Tag: Judiciary
Lawyers boycott courts in Balochistan
The lawyer fraternity in Balochistan observed a province-wide boycott of courts on Monday to register their protest against the appointment of additional judges in...
Urge Imran to avoid confrontation with judiciary, Shujaat tells Rashid
PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Sunday advised AML chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed to ask PTI chairman Imran Khan to avoid confrontation with the...
Maximum contempt notices issued to politicians since restoration of judiciary: Khosa
PPP secy general says judiciary retarding democracy in Pakistan
All parliamentarians should come together to define circumstances warranting issuance of judicial contempt notices
Pakistan People’s Party...
CJP takes notice of Khan’s remarks about judiciary
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Wednesday took notice of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan’s remarks about judiciary’s role in the May 11 parliamentary...
PPP senators slam judiciary, ECP for presidential poll date change
The superior judiciary and the chief election commissioner came under fire during the Senate session on Monday when Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) stalwarts Aitzaz...
Judiciary has to ensure supremacy of law: SC
Supreme Court Justice Jawwad S Khawaja on Tuesday remarked the court had decided to ensure supremacy of law and constitution and “a price will...
Nawaz, Pagara, judiciary under fire as Khuhro enters election fray
Sindh Assembly Speaker Nisar Ahmed Khuhro on Monday claimed that the 10-party alliance in Sindh is comprised of allies of the late dictator General...
Tables turn – former dictator on the run from judiciary
Former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf on Thursday evaded arrest after his bail was cancelled by Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High...
Being a judge is not job, it is a way of...
Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Ijazul Ahsan on Saturday said that being a judge is not just a job; it is a way of...
Over 3m cases pending before country’s judiciary
More than three million cases of various natures are pending for adjudication before the entire judiciary of the country.
According to statistics, 19,362 cases...
Military, Judiciary allied against govt: Chaudhry
Pakistan’s powerful military and Supreme Court (SC) are working together to oust the government, said Fawad Chaudhry.
Chaudhry was speaking to reporters after SC...
Judiciary not playing role of Administration or Parliament: CJ
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Saturday brushing aside the criticism on judiciary, saying the judiciary never tried to play the role of Administration or...
Al-Mizan Foundation to help lawyer, judiciary staff: CJP
Chief Justice Supreme Court Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary has said that Al-Mizan Foundation should speed up its welfare function through out the country with the...
FAFEN says judiciary must not administer elections
Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) on Saturday said that the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) request to the judiciary to supervise the upcoming...
CJ approves ECP’s request for appointment of judicial officers
In a major development, the National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) on Saturday allowed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold the upcoming...
Independence of judiciary
Not merely an abstract idea
After forty years of serving as a judge, I still ponder and reflect as to whether our judiciary is truly...
Judicial body delays decision on engaging judiciary in polls
The National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC), headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, on Saturday delayed a decision to include...
