SC orders restoration of Markaz-i-Islami into its original condition on July 8, 2017KARACHI: The Supreme Court has directed the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation to restore Markaz-i-Islami in the city’s Federal B Area into its original condition. A three-judge bench comprising of Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Maqbool Baqar and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, directed the government to take action against the firm and the officers of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation […]
No action against ‘big fish’ irks Supreme Court on July 7, 2017KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday wondered over big fish, term implied for higher officials, not figuring on the radar of investigators looking into the involvement of police officers in malpractices and asked authorities to come up with a mechanism employed to screen officers with patchy background. A three-judge bench comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Maqbool […]
SHC extends former secretarys bail in illegal appointments case on July 5, 2017KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has extended bail granted to former secretary excise secretary Badir Jameel Mandhro till July 20 in a case related to illegal appointments in the provincial minorities affairs department. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar expressed displeasure over the absence of the applicant and directed him to […]
Court grants bail to Nehal Hashmi on July 4, 2017KARACHI: A sessions court has granted bail to former Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) loyalist Nehal Hashmi in a case pertaining to his provocative speech targeting the judiciary and the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the Sharif family’s London properties. The court approved his bail against a surety of Rs50000. Hashmi is facing a criminal […]
Non-bailable warrants of MQM-P leaders issued on July 1, 2017KARACHI: A court has issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P)’s leaders, including its chief Dr Farooq Sattar, in a case pertaining to a demonstration outside the Chief Minister House. The court issued non-bailable arrest warrants over the perpetual failure of the MQM-P’s leaders to turn up before it and face […]
3 permanent judges take oath of office on June 24, 2017KARACHI: Three new judges of the Sindh High Court (SHC) took oath of their office on Saturday. SHC Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Shaikh administered the oath to the new permanent judges Justice Rasheed Soomro, Arshad Hussain and Saleem Jaisar at a ceremony held at the second floor of the main SHC building. The judges […]
Mayor allowed to travel abroad on official trip on June 24, 2017KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court has allowed the Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar to travel abroad on an official visit. The ATC-II judge granted him permission to leave the country for eight days against a surety of Rs 2 million and ordered the court office to return his passport. It also directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) […]
Judicial commission issues show-cause notices to Sindh chief sec, others on June 23, 2017KARACHI: The judicial commission, appointed by the Supreme Court to inquire into water woes and poor sanitation conditions, has issued show-cause notices to Sindh chief secretary, secretaries of health, irrigation, public health engineering to submit their explanation for failing to comply with the Supreme Court’s directions. Justice Muhammad Iqbal Kalhoro, who headed the commission, directed […]
Court puts off cases against Saleem Shahzad on June 22, 2017KARACHI: A sessions court has adjourned the hearing of cases against former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Saleem Shahzad pertaining to rioting and intimidation. The cases were put off due to the absence of the judge. The case were fixed to record dispositions of prosecution witnesses in the cases. Earlier, the sessions judge had indicted […]
Saleem Shahzad permitted to travel abroad on June 21, 2017KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court has allowed the former Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Saleem Shahzad to go abroad for medical treatment. The judge has directed Saleem to leave the country for medical treatment for a month and deposit the documents of his property as surety. The former MQM leader, who is out on bail, is facing […]