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ISLAMABAD - A two-member Supreme Court bench on Friday accepted for regular hearing a joint petition filed by some female assistant sub inspectors (ASIs) of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) seeking promotions like their male colleagues. The bench comprising Justice Nasirul Mulk and Justice Ghulam Rabbani observed that discrimination on the basis of gender was not permissible and a violation of the articles 22, 25 and 38 of the constitution.
The petition was filed by nine

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Thursday accepted an unconditional apology by former de-facto chief justice of Pakistan Justice (r) Abdul Hameed Dogar for taking oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) in violation of SC's November 3, 2007 restraint order and terminated the contempt of court notice issued to him.
The court also withdrew contempt of court notice against dysfunctional PCO judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Sayed Zahid Hussain after his counsel SM

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the independence of the judiciary if the parliamentary committee (PC) on judges' appointment could reject the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP). Justice Khilji Arif Hussain said this while conducting hearing on pleas against the rejection of one-year extension in the service of six additional judges of high courts by the PC.
Other members of the four-member SC bench are Justice Mahmood Akhtar Shahid

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid group's central leaders on Thursday filed three separate applications in the Supreme Court seeking action against Additional DG FIA Zafar Ahmed Qureshi under criminal law. The applications were filed by Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Ch Pervaiz Elahi, Ch Wajahat Hussain and Ch Moonis Elahi through counsels Senator Wasim Sajjad, Senator SM Zafar and Dr Khalid Ranjha, said a press release issued from Ch Shujaat's residence.
The applicants have

ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said on Wednesday that the Supreme Court neither wanted to block any foreign investment nor was it against it in any way, however, it wanted foreign investment to be subject to local laws.
A three-member bench comprising the CJ, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani was hearing a case against the leasing of Reko Diq gold and copper mines in Balochistan - worth over $260 billion - against the

ISLAMABAD - A six-member bench of the Supreme Court ordered the government on Tuesday to remove Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General Waseem Ahmed from his post and submit a report to the Registrar Office within three days.
The SC bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said the FIA's report on mismanagement and alleged corruption in Hajj affairs was dissatisfactory and it seemed as if it were being delayed deliberately to protect the accused. The

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court (SC) was told on Tuesday that the reasons given by the Parliamentary Committee (PC) for rejecting a year-long extension in the services of six additional judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) and Sindh High Court (SHC) were allegedly based upon the reservations of one of the members of the Judicial Commission (JC).
A four-member SC bench comprising Justice Mahmood Akhtar Shahid Siddiqui, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of petitions against the NAB Amendment Ordinance 2010, after it was told that the ordinance had lapsed and had no legal validity. A three member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani was hearing various petitions challenging the NAB Amendment Ordinance, 2010.

ISLAMABAD - A complaint was filed before Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry against the alleged misbehavior and manhandling of a lawyer for PEMRA by Mir Ibrahim Rehman, chief executive officer (CEO) of Geo Super TV channel. The complainant, PEMRA's lawyer Ali Raza, requested the CJP to take notice of the matter and order initiation of contempt proceedings against Rehman besides other legal action.

KARACHI - Though the Director General Ministry of Ports and Shipping has been terminated from his position by the government in pursuance of Supreme Court (SC) directives, it does not affect the Port Qasim Authority (PQA) Chairman who is also a retired officer.
The establishment division issued a notification to the Ports and Shipping DG Hassan Zaidi on February 21 stating that his services had been terminated, yet the directives of SC to remove retired officers from government

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Monday suspended the decision of the Parliamentary Committee (PC) which denied one year extensions in the service of two additional judges of the Sindh High Court and restrained the respondents from issuing any notification in pursuance of the PC's recommendations.
A four-member larger bench comprising Justice Mahmood Akhtar Siddiqui, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez was hearing petitions against the

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Monday directed immediate action against those who sponsored an illegal drag race held at Bahria Town, Rawalpindi, which killed 5 people on December 5 last year. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani also directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to arrest and bring back Atif Sheikh, the main organizer of the drag race and also an absconding accused, through

ISLAMABAD - Hearing petitions against the appointment of Justice (r) Syed Deedar Hussain Shah as National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman, Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa of the Supreme Court (SC) remarked on Monday that it seemed as if the law ministry was unaware of the law under which the appointment of the NAB chairman was made.
A three-member bench comprising Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed and Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa was hearing identical petitions

ISLAMABAD - A four-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) will on Monday hear a set of pleas against the rejection of a year's extension in the service of four additional judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) and two additional judges of the Sindh High Court (SHC) by the Parliamentary Committee (PC).
At the last hearing, the court had threatened ex-parte proceedings when no representative of the PC showed up to pursue the matter. The court had told Attorney General Anwarul Haq

ISLAMABAD - Various benches of the Supreme Court will hear high profile cases today (Monday) including smuggling through the container meant for supplies to ISAF in Afghanistan, which have been entering Pakistan over the past four years in the name of Afghan Transit Trade (ATT) and the pilfering that caused a whopping loss of Rs 19 to Rs 37 billion to the national exchequer.
The cases will be heard by a three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry,

ISLAMABAD - Hearing a petition against the Railways land scam, allegedly worth more than Rs 25 billion, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Railways secretary to submit a comprehensive report within two weeks. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani held that the court would also examine the transparency of the transfer of money in the deal.
Mian Gul Hassan advocate told the court that

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Friday confirmed the interim bail earlier it had granted to former Adiala Jail Superintendent Saeedullah Gondal and Deputy Superintendent Khalid Bashir allegedly involved in the 11 prisoners' disappearance from the jail in June last year.
A three-member bench, comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani, heard the bail application of both the officials whose bails were canceled by the