Tag: Judges
Fewer judges means more work
Lahore High Court Chief Justice Azmat Saeed has said that the capacity-building of judges is a pre-requisite to cope with huge backlog of cases...
President approves two additional judges of PHC
President Asif Ali Zardari on the advice of Prime Minister approved the confirmation of two Additional Judges of Peshawar High Court (PHC) and also...
Civil judges go on strike against lawyers’ hooliganism
The judges of Lahore Civil Court refused to take up hearings on Tuesday as a protest against hooliganism by lawyers, who threw out a...
LHC introduces aptitude test for judges’ appointment
In a bid to induct good judges in the district judiciary, LHC Chief Justice Azmat Saeed has introduced an aptitude test for the first...
Pension for SC, LHC judges families increased
The Federal Government on Wednesday decided to increase the family pension of judges of Supreme Court and High Court from 50% to 75%.
The decision...
Corrupt judges under LHC hammer
The Lahore High Court’s Administrative Committee (AC) headed by Chief Justice Azmat Saeed, transacting its administrative business on Saturday, dismissed Civil Judge Muhammad Riaz...
Threatened with jail, Berlusconi lashes out at judges
Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi launched a public attack Thursday on the country’s judges, accusing them of being out to “destroy” him after prosecutors called for...
Appeal rejected
Aftermath of the court’s decision
The eight member Supreme Court bench has rejected the appeal by the prime minister against the decision of a smaller...
LHC appoints 4 new judges
Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Azmat Saeed on Tuesday administered oath to four newly confirmed judges at the Judges Lounge of the LHC....
JSM demands Sindhi-speaking judges
The Jeay Sindh Mahaz (JSM), a Sindhi nationalist organisation, staged a protest demonstration outside the press club on Tuesday, demanding the appointment of Sindhi-speaking...
President confirms four LHC judges
President Asif Ali Zardari has confirmed the nomination of four additional judges of the Lahore High Court as judges of the said high court.
The...
Zardari regularises three SHC judges
President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday confirmed the services of three additional judges of the Sindh High Court. The judges include Justice Muhammad Tasnim,...
Reluctant Sindh govt wants its ‘own’ posted judges?
Despite the orders of the Sindh High Court (SHC)’s selection committee, the provincial government is reluctant to issue a formal approval for the appointment...
Capital courts get six new judges
Keeping in view the troubles being faced by litigants, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) have issued notices for the appointment of six new judges...
Five judges robbed in Bahawalnagar
Armed robbers snatched thousands of rupees in cash and mobile phones from five judges here early on Thursday morning. Two sessions judges along...
Protests grip Maldives amid standoff with judges
Hundreds of protestors have taken to the streets in the Maldivian capital Male amid a standoff between President Mohamed Nasheed and the judiciary, officials...
It’s better to cooperate with judges, Wyne advises Zardari
As the political crisis facing the government grew worse on Monday with the Supreme Court issuing a contempt of court notice to Prime Minister...
