Tag: Contempt

Aitzaz concerned over contempt bill

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator Aitzaz Ahsan has expressed reservations over the contempt of court bill. Talking to reporters on Tuesday outside the...

Contempt of court bill challenged

The new contempt of court bill 2012 passed by the National Assembly on Monday has been challenged in the Supreme Court of Pakistan today. The...

Government passes contempt bill, insists parliament is supreme

Despite subtle hints by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry that the Supreme Court would not compromise on its freedom and that it had the...

There is no contempt of court law in the country: Gilani

Former prime minister and senior vice chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said that constitution is supreme but...

Contempt law same as Sharifs introduced during their regime: Naveed

Naveed Chaudhry on Friday said, “there is nothing new in the contempt law his party was going to introduce in parliament as it is...

Awan’s contempt case hearing adjourned

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of contempt of court case against former federal law minister Senator Babar Awan until July 11....

Imran terms changes in contempt of court act conspiracy

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has noticed with great concern the attempt by the ruling regime to change the contempt of court law. In a statement issued...

All for one, contempt for none

Following Yousaf Raza Gilani’s ouster from the Prime Minister’s office for committing contempt of the Supreme Court by not writing to the Swiss authorities...

SC resumes hearing in Speaker ruling case

A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing of Speaker’s ruling over issue of contempt of...

SC resumes hearing in NA speaker ruling case

A three-member bench of the apex court comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, and Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja resumed hearing...

No notice received from SC against ruling on PM’s disqualification case:...

National Assembly (NA) Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza on Wednesday said that she had not received any notice from the Supreme Court regarding the petitions...

Decision based on Justice: Mirza

Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza has said that her decision not to refer the case of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to the...

Gilani sentenced but not disqualified: Aitzaz

Former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator Aitzaz Ahsan Saturday said it was decided with a consensus...

Gilani not to file review plea

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani decided not to file review petition against contempt conviction by the Supreme Court (SC). Former Supreme Court Bar...

Govt decides not to challenge SC’s contempt verdict

The legal advisers of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani have decided not to file an appeal against the contempt of court case verdict against...

Aitzaz likely to appeal against PM’s contempt verdict today

The government is set to file an appeal against the Supreme Court’s (SC) judgment on Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s contempt of court case,...

PM contempt case: review appeal likely tomorrow

All is final to file an appeal for reviewing judgment in the contempt of court case against Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, while Aitzaz...