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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday directed federal government to raise at international forums the issue of hosting blasphemous material against prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Holy Quran on Facebook and other websites. Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry passed the instructions directing ministry of foreign affairs and ministry of information technology to submit a detailed report till next date of hearing about the steps taken to stop display of derogatory contents against Islam on

ISLAMABAD: In its maiden meeting scheduled today (Monday), the parliamentary committee on judges' appointment will consider Judicial Commission of Pakistan's nomination for the new chief justice of the Lahore High Court after framing rules of business of the committee.
On November 13, the JCP unanimously nominated Justice Ejaz Chaudhry as the new LHC CJ after incumbent Chief Justice Khawaja Sharif's retirement on December 8, 2010. The eight-member committee consists of four

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Monday reserved judgment on a petition seeking the registration of a case against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for handing over Mir Aimal Kansi to American, where he was executed.
The petition was filed by Pir Ally Immrawn Saher Essraphel through Barrister Iqbal Jafree.
The petition stated that Aimal Kansi had nothing to do with the murder of the two CIA employees in 1993; the government however extradited him on the mere allegation of

ISLAMABAD: Differences within the ruling coalition on nomination of members for the parliamentary committee for judges' appointment may hinder the nod for the appointment of the new chief justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC).
Although the Judicial Commission of Pakistan on Saturday finalised the name of Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry to replace the outgoing LHC CJ, his nomination needs a nod by the parliamentary committee. But the indifference of the prime minister to nominate

ISLAMABAD: An in-camera meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Saturday nominated Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry as Lahore High Court (LHC) chief justice after the retirement of incumbent Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif on December 8.
The nomination of Justice Chaudhry, who is the most senior judge of the LHC, will be sent to the Parliamentary Committee, which will send it to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, who will then forward it to President Asif Ali

LAHORE: The legal fraternity, including Lahore High Court (LHC) judges, have welcomed the nomination of Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry by the Judicial Commission as the next LHC chief justice (CJ).
He would assume the post after sitting LHC CJ Khawaja Muhammad Sharif would retire on December 8 after reaching the age of superannuation. After receiving news of Justice Ijaz's elevation, all LHC judges , gathered in Justice Ijaz's chamber and congratulated him on his elevation.

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed on Friday issued notices to the federal and Punjab governments and sought a detailed report until November 22 on a petition challenging the excessive increase in sugar prices across the country.
Due to supply shortage, the commodity was being sold for Rs 130 per kilogramme in the retail market. Justice Saeed observed that the supply shortage was created by the sugar hoarding mafia, which had made money by selling the

LAHORE: Despite calling upon the federal government to implement verdicts of the superior courts, the Punjab government and its entity, the City District Government Lahore (CDGL) has not implemented the Lahore High Court's (LHC) judgment ordering the removal of all illegal speed breakers in Lahore with immediate effect, Pakistan Today has learnt.
LHC Chief Justice (CJ) Khawaja Muhammad Sharif on November 3 had ordered the municipal authorities to remove all illegal speed breakers

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed will today (Friday) take up a petition challenging the unprecedented increase in sugar prices and the government's failure to form any regularity authority to check the sugar cartels and hoarders.
The LHC had earlier returned the petition stating that certified copies were not attached with the petition, after which the petitioner re-filed it along with all certified copies on Thursday. Petitioner's counsel Azhar Siddique

LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khwaja Muhammad Sharif has ordered the Punjab chief secretary to submit a detailed report on Nov 15 on the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore's revenue generation strategy and the government's declared policy of offering free education to students.
BISE Lahore recently started collecting Rs 450 from each student for issuing Matric and Intermediate result cards. During the suo motu proceedings, BISE Chairman Dr Akram

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer has written an open letter to the chief justice of the Lahore High Court, inviting him to take suo motu action against the 'conspirators' in a alleged murder plot against the chief justice.
A tragedy could occur at the behest of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leaders in the upcoming month of Muharram, Governor Taseer alleged in a press conference at the Governor's House.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Inquiry Commission

LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has set aside a death sentence and two life imprisonments of three convicts and ordered to acquit them from murder charges on benefit of doubt, on Saturday.
An FIR had been registered against the accused at Police Station Sadar Samundri, Faisalabad, and according to the prosecution, the accused gunned down Muhammad Sajjad and injured Asif in 2003.
The trial court of Faisalabad on March 29, 2005 had awarded death

LAHORE: The working and performance of the Lahore High Court (LHC) is suffering because of a shortage of senior judges; 87 percent of LHC judges are junior judges with little grasp over judicial matters, sources told Pakistan Today.
The court sources said the scarcity of senior judges at LHC was a big hurdle in clearing the ever-increasing backlog of the cases or doing full justice to the cases, and as a result public finds itself in dire straits. Court officials including

LAHORE: The Lahore High court (LHC) on Wednesday ordered the City District Government Lahore (CDGL) to remove all unauthorized speed breakers and put up streets lights where missing.
LHC Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif passed the order while disposing the suo motu notice against the death of two brothers in Gulshan Ravi. The two brothers had allegedly died after falling off their motorcycle at a speed breaker.
During court proceedings SSP Investigation Zulfiqar Hameed

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed on Tuesday admitted for regular hearing and granted an interim stay on a petition challenging the commercialisation and conversion fee imposed by the Lahore Development Authority (LDA).
On the petition filed by Tahir Zia, the court as an interim order, required the petitioners to deposit six percent of the conversion fee and stayed the authority from resorting to any coercive action against them.
The petition,

LAHORE: Taking notice of the torture on a former Lahore Development Authority (LDA) school teacher and journalists from a private television channel, the Lahore High Court chief justice on Saturday ordered a judicial inquiry headed by Cantt Magistrate Masroor Anwar to ascertain the facts of the incident.
The inquiry will begin on November 1 (Monday) and the magistrate will submit its report to the LHC in 48 hours. Fouzia Iftikhar Khan had visited the LDA Building on Friday along

LAHORE: Time and destiny might favour PCO Judge Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi's elevation to the office of the Lahore High Court chief justice after December 8, 2010, when Justice Khwaja Muhammad Sharif retires from office, judicial sources said on Friday.
Technically, only LHC's Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry and Justice Chaudhry Iftikhar Hussain were senior to the so-called 'PCO-tainted' Justice Shabbar Raza. But judicial officers believe that Justice Ijaz Chaudhry would likely be