All wine shops in Sindh sealed, SHC told on March 4, 2017KARACHI: The Sindh High Court was informed on Friday that all wine shops across the province were sealed following its orders. Ghulam Mustafa Mahesar, the provincial law officer, submitted the compliance report of excise and taxation department’s director general to the division bench headed by Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah. He told the judges that […]
SHC orders sealing of liquor shops in Sindh on March 2, 2017KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has ordered the director general of the Excise and Taxation Department to seal liquor shops throughout the province. Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, who headed a two-member bench, directed the provincial police chief to ensue that all the shops operating in violation of the Hudood Ordinance 1979 are closed. The […]
SHC orders sealing of liquor shops in Sindh on March 2, 2017KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has ordered the director general of the Excise and Taxation Department to seal liquor shops throughout the province. Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, who headed a two-member bench, directed the provincial police chief to ensue that all the shops operating in violation of the Hudood Ordinance 1979 are closed. The […]
Govt law officers, other employees demand judicial, utility allowances on March 2, 2017KARACHI: A large number of the employees of of Sindh prosecution department have staged a protest outside the city courts against what they say discrimination in the payment of judicial and utility allowances. Noor Ahmed, associated with the prosecution department, laments that he receives a meager salary while those employees of the high court and […]
DG KDA fined for failing to remove encroachments on March 1, 2017KARACHI: The Sindh High Court imposed a fine of Rs5,000 on Karachi Development Authority’s director general for failing to remove encroachments from a park in Gulistan-e-Johar. Justice Nadeem Akhtar, who headed a division bench, directed the DG to deposit the fine from his personal account with the Nazir of the court for failing to comply […]
DG KDA fined for failing to remove encroachments on March 1, 2017KARACHI: The Sindh High Court imposed a fine of Rs5,000 on Karachi Development Authority’s director general for failing to remove encroachments from a park in Gulistan-e-Johar. Justice Nadeem Akhtar, who headed a division bench, directed the DG to deposit the fine from his personal account with the Nazir of the court for failing to comply […]
Court orders placing Farooq Sattar, Amir Liaquat on ECL on February 28, 2017KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court has asked the investigating officer to approach the Interior Ministry to put Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Dr Farooq Sattar, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and TV anchor Amir Liaquat Hussain on the exit control list (ECL). Dr Sattar, famed TV anchor Amir Liaquat and other MQM leaders are facing charges of facilitating, organizing […]
Corruption cases against Dr Asim put off on February 26, 2017KARACHI: An accountability court has adjourned the hearing of two corruption cases against former petroleum minister Dr Asim Hussain till March 4, 2016. Dr Asim is facing corruption charges for allegedly depriving the public exchequer of Rs 462 million by misusing his authority to get land allotted illegally, encroaching upon the state land for expansion […]
Referee judge to decide Dr Asim’s bail pleas on February 25, 2017KARACHI: Sindh High Court’s Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah has appointed Justice Aftab Ahmed Gorar as referee judge to decide the bail applications of Dr Asim Hussain. The bail applications of Dr Asim, leader of Pakistan Peoples Party and a close aide of former president Asif Zardari, were referred to the chief justice to appoint […]
Sehwan attack: Lawyers boycott court proceedings on February 18, 2017KARACHI: The legal proceedings at the Sindh High Court and subordinate courts of the city remained suspended as the legal fraternity observed a full-day strike to mourn the victims of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine bombing. The Sindh Bar Council had given the call for a strike to protest the security lapse that led to the […]