Tag: chief justice of pakistan

CJP says Elections Act 2017 review not Nawaz Sharif specific

--Chief Justice Nisar says SC will look at the bigger picture to ascertain legislation's implications --Dismisses lawyer's claim that Election Act 2017 was in violation of...

SC orders Sindh IG to arrest Rao Anwar within three days

--CJP Nisar tells AD Khowaja to 'work freely without being influenced from any quarter', throws SC's weight behind honest police officials --Sindh IG urges Rao Anwar to 'face...

CJP takes suo motu notice of Aasma murder case

LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday took suo motu notice of minor Aasma’s murder case after DNA tests confirmed that...

CJP expresses regret over skirt comment

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday expressed regret over the use of a controversial statement comparing the quality of...

WAF demands public apology from CJP over skirt comment

ISLAMABAD: The Women’s Action Forum (WAF) has asked Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar to “issue a public apology to the women...

Elevation of LHC Chief Justice Mansoor Shah as SC judge proposed...

The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Thursday proposed elevation of Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Mansoor Ali Shah to a Supreme Court...

SC seeks details about dual citizenship of civil servants, judges

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has called for information about the civil servants and judges in the district and superior...

Zainab’s murder: SC stops LHC proceedings, slams police over failure to...

CJP shows reservation over lack of progress in case, orders police to ensure killer is captured, not killed in encounter ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)...

SC allows high-rise buildings, orders crackdown on tanker mafia in Karachi

CJP comes down hard on Sindh officials for not resolving civic problems Says sale of water via tankers needs to end Says tea...

CJP announces launch of judicial reforms

Warns of declaring admissions to private medical colleges illegal ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, while hearing a suo motu case regarding the cutting of...

CJP takes notice of unsafe drinking water in country’s prisons

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has taken notice of the absence of pure drinking water in the country’s jails. The registrar...

‘Take notice of Sindh,KP hospitals too’, Maryam Nawaz responds to CJP’s...

LAHORE: Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former premier Nawaz Sharif and leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) urged Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Mian Saqib...

Executive failure? Top judge takes matters into his own hands

Chief Justice Nisar prohibits private medical colleges from charging more than Rs642,000 in fees, warns of shutting them down if any discrepancy is found in...

CJP takes suo motu notice of Lahore hospitals’ condition

LAHORE: Following growing complaints about lack of facilities at public hospitals in Lahore, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday took...

SC accepts Punjab governor’s apology in medical colleges’ fees hike case

CJP asks for account details of Sharif Medical College Saqib Nisar says lesser-privileged students should be able to get medical education LAHORE: The Supreme...

Justice Mian Saqib Nisar appointed new CJP

President Mamnoon Hussain approved the appointment of Justice Mian Saqib Nisar as the new chief justice of Pakistan on Wednesday (today). The incumbent CJP Justice ...

Siraj wants PM to step down until a commission under SC...

Says those involved in financial irregularities should be tried under the Anti-terrorism Act   Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Senator Sirajul Haq has said that after the allegations of...