Tag: Supreme Court

It’s opposition’s time to question!

The opposition criticised Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif in the Punjab Assembly over the disclosure of Younas...

All in national interest

But, of course The Mehrangate scandal reveals what crimes can be committed in the name of “supreme national interest.” A president and a COAS had...

Asghar Khan Case: Former bank chief admits distributing Rs 400m

Former chief of Mehran Bank Younis Habib admitted in front of the apex court on Thursday that he distributed Rs 400 million to politicians...

SC to frame contempt charge against Babar Awan on March 20

Supreme Court (SC) has decided to trigger contempt of court proceedings against former Federal Law Minister Babar Awan. The court said the press conference by...

SC takes a jibe at Punjab govt

A three-member bench of the Supreme Court’s Lahore Registry on Tuesday, while questioning the performance of the Punjab Government asked, “What name should be...

Resetting roles

Agencies have long held monopoly over patriotism Better late than never. The intelligence agencies have been finally put in the dock. The Supreme Court has...

ISI in the doghouse

Transgression should not go unchecked The SC is fed up with unending transgressions on the part of the agencies. On Thursday, the apex court referred...

SC directs Balochistan govt to dispose of mining firm’s appeal

Hearing the Reko Diq case on Wednesday, the Supreme Court directed the Balochistan government secretary (minerals) to dispose of an appeal about grant of...

SC to hear Asghar Khan case on Feb 29

The Supreme Court will start hearing a petition filed by Air Marshal (Retd.) Asghar Khan in 1996 regarding alleged distribution of million of rupees...

Crime in Punjab

Complacency and micromanaging The Punjab government’s failure to curb rising crime rate in the province has resulted in a lower court issuing arrest warrants of...

SC directs ISI, MI to submit report on Balochistan target...

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday directed the Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence MI) to submit detailed report on target killings and...

On judicial activism

More power to the judiciary’s elbow I have always considered that the success of lawyers’ movement in Pakistan in 2008 was its first war of...

SC orders screening of Awan’s ‘contemptuous’ press conference

The Supreme Court on Monday directed its office to make arrangements for playing in the courtroom on March 1, the footage of a press...

Babar Awan contempt case hearing adjourned till March 1

The Supreme Court on Monday resumed hearing the case pertaining to contempt of court charges against former law minister Babar Awan. The two-member bench of...

Imran cries foul

Apparently, a unanimous vote is not good enough PTI Chief Imran Khan has challenged the 20th Amendment ignoring that it was passed unanimously by lawmakers...

Name the striking YDA doctors, SC directs Punjab CS

Taking notice of media reports about the young doctors’ strike in Lahore against the suspension and detention of their seniors on account of spurious...

SC rejects Faisal Saleh’s plea against reinstatement of ex-en

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea filed by Federal Minister for Housing and Works Faisal Saleh Hayat against a verdict by the...