Tag: Court

Balochistan case: CJ annoyed over AG’s continued absence

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Tuesday, expressing his annoyance over continued absence of the Attorney General in the court, said that the court was...

LHC bars Punjab govt from importing buses

The Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered the Punjab government to postpone purchase of 1,200 foreign buses till further orders. A bench of LHC...

British ex-tabloid editor Brooks in court over hacking

Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks appeared in a London court on Monday to face charges related to alleged phone hacking. Brooks,...

Ephedrine case: Court rejects bail pleas of Musa Gilani, Shahabuddin

The Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday rejected the bail pleas of Ali Musa Gilani, the son of former Prime...

CJ directs IG Balochistan to submit list of victims of targeted...

The Supreme Court on Monday resumed the hearing of a petition on the law and order situation and human rights violations in Balochistan. According to...

Symposium addresses litigant’s problems

Lahore High Court(LHC) Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial presided over a symposium on the identification of the problems faced by litigants, their causes and...

SBP honours court’s decision on implementation of National Sports Policy

Usman Anwar, Director General Sports Board and Youth Affairs Punjab, has said that the SBP fully respects the Supreme Court and will honor the...

Jailed ex-PM Tymoshenko loses Ukraine appeal

Ukraine’s high court on Wednesday rejected jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko’s appeal of her abuse of power conviction despite threats of being cut off from...

Malik Riaz’s counsel seeks cross examination of Arsalan

Supreme Court has directed the petitioners and Attorney General to produce witnesses and evidence against Business Tycoon Malik Riaz in the contempt of court...

Malik Riaz contempt hearing adjourned till September 17

Directing the Attorney General to submit prosecution evidence within three days, the Supreme Court (SC) Wednesday adjourned the contempt case proceedings against real-estate tycoon...

President has a chance

I read the news story with a pleasure that President Asif Ali Zardari has advised PM Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to respect the court and...

Seize the moment

On way to breaking deadlock The appearance of Prime Minister Pervaiz Ashraf before the Supreme Court is indicative of the PPP doves, supported by government’s...

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...

Court cannot summon Prime Minister

Attorney General Irfan Qadir on Monday said a prime minister could not be summoned by a court according to the constitution. Talking to reporters...

Five suicide bombers to target city court on August 28, says...

Karachi Bar Association President Mahmood-ul-Hasan has received a letter carrying threat that the city court will be attacked by five suicide bombers on August...

Court orders Hamid Saeed Kazmi’s release

Judge of a special court here on Monday accepted the bail plea of former Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi and ordered his immediate...

NRO implementation case: PM given three weeks to write letter

A five-member bench of the Supreme Court on Monday granted more time till September 18 to the Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to write...