Identity card holders can enter Pakistan on March 21, 2017ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) on Monday informed the Supreme Court that a person could enter Pakistan if he or she has a national identity card for overseas Pakistanis (NICOP). It also said that the holder of Pakistan origin card could also enter Pakistan without visa. Holders of both cards do not […]
SC again scraps SHC order to seal liquor shops across Sindh on March 21, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday suspended the Sindh High Court (SHC) order in which it had sealed all liquor shops in Sindh. The court also asked the registrar office to fix the matter before a three-member bench on the next hearing. A two-member bench of the court headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan and […]
Skipper has bad news for PML-N on March 7, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), already unsure about its future due to the reserved Panamagate judgement, is likely to face another blow as its arch-rival, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has hinted at taking to the streets for electoral reforms. Talking to reporters at his Bani Gala house, PTI Chairman Imran Khan said, “We will […]
Court tells Sharifs to submit documents showing Hussain owner of London flats on February 16, 2017 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday asked the lawyer of the Prime Minister’s sons to substantiate the beneficial ownership of Hussain Nawaz if Maryam Safdar is a trustee of the property. The court observed that the communication with Minerva Services Limited which pertains to the instruction making Maryam Safdar a trustee of the […]
OLMT: objections on NESPAK’s report filed in SC on February 11, 2017ISLAMABAD: Members of the civil society and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have raised objections on the report of engineering company NESPAK Pvt Ltd pertaining to the impact on heritage sites after the completion of the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) in Lahore, costing Rs 45 billion. Advocate Azhar Siddique, the counsel for civil society members and […]
SC suspends operation of Sharif family sugar mills on February 10, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday halted the operation of three sugar mills, owned by the Sharif family, and remanded the matter to the Lahore High Court (LHC). The Sharif family and their relatives had shifted their sugar mills to a new land in the garb of interim relief, which was sought from […]
Court wont allow implantation of smuggled stents, says CJP on February 8, 2017ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday observed that the court would not tolerate the smuggled stents to be implanted in patients. He observed that doctors take out stents from their briefcases and plant the same in patients, adding the patients should be made aware regarding the quality of stents as well […]
Interior Ministry submits objections on Quetta commission report in SC on February 4, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry on Friday formally raised objections on the report of an inquiry commission constituted for probing the Quetta incident that left 73 people dead, most of them lawyers, and 104 people injured. Advocate Makhdoom Ali Khan filed a 64-page document, including the objections and replies to the recommendations and findings, in the […]
Dars confession can be used against PM: SC on January 31, 2017ISLAMABAD: As the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Prosecutor General submitted details in the Supreme Court regarding the confessional statement of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, a member of the larger bench hearing the Panamagate case, observed that Dar’s confessional statement could be used against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as circumstantial evidence. Submitting […]
SC summons details of NAB pardon to Dar on January 28, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to submit details pertaining to the pardon granted to Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in the Hudaibiya Paper Mills default reference. Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, heading the five-judge larger bench hearing the Panamagate case, observed that it was a matter involving Rs 1.2 billion […]