Tag: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)

Justice Gulzar takes oath as acting chief justice

ISLAMABAD: Justice Gulzar Ahmad on Thursday took oath as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP). Justice Mushir Alam administered the oath in a ceremony held...

Profile of Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa

Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, who will be sworn in as the country’s 26th chief justice on Friday (January 18), was born on December...

SC for joint approach to counter ‘explosive’ population boom

--Govt decides to reduce population growth rate to 1.5 per cent   ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday directed the government, civil society and religious...

Freeze all assets owned by Zardari, Omni Group, JIT pleads SC

--JIT counsel says suspects, including Faryal Talpur, amassed wealth through kickbacks, embezzlement of govt funds, crime proceeds --Requests court to freeze all assets and bank...

Aamir Liaquat fined Rs 20,000 for skipping contempt hearing

PTI MNA-elect is charged with making abusive comments on TV ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday fined TV personality and PTI's MNA-elect Aamir Liaquat Hussain...

CJP vows to make allotment, lease of govt land transparent

KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar pledged on Wednesday to make the allotment and lease of government land transparent. The CJP remarked that...

CJP directs Karachi mayor to clear city drains within a month

--- Visits Central Jail, expresses satisfaction over cleanliness, food quality in prison KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar ordered Karachi Mayor Wasim...

Cricket ground cannot be constructed within national park limits in Shakarparian:...

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) said on Friday that a cricket ground could not be constructed in Shakarparian if it violated the national park's...

CJP rejects plea against IHC judge’s appointment

--Petitioner had claimed that appointment of serving IHC judge Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb violated constitutional provision providing equal representation to all regions   ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)...

Slow litigation continues to compound pending cases at district courts

ISLAMABAD: While judiciary under Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has expanded the ambit of its jurisdiction far and wide, the sluggish...

‘Tired of empty promises’, residents of Balakot apprehensive over CJP’s visit

Local MNA Sardar Yousaf blames provincial govt's incompetence Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar visited Balakot on Wednesday to hear the first-hand account of...

No further delays to be tolerated in smog case: CJP

--Seeks smog commission report on June 9 --Samples from Sargodha chemical factory to be tested --Report deems chicken feed, meat fit for consumption --Sexual harassment of women at PIMH noticed   LAHORE:...

CJP directs police to produce Abidi in contempt case

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar on Wednesday directed police to produce former Pakistan People's Party (PPP) senator Faisal Raza Abidi before...

CJP Nisar says suo motu notices providing relief to masses

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday vowed to continue taking suo motu notices over matters of public interest, rubbishing...

CJP takes suo motu notice of Chichawatni rape-murder

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar on Thursday took suo motu notice of the case involving an eight-year-old girl, who succumbed to her...

Govt can’t privatise PIA without SC’s permission

--Chief Justice Nisar seeks report on PIA deficit during past nine years along with list of MDs, advisers  --Court withdraw decision of placing airline's former...

CJP holds judges responsible for delay in justice

--Chief Justice Nisar says judgements are given on basis of law and constitution, not out of free will   QUETTA: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar...