Tag: Law

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari, on advice from Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, on Friday appointed Senator Maula Bukhsh Chandio law minister after Dr Babar Awan vacated the seat on April 13.
Despite his appointment Chandio may not attend the Judicial Commission's meeting at 10am today (Saturday) as the oath-taking ceremony is unlikely to be held before the start of JC meeting. Talking to Pakistan Today, president's spokesman Farhatullah Babar said on Gilani's advice,

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Thursday pointed out that no question of law to meet the requirement of Article 186 was framed in the presidential reference for revisiting the death sentence of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, directing Babar Awan, the federation's lawyer, to assist the court over relevant questions of law to revisit the ZAB case.
A three-member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani

ISLAMABAD - Following Dr Babar Awan's resignation as federal law minister, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry asked the government on Thursday to fill the vacant ministerial slot to ensure that the Law Ministry was represented at the Judicial Commission (JC)'s meeting on Saturday. The CJP, who is also chairman of the JC, ordered that Awan's resignation be brought to the notice of principal secretaries of the president and prime minister, as well as the cabinet

LAHORE - The 133rd annual athletics meet of the Punjab University Law College concluded here on Wednesday with Umar Hameed Khan of LLB Honours claiming the best athlete award. Ume Nousheen was declared the best female player. Former Olympian Justice (R) Aftab Farrukh was the chief guest and distributed the prizes among the winners. He praised the efforts of Principal Prof Samee Uzair Khan and Farhat Saddique, secretary sports committee.

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan presented his resignation in the Supreme Court on Wednesday to appear as a lawyer in Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's reference case.
"I prefer this case to my portfolio as the minister," Babar replied to Pakistan's Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry when asked he (Awan) couldn't pursue the case as a minister.
"My arguments are based on facts, not sentiments," said Awan.
"We all are serious

ISLAMABAD - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday released a programme note on Pakistan, saying the real GDP growth was unlikely to exceed 2.8 percent during the current fiscal year due to adverse security developments which continue to hurt domestic and foreign investor's confidence, while electricity shortages continue to prevent the economy from achieving its potential. The IMF programme note said the fiscal policy had been affected by low economic activity and a difficult

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Higher Education Commission (HEC) to restore all its privileges and to keep operating until the amendment in the law prevails.
The court was hearing petitions against dissolution of the HEC.
The Attorney General, Maulvi Anwar-ul-Haq told the court that the commission still existed and with consultation from educational experts and vice chancellors a new law would be constituted for HEC.

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Monday directed Balochistan chief secretary to appear before it today (Tuesday) and explain as to what measures province had taken to protect the life and property of the people there. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani was hearing a petition filed by President Balochistan High Court Bar Association against the incidents of target killings, kidnapping for

ISLAMABAD - The Defence Ministry assured the Special Committee of the Public Account Committee (PAC) on Monday that corrupt military officials involved in the National Logistic Cell (NLC) scandal would be punished. The Special Committee III, which met with Riaz Hussain Peerzada in the chair, was told that all those involved in the NLC scam would be punished per law. An Defence Ministry official told the committee that the army chief was serious in taking action against corrupt

AVIGNON - A young woman left the southern French city of Avignon for Paris Monday wearing a niqab to defy a ban on full-face veils in public places on the first day it came into force.
"I had been invited to take part in a television programme which I am going for and I find that today is April 11, the first day of the application of the ban," Kenza Drider, 32, told reporters before boarding a train for Paris.
"This law infringes my European rights, I cannot but defend them

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka will not name a successor to head coach Trevor Bayliss until after the tour of England which starts next month. Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee chairman DS de Silva said because of the time factor they had appointed Stuart Law as interim coach for the England tour.
Law was assistant to Bayliss, who quit as head coach after four years at the end of the World Cup, where the Sri Lankans lost to hosts India in a dramatic final earlier this month. Law, a former

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka will not name a successor to head coach Trevor Bayliss until after the tour of England which starts next month.
Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee chairman DS de Silva said because of the time factor they had appointed Stuart Law as interim coach for the England tour.
Law was assistant to Bayliss, who quit as head coach after four years at the end of the World Cup, where the Sri Lankans lost to hosts India in a dramatic final earlier this month.