Tag: Supreme Court
SC gives govt four weeks for action against former top generals
--Court asks Defence Ministry why it has not started court-martial proceedings against ex-generals Beg and Durrani
--Justice Gulzar points out omission of MQM founder's name...
SC full court expresses satisfaction over cases disposal rate
ISLAMABAD: A full court meeting under Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khosa's stewardship was held at the Supreme Court (SC) here on Thursday.
As...
SC reinstates former AGP Qadir’s licence
-- No contempt of court, CJP Khosa rules
-- Qadir thanks CJP for 'vindicating him'
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday reinstated former attorney general...
SC to introduce e-court system to minimise backlog
--Backlog of 40,535 cases to be reduced by providing video link facility for lawyers between principal seat, registries
ISLAMABAD: Taking leverage of cyber regime, the...
Faizabad sit-in case: Prosecute hatemongers, SC tells govt
--Verdict in Faizabad sit-in case states intelligence agencies, ISPR do not have authority to impede with media broadcasts, disapproves of 'cash handouts from men in...
SC to announce verdict in Faizabad sit-in case on Wednesday
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) will announce its verdict on a suo motu notice of the 2017 Faizabad sit-in staged by the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan...
SC approves bail of accused in triple murder case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday approved the bail plea of an accused in a triple murder case.
A two-member bench of the apex...
PAC chairmanship: Rasheed says he will win the case in SC
RAWALPINDI: Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Sunday claimed he would win the case against Shehbaz Sharif in Supreme Court.
Speaking to journalists in Rawalpindi, the...
SC upholds terrorism charges in Fahad Malik case
The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by Raja Arshad, one of the three murder suspects, to remove terrorism charges from the murder...
Report submitted in SC clears Aman Foundation in Amal Umer case
KARACHI: Aman Foundation, a charitable organisation, has expressed satisfaction with the investigation process and the resulting report produced by a committee constituted by the Supreme...
Aasia reportedly moves to Canada; protests hit Pakistan
--Religious parties stage protests in Islamabad, Karachi over SC verdict to uphold Aasia’s acquittal
Workers of religious parties on Friday staged protests in major...
Ex-SC judge Zahid Hussain appointed as president’s legal consultant
ISLAMABAD: Former Supreme Court judge Sayed Zahid Hussain assumed the charge as Consultant (Legal Affairs) in the President’s Secretariat (Public) on Friday.
Justice Sayed Zahid Hussain...
Aasia Bibi free to make foreign visits: FO
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Wednesday maintained that Aasia Bibi has the right to travel anywhere after the Supreme Court’s verdict absolved her of...
LDA fails to regularise unregistered marriage halls despite SC order
--Marriage halls association rejects govt's decision to impose Rs20,000 tax
LAHORE: Despite the Supreme Court (SC) orders, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has failed to...
Aasia Bibi’s acquittal ‘finally clears path to her freedom’, says Amnesty
As the Supreme Court upheld its October 31, 2018 verdict of acquitting Aasia Bibi in a blasphemy case, Amnesty International, the human rights watchdog,...
Aasia Bibi’s acquittal: SC to hear review petition amid tight security...
ISLAMABAD: Tight security arrangements have been made by the capital administration, including the deployment of paramilitary troops in sensitive areas, as the Supreme Court is...
SC moved against Shehbaz, Saad’s production orders
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday was moved against the orders of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) which allowed issuance of production orders for...