Tag: Judiciary

Ahmadinejad backs down in row with Iran’s judiciary

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reluctantly bowed to the authority of Iran’s leading cleric by agreeing to bury the hatchet with political opponents following a high-profile...

SC flays Sindh Home Department for running ‘parallel judiciary’

The Supreme Court (SC) said on Thursday that the Sindh Home Department was running a parallel judicial system in the province. A five-member SC...

Nation has high hopes from judiciary: Munawar

Ameer Jamaat e Islami Pakistan, Syed Munawar Hasan, has said that the judiciary was the only institution that had stood against the government for...

PML-N supports polls under judiciary: Nisar

National Assembly Opposition Leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said his party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), was in support of holding next general elections...

LHC bars private TV channels from airing programs regarding judiciary

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered the private TV channels about issuing statements and airing comments regarding judges of courts. The order was issued...

People consider judiciary their saviour: CJP

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday said the people considered the judiciary their saviour and the judicial policy’s advantages had started reaching the...

People consider judiciary as their saviour: CJ

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday said that the people considered the judiciary as their saviour and the judicial policy’s advantages had started...

CJ underlines need of curbing corruption in lower judiciary

An 11-member delegation of Rawalpindi High Court Bar Association headed by President, Sheikh Ahsan ud Din and consisting of other office bearers and executive...

Govt, army and judiciary can’t resolve Balochistan issue, says Shujaat

PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Sunday said none of the institutions, including the government, armed forces and judiciary could resolve the issue of...

Kaira denies any deal with judiciary

Federal Information & Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on Tuesday stated there is no deal with judiciary and way has been crafted for the...

Strong bar is a sine qua non for independent judiciary: CJP

A 13-Member delegation of Khanewal District Bar Association headed by its President Rana Jaffar Ali Khan and comprising other office bearers called on the...

‘Judiciary working hard to provide speedy justice’

Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan said on Thursday that the superior judiciary was working hard to provide inexpensive and speedy...

Judiciary is trying for dispensation of justice to all: CJ PHC

Chief Justice Peshawar High Court Dost Mohammad Khan has said that judiciary is endeavoring hard to provide cheap and speedy justice to all segment...

CJ praises lawyers’ struggle for independent judiciary

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has praised efforts of legal fraternity for their struggle during movement as unprecedented in the judicial history of the...

Indian govt to curb judiciary’s free speech

India’s judiciary-government tussle over code of conduct for judges is far from over. Though the government has decided to give statutory status to the...

The trap

The judiciary needs to be wary and walk clear of the pitfalls The prime minister has been given another twenty-two days for ‘thinking’ – a...

PPP respects judiciary, will not attack SC like other parties

Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday said the PPP had always respected the judiciary, as its workers had never attacked the Supreme Court like...