Tag: Sc
Fehmida resists SC orders to terminate contractual employees
ISLAMABAD - As the executive-judiciary standoff over the issue of contractual employees deepens further with the government paying no heed to Supreme Court orders for terminating such employees, National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza has referred the case of eight such NA employees to the Finance Committee of the House with a plea that "parliament may by law regulate the recruitment and the conditions of service of persons appointed to the Secretarial staff of either House".
SC seeks details of strike in Sindh
LAHORE - The Supreme Court on Saturday sought details relating the strike observed in Sindh to protest against the apex court's ruling that removed Justice (r) Deedar Hussain Shah as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman, a private TV channel reported.
According to sources, the court directed the Sindh chief secretary to provide the details in connection with the strike and said the record of the resolution passed in the Sindh Assembly and the speeches made there
According to sources, the court directed the Sindh chief secretary to provide the details in connection with the strike and said the record of the resolution passed in the Sindh Assembly and the speeches made there
Can’t remove FIA DG, govt tells SC again
ISLAMABAD - After consulting the government, Establishment Secretary Abdul Rauf Chaudhry on Friday informed the Supreme Court that FIA Director General Waseem Ahmed could not be immediately removed from office as he was dealing with matters pertaining to national security.
A five-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and Justice Ghulam Rabbani, was hearing a suo motu case against
A five-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and Justice Ghulam Rabbani, was hearing a suo motu case against
SC sends NAB chief packing, govt decides he’ll stay
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Thursday declared the appointment of Justice (r) Deedar Hussain Shah as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman illegal and ultra vires and directed him to relinquish his charge with immediate effect. Meanwhile, the government has sought legal consultation from the Law Ministry for reappointing Justice (r) Shah. A well-placed source informed Pakistan Today that in view of the apex court's verdict, the government is mulling on a proposal to
SC questions SBP’s failure to apprehend wilful defaulters
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to examine why it could not exercise its own jurisdiction to take action against the borrowers who illegally settled their debt without complying with the provisions of Circular BPD-29 and demanded a report by the next date of hearing. A two-member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Ghulam Rabbani was hearing a suo motu case about the waiver of loans worth Rs 256 billion by
PC will ask PM to file review plea against SC decision
ISLAMABAD - The Parliamentary Committee (PC) on judges' appointment unanimously decided on Wednesday to request the prime minister that a review petition be filed in the Supreme Court on behalf of the federation, against the verdict of a four-member bench, which overturned the PC's decision rejecting the Judicial Commission (JC)'s recommendation for one-year extension to six additional judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) and Sindh High Court (SHC).
The PC decided that it would
The PC decided that it would
SC orders FIA to expedite probe into PSM scam
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to expedite investigation against the accused involved in the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) corruption scam. A two-member SC bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Ghulam Rabbani directed the lawyer for PSM, Fakhruddin G Ebrahim, to present an interim forensic report within a month.
Ebrahim told the court that PSM management had engaged a company to prepare the forensic
Ebrahim told the court that PSM management had engaged a company to prepare the forensic
SC wants flood probe within six weeks
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Flood Commission - set up to probe overflowing of rivers, charges of deliberate diversion of floodwater and breaches in embankments of barrages and canals during the recent floods - to complete the probe within six weeks and submit a report to the court's registrar. A two-member bench, comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Ghulam Rabbani, was hearing a suo motu case against the breaches allegedly made in
End police shoulder-promotions in 3 days: SC
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Punjab government to withdraw all shoulder promotions given in the police department and observed that there was no concept of such promotions in the law and police rules. The court said the mechanism was an invention of politicians who used the process for political purposes. The bench of Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed and Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa directed the government to abolish the policy of shoulder
Get agencies to set things right in Balochistan, SC tells govt
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that the state of law and order in Balochistan was critical and ordered the Balochistan government to take into confidence the intelligence agencies - Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) - to resolve the issue. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani said that all intelligence agencies were
Allotments to housing societies benefiting land mafia: SC
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that the allotment of state land to private housing society would encourage land mafia in the federal capital. The SC was hearing a suo motu case against the allotment of land worth billions in Sector E-11 by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to Multi Professional Housing Society under the guise of development.
The three-member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice M Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani
The three-member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice M Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani
SC issues notices over contract employment of FIA DG, others
ISLAMABAD - In a response to the government's refusal of not sacking Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General Waseem Ahmed, Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday formed a larger bench to hear the case of Ahmed as well as others officials on contract employment on March 11.
The CJP issued notices to the attorney general, the establishment secretary, advocates general and chief secretaries of the provincial governments and the Islamabad
The CJP issued notices to the attorney general, the establishment secretary, advocates general and chief secretaries of the provincial governments and the Islamabad
SC moved for early hearing of KBD construction
LAHORE - A petition has been moved to the Supreme Court Lahore Registry on Monday for early hearing of a petition for Kalabagh Dam (KBD) construction to meet growing energy needs and save Pakistan from floods and draughts. The application was filed by barrister Zafar Ullah Khan submitting that his petition despite being linked to an important national issue was pending in the Supreme Court since 1996 which showed the collapse of Pakistan's judicial policy. He said compared to it a
SC asks for record of approval of Reko Diq project
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday ordered the Balochistan advocate general to submit by today (Tuesday) complete records of approvals and relaxations in rules given by the former chief minister of Balochistan for the Reko Diq project.
A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani was hearing a case against leasing of Reko Diq gold and copper mines in Balochistan worth over $260 billion to
A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani was hearing a case against leasing of Reko Diq gold and copper mines in Balochistan worth over $260 billion to
Judges’ extensions – SC overturns parliamentary body’s decision
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court overturned on Friday a Parliamentary Committee decision rejecting a yearlong extension to six additional judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) and Sindh High Court (SHC) and told the government to issue a notification granting the extension in line with the recommendations of the Judicial Commission in February.
A four-member bench comprising Justice Mahmood Akhtar Shahid Siddiqui, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice
A four-member bench comprising Justice Mahmood Akhtar Shahid Siddiqui, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice
Govt ignores SC orders to terminate FIA DG
ISLAMABAD - The government is heading towards a confrontation with the judiciary by not sacking FIA Director General Waseem Ahmed despite a Supreme Court (SC) order to remove him within three days that ended on Friday, as no notification in this regard was issued suggesting that the government would not take dictation from the judiciary in administrative matters.
It was for the third time on Tuesday that the SC asked the government to sack the FIA DG and all other officials
It was for the third time on Tuesday that the SC asked the government to sack the FIA DG and all other officials
PML-Q moves SC against FIA’s allegations
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leaders filed a joint application in the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday seeking registration of a criminal case against Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Additional Director General Zafar Ahmed Qureshi under Section 193 and Section 500 of the Pakistan Penal Code for making false allegations against them. PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain and Moonis Elahi filed the petition through their
