Tag: Contempt

Contempt plea against President Zardari filed in LHC

A contempt plea was submitted in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against President Asif Ali Zardari after he held a political rally in Malakwal...

IHC issues contempt notice to CM Balochistan

Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued contempt of court notice to Chief Minister Balochistan, Aslam Raisani for not distributing income allocated for earthquake victims....

Govt files review plea against contempt decision

The government on Tuesday filed a review petition against the Supreme Court’s order of September 18 pertaining to the contempt of court case against...

Letter to CEC: Petition calls for contempt proceedings against AG

A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday that challenged Attorney General Irfan Qadir’s letter to Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G Ebrahim...

President respectable but has no immunity against contempt: LHC

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday stated that the post of president of the country is respectable but not immune to contempt of...

Malik Riaz contempt case: SC removes AG Qadir as prosecutor

The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) Thursday detached the Attorney General Irfan Qadir as the prosecutor in a contempt of court case against real...

PM to appear before SC in contempt case

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will appear before the Supreme Court on Tuesday in a show-cause notice for failing to implement a Supreme Court...

RPPs case: SC issues contempt notices to NAB officials

Issuing contempt notices to the concerned officials for not implementing its orders in Rental Power Projects (RPPs) case, the Supreme Court has summoned Chairman...

Gilani’s arrest contempt of court: Ranjha

Counsel of Ali Musa Gilani has said that the arrest of his client is murder of justice and a contempt of court. Talking to media...

LHC adjourns president’s dual office case hearing till Sept 14

Again issuing a notice to the principal secretary to President Asif Ali Zardari, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday adjourned the hearing in...

Decision on PM’s appearance in court unanimous

We have always respected the judiciary, and the decision on Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf’s appearance in the Supreme Court was taken unanimously by...

SC cannot adopt a middle way in NRO Case: Aitzaz

Senator Aitzaz Ahsan has said if the government refuses to write letter to the Swiss authorities, the Supreme Court will give a similar ruling...

Dungeons of darkness…

…Or a quest for better alternatives? The dynamics of the existing inter-institution crisis which has already sent a prime minister packing can be traced to...

SC indicts Malik Riaz on contempt charge

The ball was set rolling for real estate tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain as the Supreme Court on Thursday formally indicted him with contempt of...

Malik Riaz indicted with contempt of court

The Supreme Court on Thursday indicted property tycoon Malik Riaz with contempt of court. A three-judge bench of Justice Shakirullah Jan, Justice Ejaz Afzal...

Federation seeks review of contempt law judgment

The federation filed an appeal in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking a review of it order on the annulled Contempt of Court Act...

Contempt law: Govt files review petition against SC verdict

The government Wednesday filed a review petition in Supreme Court against the judgment striking down the recently passed contempt law, a local television said....