SC dismisses govt’s plea to increase Hajj quota by 70pc on April 4, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal of the Religious Affairs Ministry seeking 60 to 70 percent increase in the government’s Hajj quota scheme. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Umer Ata Bandial and Justice Ijazul Ahsan upheld the Islamabad High Court (IHC) verdict in the matter. […]
SC directs govt to get approval for regularisation of CDA’s plan within two weeks on April 4, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the government to get approval from the federal cabinet for the regularisation plan of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) within two weeks. A three-member SC bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Umer Ata Bandial and Justice Ijazul Ahsan directed this while hearing a suo motu case […]
PIMS reopens Bone Marrow Transplant Centre following CJP’s orders on April 3, 2018ISLAMABAD: Hours after the orders of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Monday reopened its Bone Marrow Transplant Centre (BMTC), confirmed PIMS Spokesman Dr Wasim Ahmad Khawaja. He told Daily Times that the BMTC was reopened at 3pm, one hour before the deadline set by […]
CJP says he gained and not lost anything from meeting with prime minister on March 30, 2018ISLAMABAD: Commenting on his recent meeting with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar Thursday said the premier came to see him and he didn’t go the PM’s Secretariat. “PM came with a plea, and it is my duty to hear everyone’s requests. I didn’t go to the PM House or the […]
CJP seeks report on closure of bone marrow transplant centre at PIMS on March 30, 2018ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday took suo moto notice of reported closing down of Bone Marrow Transplant Centre (BMTC) at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad. The CJP sought a report from Secretary Ministry of Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) within three days. The notice was taken […]
Special Court judge recuses himself from hearing treason case against Musharraf on March 30, 2018 ISLAMABAD: The Special Court bench conducting the high-treason trial against former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf was dissolved on Thursday after Justice Yahya Afridi, who was heading the bench, recused himself from hearing the case. Justice Yahya Afridi, who is chief justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC), recused himself from the bench after […]
SC wants a cleaner Hujra Shah Muqeem within a month on March 30, 2018ISLAMABAD: Hearing a suo-motu case, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the officials concerned to clean up Hujra Shah Muqeem, a small town in Okara, in a month and submit a compliance report. The town gained prominence after the picture of a funeral procession passing through sewage got the court’s attention. A three-member Supreme Court […]
SC gives govt one month to bring back Haqqani on March 29, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the federal government one month’s time to bring back country’s former ambassador to the United States, Hussain Haqqani, who is the accused in the Memogate scandal. While hearing the case on Wednesday, Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar remarked they would not tolerate any further delay in Haqqani’s repatriation. […]
Verdict reserved on pleas for open trial of high court judges on March 29, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on identical pleas of serving judges of Islamabad and Lahore High Courts, seeking trial of references of misconduct against them in an open court. A five-member larger SC bench, comprising Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Maqbool Baqar, Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice […]
SC bars ECP from notifying dual national senators-elect on March 6, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to withhold the notifications of senators-elect with dual nationality. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Ijazul Ahsan issued instructions while hearing a suo motu case pertaining to dual nationality held by […]