98 babies passed away in Thar since January on April 19, 2017ISLAMABAD: Sindh Health Secretary Dr Fazlullah on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that a total of 98 children and infants died in Thar since January. The secretary informed the court that a total of 1,563 children were admitted in hospitals in 2017. On April 16, Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar had taken notice […]
SC to announce Panama cases judgment on April 20th on April 18, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) will announce the long awaited Panama case judgment on Thursday, April 20th. Sources said that a separate supplementary cause list will be issued today evening for fixing the matter. On February 23, the SC reserved its judgment on the country’s historical case, wherein Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification as […]
PBC not happy with military courts on April 16, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Saturday decided to move the Supreme Court against the military courts. The PBC decided this during a meeting chaired by PBC Vice Chairman Ahsan Bhoon. Later, talking to reporters, Bhoon said that the council would soon move a petition under Article 184 (3), the original jurisdiction, to challenge […]
Extension to military courts challenged in SC on April 14, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Friday moved a petition in the top court challenging the 23rd Constitutional Amendment as well as Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2017, wherein extension to military courts was granted by the parliament. According to the SCBA, the provisions of 23rd amendment not only curtailed the fundamental rights but […]
SC moved against stay on transfer of five regulatory authorities on April 13, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Division has moved the Supreme Court against a stay granted by the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the transfer of five regulatory authorities to respective ministries and divisions. On December 12, 2016, the Cabinet issued a memorandum in which five regulatory authorities were transferred to their respective ministries. The authorities are the […]
PTI petitions SC to become party to Orange Line Metro Train case on April 9, 2017 ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed on Saturday moved an application in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, requesting it to allow him to join as a party the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) project case being heard by the apex court. Rasheed, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader, has expressed […]
SC moved to ban black magic, spiritual treatment by fake healers on April 8, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Insaf Welfare Trust on Friday approached the Supreme Court, requesting it to ban the practice of “black magic” as well as practices of bogus spiritual treatment of ailments performed by quacks in the garb of mysticism and spiritualism. The top court has also been requested for directions to the federal and provincial governments […]
SC rejects petition by ADSJs showing distrust in LHC CJ on April 7, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea by four Additional District and Sessions Judges (ADSJs) of Punjab wherein they expressed ‘distrust’ in the Lahore High Court (LHC) and requested to transfer their cases to any other high court. The four ADSJs are among those judicial officers who were made OSDs by the LHC […]
SC likely to attach strings to Orange Line Train project on April 6, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it can add conditions to monitor the ongoing construction work of Orange Line Metro Train. “There is nothing to stop us, we can add conditions,” Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed said. Justice Maqbool Baqir questioned appellants about making the monitoring process statutory. Tentative in nature, but the salient observation […]
Orange Line Metro: SC wont let heritage ruined on April 4, 2017ISLAMABAD: Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, member of larger bench hearing Orange Line Metro Train case, on Monday said that the court would not let anyone destroy heritage sites in Lahore. The five-member larger bench also decided to hear the matter daily. The larger bench, headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, took up identical petitions for […]