Tag: chief justice

CJP against taking loans to build dams

--Justice Saqib Nisar donates Rs1 lac during dams fund campaign ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has spoken against the notion of acquiring...

VIDEO: CJP calls in a live programme to discuss dam funds

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar called in a live programme on a private news channel to discuss dam funds. Talking in the...

Focus on courts, not hospitals, Zardari asks CJP

PPP co-chairman says there are thousands of cases pending in courts yet top judge is raiding hospitals  KARACHI: After Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)...

Justice Tahira Safdar takes oath as first woman CJ of Balochistan

QUETTA: The first woman chief justice of Balochistan High Court (BHC), Justice Tahira Safdar, took oath of her office on Saturday. On July 31, the Judicial...

PWF requests CJP to protect rights of workers, labourers

Naseem Iqbal calls any ban on trade unions un-democratic, a violation of fundamental rights LAHORE: Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF) on Monday expressed concerns over the...

Justice Tahira Safdar nominated as BHC chief justice

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday announced Justice Tahira Safdar as the first ever woman chief justice of BHC, who...

No legal standing of a verbal marriage: CJP

Justice Nisar says no place for any verbal dealings in law PPP leader Khuhro contracted 'verbal' marriage with third wife KARACHI: Lawyer Farooq H Naek...

SC gives govt two-week to decide Indian national’s fate

Court suspends earlier notification to charge Asghar Haider Rs5m for Pakistani citizenship ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has given the Ministry of Interior Affairs 15 days...

Every newborn is indebted due to ‘mistakes of past governments’: CJP

LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday remarked that every child that's born in the country is indebted due to...

CJP takes notice of IIUI president appointment

Justice Saqib Nisar seeks reply within seven days ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar took notice of the appointment of Dr Ahmed Yousaf...

CJP seeks report on sessions judge in Kasur fake encounter case

LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday sought the report on Additional Sessions Judge Rafaqat Ali Gondal, who withheld the decision...

Six judicial officers transferred

PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court (PHC) chief justice on Friday ordered the posting and transfers of six judicial officers with immediate effect. Per an order issued by...

Nepal chief justice sacked for faking date of birth

Nepal's divisive Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli was sacked on Wednesday (March 14) for faking his date of birth in order to remain in office...

SC told chicken meat, feed safe for human consumption: report

LAHORE: The Supreme Court was told on Friday that chicken meat was safe for human consumption as it did not contain any contamination or...

Shahrukh Jatoi shifted to hospital again

KARACHI: Shahrukh Jatoi was shifted to Jinnah Hospital from jail premises on Friday after complaining of back pain. The medical officer made the request citing...

Justice Yawar Ali sworn in as new LHC chief justice

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana on Wednesday administered the oath to Justice Muhammad Yawar Ali as the chief justice of the Lahore High...

SC summons govt officials in human smuggling case

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday summoned the interior and foreign secretaries and Punjab advocate general, while hearing a case pertaining to human trafficking in...