Tag: Supreme

Miyazaki: Japan’s new Supreme Court judge will issue rulings under maiden...

TOKYO: Yuko Miyazaki, newly appointed to the country’s top court, says she will issue her legal judgments under her maiden name — Miyazaki —...

US Supreme Court returns to legality of Ohio voter purging

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court returns to the issue of voting rights on Wednesday, as the justices hear arguments over whether Ohio’s policy of...

Majority of the cases are filed due to egotism: Justice Nasirul...

The Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge Nasirul Mulk on Saturday said majority of the cases are filed due to egotism, and in such a...

Application moved in SC for reopening of Kohistan case

Afzal Kohistani on Saturday filed an application in the Supreme Court requesting it to reopen suo-motu proceedings into the killing of five girls in...

Haj Scandal: Abdul Qadir Gilani moves SC against FIA director

Abdul Qadir Gilani, son of former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday, approached the Supreme Court (SC) requesting it to disassociate FIA Director Hussain...

SC orders Sindh Police to arrest accused within 24 hours

The Supreme Court directed the Sindh Police on Friday to arrest the killers of Shahzeb Khan within 24 hours otherwise be ready to face...

MQM files petition seeking exemption for Altaf Hussain in contempt hearing

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Friday filed a petition in the Supreme Court to seek exemption for party chief Altaf Hussain from appearing...

CNG crisis may affect outcome of elections: IWCCI

The Islamabad Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) on Sunday said that CNG pricing issue is being delayed deliberately to please the hierarchies...

SC reserves verdict in Reko Diq case

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday reserved its judgment in the Reko Diq case. The three-member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry,...

SC tells OGRA to put people first

The Supreme Court on Friday announced its reserved judgment in the compressed natural gas (CNG) pricing case, directing the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority...

SC asks government to extend tenure of IHC judges

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the president to issue notifications for appointing Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui as a judge and Noorul Haq Qureshi as...

SC summons PM’s son-in-law

The Supreme Court Wednesday summoned all records of the nomination of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf’s son-in-law, Raja Azeem-ul-Haq, as an executive director of...

SC asks convenience of ECP about holding local gov’t elections

Supreme Court on Tuesday by issuing notice to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) asked whether it would be convenient for ECP to hold local...

SC sets three days for ECP strategy on delimitation of constituencies

The Supreme Court on Wednesday approved the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) strategy with regards to complying with apex court’s order on delimitation of...

Misuse of funds: SC issues notices to serving, ex-IB chiefs

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to the incumbent and former chiefs of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) over misuse of secret funds during...

Parliament is supreme, says govt

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Tuesday said parliament was the supreme institution in the country as it represented the will...

National security supreme at all cost: President

President Asif Ali Zardari has said that national security and sovereignty would be kept supreme under all circumstances adding that all defense needs of...