Tag: Disqualification
Malik ‘should lose seat’: SC
Supreme Court on Thursday said Interior Minister Rehman Malik should lose his senate seat for making a false statement in election papers.
It is the...
SC disqualifies 11 lawmakers on dual nationality
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday disqualified parliamentarians holding dual citizenships under Article-36-1C of the Constitution.
It should be mentioned that the apex court...
SHC upholds Waheeda Shah’s disqualification
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has upheld the verdict of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that disqualified Waheeda Shah for misconduct.
It should be...
PM won’t be disqualified constitutionally: Fahim
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and Federal Minister for Commerce Makhdoom Amin Faheem Monday said that the prime minister would not be disqualified under...
SC delivers detailed ruling on Gilani’s disqualification
The Supreme Court on Tuesday released the detailed verdict in the Speaker ruling case.
The case was decided by a three-member bench, comprising Chief Justice...
Gilani’s exit
Yousaf Raza Gilani’s rule was an obstruction to all that democracy ever stood for. He was devoid of ethics, political vision and respect for...
ECP announces by-poll schedule on NA seat vacated after Gilani’s disqualification
The Election Commission of Pakistan on Friday announced that by-election in NA-151 Multan-IV of the National Assembly would be held on July 19. The...
A sad event
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called the disqualification of ex-Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani a sad and depressing occasion in a...
All decisions by Gilani after April 26 challenged in SC
A petition seeking cancellation of all decisions made by former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani after his disqualification effective from April 26, 2012, has...
Court’s verdict
One cannot but wonder on the Chief Justice’s remarks on June 18 while hearing the petition against National Assembly’s Speaker’s ruling whereby she had...
A judicial soft coup?
It is the first time in the history of Pakistan that a civilian government has been toppled by the Supreme Court’s short order on...
Fallen, at last!
Years ago in my village near Lala Musa, sometime a bull would go amok and run heedlessly destroying not only the crop of his...
Following SC ruling, US hopes Pakistan will solve internal issue justly
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling that Yousaf Raza Gilani has ceased to be prime minister of Pakistan, the United States on Tuesday expected Islamabad...
‘Last minute message’ compels PPP to rethink strategy
It may come as a surprise for many, but the ruling coalition and top leadership of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has accepted the...
The Prime Minister may change but challenges remain the same
There can be few countries in the world where a prime minister can be barred from office – yet so very little actually alter....
ECP issues notification of Gilani’s disqualification
The Election Commission of Pakistan has issued a notification regarding the disqualification of Yousaf Raza Gilani as member National Assembly of Pakistan with effect...
