Tag: Court

Contempt of court petition filed in LHC against President Zardari

A contempt of court petition was filed against President Asif Ali Zardari in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday. Advocate Azhar Siddique submitted the...

Petition filed in SC seeking red warrants against Malik Riaz

A petition was submitted in the Supreme Court Lahore Registry on Saturday, seeking Red Warrants to be issued against Malik Riaz. Barrister Zafar Ullah Khan...

Bukhari requests SC to form larger bench

Counsel for Malik Riaz, Zahid Bukhari, on Saturday sent an application to the Supreme Court (SC) requesting the formation of a larger bench to...

Nation rallies behind SC, says Nawaz Sharif

The rulers are out to hatch conspiracies against the judiciary to divert the public’s attention from their large-scale corruption but the nation stands untied...

EC mandated to monitor poll campaigns: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday announced verdict in the election expenditure case. A three-member SC bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry gave...

CJ should distance himself from SC: Raja Riaz

Opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly Raja Riaz said on Friday that although Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s stepping down from the bench, hearing...

ECP responsible to keep election expenses in limit: SC

Supreme Court (SC) said the responsibility to hold back the vote rigging and stanch the electoral expenses rests with Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). A...

Amin Fahim’s account swells with NICL’s Rs 90 million

The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry Thursday said the people who squandered the wealth of nation are being exonerated from the...

Witness hails diversity Breivik hates in Oslo court

A leading member of Norway’s ruling Labour Party, main target of Anders Behring Breivik’s attacks that killed 77 people, took the stand Wednesday at...

Lawyers seek dismissal of 10 counts in WikiLeaks case

WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning appeared at a military court outside Washington Wednesday for a pretrial hearing at which his lawyers were seeking dismissal of...

LHC orders ministry to allot Haj quota to new HGOs

The Lahore High Court on Wednesday disposed of 45 identical petitions challenging the allotment of the Haj quota to the already registered Haj Group...

SC to hear petitions against NA speaker’s ruling

The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has admitted the petitions filed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against the...

CJP lays down the law for son

The reputation of the institution, not son, will be protected as law applies to all equally irrespective of the status and relationship, Chief Justice...

SC gives June 8 deadline for Asghar to resume Haj corruption...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave authorities a deadline of June 8 to recall Hussain Asghar to investigate the Haj corruption case. A three-member...

Petition against Afridi’s sentence

A petition challenging the sentence of Dr. Shakeel Afridi was filed in commissioner’s court here on Tuesday which will be heard on June...

Awaiting clarification on Afridi: US

US State Department Monday said that it was awaiting a clarification from Pakistan on Dr Shakeel Afridi’s case. Talking to newsmen during a daily briefing,...

Courts will act against injustice: CJ LHC

Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umer Ata Bandial has said the courts will act against injustice in the society. Corruption within the judiciary will...