Tag: Ruling

Thailand braced for key court ruling

Hundreds of police surrounded Thailand's Constitutional Court Friday as the country braced for a crunch ruling that threatens to rip open the kingdom's bitter...

Will of the people?

The Honourable Justice Jawwad S. Khwaja made a separate note on the Supreme Court detailed judgement in the National Assembly Speaker ruling case. He...

A judicial soft coup?

It is the first time in the history of Pakistan that a civilian government has been toppled by the Supreme Court’s short order on...

President convenes emergency party talks

President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday convened an emergency meeting of ruling Pakistan People's Party after the Supreme Court disqualified the prime minister from...

SC pulls the plug on PM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled Speaker National Assembly Fehmida Mirza’s ruling as void and declared that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani stood disqualified...

SC summon to PM unconstitutional: AG

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry Tuesday said that judges respect the Parliament and want to uphold the national institutions and their...

Microsoft unveils ‘Surface’ tablet in iPad challenge

Software giant Microsoft unveiled its first tablet computer, the Surface, on Monday, in a major hardware launch clearly designed to take on long-term rival...

SC resumes hearing in Speaker ruling case

A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing of Speaker’s ruling over issue of contempt of...

Aitzaz concludes arguments in Speaker ruling case

Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, counsel for Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, on Monday concluded his arguments in the Speaker ruling case. A three member bench headed...

SC likely to judge speaker’s ruling on PM today

As the Supreme Court is likely to announce its verdict on the petitions challenging the ruling of the National Assembly speaker on the disqualification...

Aitzaz requests larger bench in Speaker’s ruling case

Conviction over the contempt of court charges has direct bearing on the disqualification, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry said in NA...

SC resumes hearing in NA speaker ruling case

A three-member bench of the apex court comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, and Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja resumed hearing...

Speaker’s ruling case hearing underway in SC

Petitions against the NA speaker's ruling of May 28 are being heard in the apex court by a three member bench. The bench is...

SC to hear petitions against NA speaker’s ruling

The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has admitted the petitions filed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against the...

SC to hear petitions against NA Speaker’s ruling

The Supreme Court (SC) will hear on June 6 the petitions filed against the ruling of National Assembly Speaker Fehmida Mirza regarding the disqualification...

PTI attempted to scandalise NA speaker’s ruling: Taj

Pakistan Peoples’ Party Sindh General Secretary Taj Haider has called the petition filed by Pakistan Tehrik Insaf (PTI) against ruling of Speaker National Assembly...