SC judges write letter to CJP over rule-making in Pakistan
- 08-Sep-2025
ISLAMABAD: Four judges of the Supreme Court have sent another letter to the Chief Justice of Pakistan, raising concerns over the procedure for approving new rules, ARY News reported. The judges, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Muneeb Akhtar, Justice Ayesha Malik, and Justice Athar Minallah, objected to the method of rules approval in their letter, […]
CJP Afridi ‘summons’ SC full court meeting to review amendments in rules
- 05-Sep-2025
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi Friday, summoned a full court meeting of the Supreme Court on September 8, ARY News reported, citing sources. According to details, the SC full court meeting will focus on a single-point agenda — reviewing amendments made to the Supreme Court Rules 2025. Sources confirmed that the […]
JCP nominates two more judges for SC constitutional benches
- 17-Apr-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) nominated two Supreme Court judges for the constitutional benches of the apex court by majority of its total membership. “A meeting of the JCP was held for considering the nomination of two Judges for the Constitutional Benches of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the Conference Room of […]
CJP chairs Judicial Commission session to name 12 SHC judges
- 23-Jan-2025
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the judicial commission begins with Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahya Afridi in chair, citing sources ARY News reported on Thursday. The judicial commission meeting in the Supreme Court will consider over 46 nominees for appointment of 12 additional judges of the Sindh High Court. The nominees sent to the commission […]
CJP ‘responds’ to Justice Mansoor Ali Shah’s letter on Practice and Procedure Committee
- 26-Sep-2024
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Qazi Faez Isa, has responded to a letter from Justice Mansoor Ali Shah on the Practice and Procedure Committee, ARY News reported on Thursday, citing sources. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah had earlier refused to participate in the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Committee’s meeting, expressing his concerns over the […]
Reserved seats case: ‘Review pleas can only be heard by same bench’
- 20-Jul-2024
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) Judges Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Munib Akhtar said that the review petitions on reserved seats case can only be heard by the same 13-member bench that pronounced its verdict, ARY News reported. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa wanted to fix the review pleas urgently but […]
PBC condemns PTI’s demand of CJP recusal from party’s cases
- 03-Jun-2024
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has strongly condemned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) demand for Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa to recuse himself from hearing cases related to the party, ARY News reported. According to the official statement, the PBC termed the demand as “unfortunate and unacceptable” saying that it was an attempt […]
CJP expresses resentment on Faizabad sit-in report
- 06-May-2024
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Monday expressed his resentment over the Faizabad sit-in inquiry report. The Supreme Court resumed hearing of the federal government’s review petition in the dharna case after a special commission, formed to investigate the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) Faizabad sit-in, dispatched its report to the government. Headed […]
‘Executive’ interference in judicial affairs won’t be tolerated: CJP
- 28-Mar-2024
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa said that interference in the judicial affairs by the ‘executive’ will not be tolerated under any circumstances, ARY News reported. “The CJP clearly stated that interference by the executive in the affairs and judicial workings of judges will not be tolerated and under no circumstances can […]
“Why did you send notices to journalists using judges names,” CJP asks FIA
- 11-Mar-2024
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Monday heard a case related to ‘harassing’ journalists by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). A three-member bench led by the CJP took up the plea against issuing FIA notices to the journalists and ‘harassment‘. At the outset of the hearing, CJP Justice Qazi Faez […]