Tag: CJP Nisar

CJP takes a stand for trans rights

Chief Justice Nisar constitutes special committee to ensure provision of free CNICs to transgender persons within three weeks Says mistreatment of transgender community...

CJP summons report in six weeks on land acquisition for SCBAHS

LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday summoned a detailed report over the land acquisition for the Supreme Court Bar Association...

SC rules out polls for Musharraf after repeated no-shows

Counsel tells court former dictator wants to return to Pakistan but ‘certain situation’ prevailing in country won’t let him APML secretary general says...

Last day for Musharraf to appear before court

--Apex court orders former military ruler to appear on Thursday or 'else verdict will be announced as per law' --CJP Nisar wonders why former dictator wasn't...

Nawaz questions SC’s conditional order to let Musharraf file nomination papers

Ousted premier asks CJP, 'How could SC extend such an offer to someone accused of high treason?' ISLAMABAD: Erstwhile prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on...

222 companies summoned by SC for having loans written off

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday issued notices to 222 companies, accused of having loans to the tune of Rs54 billion written off, to...

CJP Nisar upset over women’s attire during award shows

KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday expressed irritation at the attire of female stars during award shows. The CJP brought...

Companies producing packaged milk allowed to operate after scrutiny

KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday ordered the commission tasked with checking the quality of milk being sold in the...

CJP Nisar outraged at load shedding in Karachi

KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar expressed frustration over the power crisis in Karachi and labelled it criminal negligence. K-Electric Chief Executive Tayyab Tareen...

CJP tells Balochistan govt to compensate Church attack affectees

QUETTA: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday bound the Balochistan government to pay compensation in three days to affectees of attack...

‘Ethnic cleansing’ of Hazara Shias must stop

Chief Justice Nisar says 'at a loss of words' to condemn targeted killings of members of minority community in Quetta Says 'we have...

Justice Isa tells CJP he can’t hear human rights cases

ISLAMABAD: During the proceedings of suo motu notice pertaining to the affairs of Peshawar Mental Hospital, Justice Qazi Faez Esa objected over Chief Justice of...

SC asks FBR, provincial govts to justify tax on mobile top-ups

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday said that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and provincial governments should tell...

PAC takes notice of NLC’s tax payments

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday took notice of the alleged irregularities in tax payments of National Logistics Cell (NLC) during a review...

CJP summons Shaikh Zayed Hospital officials over liver transplant unit closure

Hospital official tells SC transplant unit was closed after donor's death CJP questions why record of salaries being paid to PKLI employees wasn't...

CJP censures DIG for trying to influence the judicial process

CJP's son-in-law tells court that the police chief wants his wife, children to be put on no-fly list  Justice Nisar seeks details of salaries...

SC directs govt to pay employees by first of every month

ISLAMABAD: The country’s top court directed the federal and provincial governments on Friday to pay public servants by the first of every month. The Supreme...