Tag: Contempt

SHC hears plea on disqualification of PM Gilani

Hearing a case regarding the disqualification of Prime Minister (PM) Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani over contempt conviction, Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to...

SC indicts Babar Awan for contempt

After having been completely sidelined by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leadership for not appearing before the Supreme Court (SC) to testify in the...

SC indicts Awan in contempt case

Former Law Minister Babar Awan was formally charge-sheeted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan here Thursday in contempt case. The disregarded PPP leader, however, denied...

LHC CJ refuses to hear PM disqualification case

Lahore High Court (LHC) chief justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed on Wednesday excused himself from hearing the petition challenging the status of Prime Minister Gilani....

SC issues contempt notice to Rehman Malik

The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has issued contempt of court notice to Interior Minister Rehman Malik on violating court’s orders in Pakistan Steel...

Babar Awan withdraws intra-court appeal in contempt case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Barrister Ali Zafar, the counsel for Senator Babar Awan, to withdraw an intra-court appeal seeking a restraining order...

LHC demands reply from NAB over kickback allegations in...

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday, while hearing a contempt petition against not holding a probe into allegations of kickbacks in selling embassy...

PM convicted under non-existent contempt ordinance, says Khosa

Punjab Governor Latif Khan Khosa said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gillani was punished under a contempt of court ordinance which did...

SC adjourns Awan contempt hearing to May 17

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday adjourned the hearing in the contempt of court case against former law minister Babar Awan to May 17. According...

Petition seeking restrain on ‘convicted’ PM from passing budget, travelling filed

An application was moved before the Lahore High Court on Saturday seeking its directive for restraining Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to act in...

‘Pity the nation that …’

In a separate note with the detailed judgment on the contempt of court case against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, Justice Asif Seed Khan...

More mistakes in detailed verdict than in short order: Aitzaz

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s counsel Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan on Tuesday said there were more mistakes in the detailed verdict of the Supreme Court...

No clash with judiciary, Gilani assures Kayani

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday assured Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani that the government had no dispute with the judiciary. According to...

PM Gilani enjoys support of all coalition partners: Wattoo

Minister for Kashmir Affairs Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo has said that Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani is an elected prime minister who enjoys...

No PPP PM will write Swiss letter: Gilani

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that no prime minister from the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) would write the letter to Swiss...

SHC accepts plea against Gilani continuing as PM

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Saturday accepted as maintainable a constitutional petition against Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on continuing his duties...

PPP activists rally for Gilani

The Pakistan People’s Party organised a rally to express solidarity with Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani outside the Lahore Press Club on Friday....