Tag: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Listen to the voices calling for army’s role: CJ
Hearing the Balochistan law and order case on Monday, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said voices in Balochistan calling for handing over Quetta to...
NAB’s sole objective is to efface corruption, says CJ
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Friday observed that the sole objective of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was to eliminate corruption...
SC seeks removal of NAB DG, PS in RPPs implementation case
Expressing displeasure over the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said no one had been arrested...
SC summons report from ECP over orders regulating campaign expenses
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday sought a comprehensive report by January 15 from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over implementation of its...
SC annuls Reko Diq lease agreement
The Supreme Court on Monday declared the Reko Diq agreement null and void and in conflict with the country’s law.
In its ruling, the three-member...
Original Reko Diq mining agreement tampered with: CJ
Hearing the Reko Diq lease case on Thursday, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that additional documents were used to tamper with the original...
Balochistan govt has no legality: CJ
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Wednesday said the provincial government in Balochistan had no constitutional authority and was “ruling at its...
Foreign airlines caused PIA loss of 7m passengers, SC told
Pakistan International Airline’s (PIA) counsel Raja Bashir informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the PIA had suffered a loss of 7 million passengers...
Local laws apply on foreign investors too: CJP
Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday observed that local laws were also applicable on foreign investors.
The CJP made the observation while...
BHP was not registered in Pakistan, SC told
Balochistan Advocate General Amanullah Kinrani on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that BHP, the world’s leading copper mining company, which had been given a...
SC restores 2007 voters’ list for Karachi
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the restoration of the voters’ lists finalised in 2007 for Karachi. The three-member bench headed by Chief Justice...
CJP says strongly supports parliamentary system
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the judiciary was a strong supporter of the parliamentary system that consisted of elected...
SC reserves right to take notice of any issue: CJ
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Thursday said the Supreme Court reserved the judicial authority to take notice of any issue.
Addressing a full court...
SC adjourns hearing in ZAB’s reference on Aitzaz’s request
The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday put off hearing till date in office on the pending presidential reference seeking a revisit of the Zulfikar...
Haqqani not a man of his words: CJP
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday remarked that former envoy to US Hussain Haqqani had not honoured his promise of...
Obeying illegal orders not justifiable: CJP
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has asked civil servants to act according to the letter and spirit of the constitution and law...
Lawyers’ delegation calls on CJP
A delegation of the Karachi Bar Association (KBA) and the Hyderabad Bar Association (HBA) called on Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry...
