Yousaf Katpar

KARACHI: The provincial police department has been directed to file a statement in a petition seeking the termination of 44 superintendents of police (SPs) alleged to have been politically appointed by the Pakistan Peoples Party government in 1996. A retired deputy superintendent of police has gone to the court questioning the appointments and promotions of […]

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has allowed the Excise and Taxation department to collect entertainment tax from water parks strictly in accordance with the relevant laws. Great Fiesta Water Park located in Karachi and Sunway Lagoon Park in Gharo had petitioned in the high court challenging the authority of provincial excise department to collect entertainment […]

KARACHI: Expressing grave concern over the growing number of missing person’s cases, the Sindh High Court has directed the law enforcement agencies to recover the missing men. Headed by Justice Farooq Shah a two-member bench gave this direction while hearing over a dozen petitions seeking whereabouts of missing men. It issued notices to the interior […]

KARACHI: The federal and provincial authorities appeared to have been dragging their feet to file their response to a petition against the construction of deep sea container port project as the Sindh High Court on Thursday for the umpteenth time directed them to submit their respective replies. A two-member bench headed by Justice Nadeem Akhtar […]

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court reserved its verdict on the bail plea of Dr Asim Hussain in two corruption cases. Dr Asim, a leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party and close aide of former president Asif Zardari, is facing the charges of depriving the public exchequer of Rs462 million by misusing his authority to get […]

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court threw out the plea of former provincial information minister Sharjeel Inam Memon for urgent hearing of his two applications seeking pre-arrest bail in two corruption cases. A two-member bench headed by Justice Farooq Shah dismissed the application of the former minister due to the absence of his counsel. Memon, through […]

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court put the attorney general of Pakistan on notice on the appeals of five condemned prisoners who have challenged their death sentences handed down in the Safoora Goth bus carnage and murder of a social activist, Sabeen Mahmud. A division bench headed by Justice Ahmed Ali M Shiekh issued notices to […]

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court once again has given a two-week time to the federal and provincial authorities to come up with their respective policy regarding provision of security to political leaders and other citizens. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah adjourned the hearing after the federal and provincial law officers […]

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has suspended the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)’s order that disqualified Pakistan Peoples Party’s lawmaker Bashir Ahmed Halepoto, on Thursday, elected to a provincial assembly seat (PS-55) in Badin. Justice Munib Akhtar, who headed a division bench, restrained ECP from issuing the notification regarding his disqualification. The PPP lawmaker had […]

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court issued notices to the federal and provincial authorities to file their response to a petition challenging the government’s decision to bring the key five regulatory bodies under the administrative control of the relevant ministries. A division bench headed by Justice Munib Akhtar also issued notices to the federal and provincial […]