Tag: Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui

High court judge hints at blocking Twitter over blasphemous content

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has said that it may direct the Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) to block access to Twitter in Pakistan due...

Justice Shaukat Aziz donates Rs1 million for dams’ construction

ISLAMABAD: Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of Islamabad High Court (IHC) has donated Rs1 million for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams. He donated to...

Supreme Judicial Council agrees to hold open trial of Justice Siddiqui

--IHC judge had sought public trial after he was accused of refurbishing his official residence beyond his entitled limit   ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented move, the...

IHC to announce Elections Act 2017 amendment case verdict on 9th

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday reserved its decision in the Elections Act 2017 amendment case which deals with changes in the...

In Faizabad sit-in case, IHC seeks clerics’ opinion on the way...

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday called upon religious scholars to seek guidance in the Khatm-e-Nabuwwat case. Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, who commenced...

IHC judge says won’t let govt sweep Faizabad sit-in reports under...

--Justice Siddiqui warns officials of initiating contempt proceedings if reports on agreement between TLYR and govt, and Zafarul Haq-led committee are not submitted   ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad...

IHC judge says false accusers of blasphemy to be charged twice

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui on Friday said that a person making false accusation of blasphemy against someone should be charged with...

Will summon PM if I have to, warns IHC judge in...

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court's (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui said on Friday that he would summon the prime minister if he had to in connection with...

IHC judge comes down hard on govt, army over Faizabad operation

  --IHC judge criticises Army chief Gen Bajwa for proposing mediation instead of following PM’s orders --Ask why army did not see any ‘Fasaad’ in TLYR...

‘Would even summon PM for removal of blasphemous content on internet’

ISLAMABAD: In a strongly worded statement, Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui said Friday that in order to ensure the removal of...

SC orders AG to respond to IHC judge’s plea seeking open...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf Ali to submit a written response to Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz...

Is Pakistan blocking the entire social media for blasphemy? 

Censorship in the name of religion     The PTI leader demanded the relevant authorities to come up with a better monitoring system so the actual 'blasphemers'...