attorney General on June 22, 2018Barrister Khalid Jawed Khan was on Thursday appointed as the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP). Acting President Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani took the decision after accepting the resignation of Ashtar Ausaf Ali, who voluntarily relinquished the post on Wednesday for ‘transparent and unbiased elections’. Barrister Khalid Jawed Khan’s professional career spans over two decades. He was […]
No complaint received against Talal till May 22: Pemra official on June 22, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday recorded the statement of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) general manager (operations) Muhammad Tahir in the contempt of court case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Talal Chaudhry. Additional Attorney General, who is a prosecutor in the case, later cross examined the Pemra official. A three-member bench comprising […]
Ashtar Ausaf Ali resigns as Attorney General for Pakistan on June 21, 2018ISLAMABAD: Hours after the de-notification of the first-ever woman advocate general of Punjab, Asma Hamid, by the caretaker government, Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Ashtar Ausaf Ali also resigned from his office on Wednesday. In his resignation forwarded to President Mamnoon Hussain, he stated: “I believe that in the wake of imminent general elections, it […]
Govt notifies special court for treason trial on June 14, 2018ISLAMABAD: Following the orders of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, the federal government on Wednesday notified Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Yawar Ali as president and Justice Nazar Akbar as judge of the Special Court, that would try former military dictator Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf in high treason case. […]
‘Musharraf’s plea agianst lifetime disqualification non-maintainable’ on June 13, 2018Former dictator General (r) Pervez Musharraf’s petition against the Peshawar High Court verdict, disqualifying him for lifetime, is liable to be dismissed, being non-maintainable and without merit, Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) submitted in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. In a six-page statement, AGP Ashtar Ausaf Ali maintained that Musharraf had been unable to make […]
222 beneficiaries of loan waivers given till 19th to submit responses on June 9, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday ordered individuals and companies against whom the inquiry commission has recommended action for illegally getting their Rs54 billion loans written-off to file concise statement in their response before June 19. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar ordered this, while hearing a suo motu […]
Aitzaz to submit recommendations on water crisis by June 21 on June 8, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday asked Advocate Aitzaz Ahsan to submit recommendations to tackle the country’s water crisis by June 21. Ahsan, who is assisting the court in suo motu proceedings on the water crisis, was also asked to prepare a report on the supply of drinking water and the state of […]
Former dictator gets SC assurance of a safe return on June 8, 2018The Supreme Court on Thursday directed former president Pervez Musharraf to appear before it on June 13, and assured him that he will not be arrested upon his return to the country. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar, was hearing an appeal filed by former military ruler Gen […]
SC directs contestants to provide affidavits with nomination forms on June 7, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday made it mandatory for contestants in the upcoming election to submit an affidavit with their nomination forms, containing information about sections removed from the revised forms. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was directed to prepare the affidavit and asked the contestants to submit it within three […]
SC orders respondents in Asghar Khan case to submit replies by 9th on June 7, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered all 31 respondents, including former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and senior politician Javed Hashmi, who are accused of receiving funds from Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), in the famous Asghar Khan case, to positively submit their written replies by June 9. A three-member bench […]