Tag: Mian Saqib Nisar

Submission of affidavit mandatory along with nomination papers, SC rules

--ECP issues directives obeying apex court orders --CJP asks lawmakers why they were shying from disclosing information --Top court hints at constituting special bench on ‘how...

LHC nomination papers’ verdict suspended after considering supremacy of parliament: SC

CJP says revising nomination forms could cause delay in polls Apex court hints toward­s formin­g larger bench to examin­e revisi­on to nomina­tion papers’ issue­ ISLAMABAD:...

SC orders audit of PKLI’s Rs20bn expenses

LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Sunday ordered the forensic audit of expenses worth Rs20 billions of Pakistan Kidney and Liver Transplant...

Apex court suspends nullification of nomination papers by LHC

CJP asserts upcoming elections will be as per schedule  LHC verdict was suspended on ECP, former NA speaker Ayaz Sadiq's appeal ECP revises...

Justice Isa concerned over CJP’s ‘unwarranted’ reconstitution of bench

--SC judge warns the move may have ‘serious repercussions’ ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Saturday expressed concerns over the reconstruction of a bench by Chief...

Justice Muneeb Akhtar sworn in as Supreme Court judge

ISLAMABAD: Justice Muneeb Akhtar took oath as a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday. Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar administered...

CJP takes suo motu notice of tax cuts on mobile...

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday took suo motu notice of tax cuts on mobile cards. According to media reports, the...

CJP directs session judge to submit review report of Hujra Shah...

LAHORE: The Supreme Court on Thursday while wrapping up Okara’s Hujra Shah Muqeem cleaning case formed a commission headed by the concerned session judge. A three-member bench...

Pakistan moves to curb urban air pollution following high court ruling

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s environmental protection agency is installing air quality monitors and warning factories to add pollution filters after a panel of the country’s top...

Slow litigation continues to compound pending cases at district courts

ISLAMABAD: While judiciary under Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has expanded the ambit of its jurisdiction far and wide, the sluggish...

SC directs sessions judges to inspect conditions of jails across country

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered sessions judges across the country to conduct inspections of district jails and submit a signed report in...

CJP takes suo motu of visually-impaired advocate’s appeal

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has taken notice of a lawyer not being selected as a civil judge by the...

CJP to hear Christian blasphemy convict Aasia Bibi’s appeal

LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday announced that he would hear Christian blasphemy convict Aasia Bibi’s appeal against her death sentence and...

‘Awami CJP’ promises to champion democracy

--Chief Justice Nisar says judiciary will never stand for martial law under his watch, rubbishes idea of  ‘judicial coup’ --Says well within courts' rights to question...

Imran Khan concedes PTI failed to deliver fully in KP

ISLAMABAD: In reaction to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar’s remarks wherein he had criticised the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government for ‘bad governance’,...

EOBI pensioners struggling to make ends meet, appeal CJP to take...

ISLAMABAD: Thousands of Employees Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) pensioners, who have been languishing to make ends meet on a stipend of a few thousand rupees, have...

Sindh home minister requests slain singer’s family to not forgive killers:...

HYDERABAD: Sindh Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal has assured that those responsible for singer Samina Sindhu’s killing will be lawfully punished and the minister...