Nawaz Sharif’s release to influence October by-polls
–PTI to face tough time as ex-PM, daughter are likely to launch hard-hitting by-election campaign –PML-N supremo to woo voters in Punjab’s nine NA, 13 PA seats up for grabs LAHORE: The release…
Contradictions in Avenfield verdict helped Sharifs get bail, lawyers say
ISLAMABAD: Senior law experts and members of the bar council have hailed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) ruling in which Justices Athar Minallah and Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb suspended the July 6 sentences handed…
SC suspends IHC order to seal offices of media houses
ISLAMABAD: Hours after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered to seal the offices of three media houses in Islamabad on Monday, the Supreme Court (SC) intervened and suspended the call. IHC judge Justice…
SC to hear NAB appeal against corruption references’ transfer on 11th
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday fixed a date for hearing of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) appeal against the transfer of Panama corruption references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and…
IHC reserves verdict in PIA CEO appointment case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved its judgement on the matter of appointment of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after hearing arguments of Deputy Attorney General (DAG). A…
Sharifs to spend Eid in Jail
–IHC delays announcement of reserved judgement on appeal seeking suspension of Avenfield verdict ISLAMABAD: Former premier Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (r) Safdar will spend Eidul Azha in jail…
Funding affairs of parties should be open, transparent: IHC judge
An Islamabad High Court (IHC) division bench hearing a case filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) pertaining to foreign funding remarked that “political parties should be open and transparent”. Justice Athar Minallah…
IHC division bench expunges Justice Siddiqui’s ISI remarks from order
Islamabad High Court (IHC) division bench, comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, expunged Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui’s remarks regarding the country’s top spy agency from a judicial order. Moreover, IHC Chief Justice…
No institution is prestigious: IHC responds to ISI request
–Justice Aamer Farooq says all institutions are made of people –ISI requests high court to expunge parts of Justice Siddiqui’s order in which he asks spy agencies to stop meddling in affairs of…
IHC enforced dissapearences verdict challenged by ministries
ISLAMABAD: A verdict handed down by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) regarding enforced disappearances was challenged by the ministries of interior and defence, and the capital’s district administration. In the verdict, the court had…
SJC sleeps on references against senior judges for past half decade
–In a first, reference against IHC’s Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui to be heard in public on July 30 ISLAMABAD: While the total number of references in Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) remains unknown, it…
Judicial commission should probe army’s inference, IHC judge writes to CJP
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge who made headlines by going ballistic on top spy agency and alleged manipulation of judicial proceedings, Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui wrote to Chief Justice of Pakistan…
Legal fraternity divided over Justice Siddiqui’s claim of judiciary-military nexus
–Senior lawyers express concern over IHC judge’s harangue against ISI, call for evidence of interference in judicial matters ISLAMABAD: The unusual and startling remarks by Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui…
SJC bars media from commenting on Justice Siddiqui’s case proceedings
–Order says media can only report proceedings but it cannot hold TV discussions or publish articles or op-eds on this matter ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has barred the media from commenting…
IHC dismisses plea against removal of barricades outside ISI HQ
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad High Court (IHC) division bench dismissed an intra-court appeal (ICA) on Tuesday filed by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) pertaining to the removal of barricades on the road outside the Inter-Services…
IHC holds govt responsible for delay in regularisation
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) held the federal government responsible for the delay and failure to regularise several ministries employees who continued to work on contractual bases. The federal government was barred from…
‘Medically unfit cannot get employment under disabled persons quota’
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) declared that medically unfit people were not entitled to be employed in federal government departments under the quota for reserved seats for disabled persons. Justice Shaukat Siddiqui,…