CJP Afridi administers oath to newly-appointed SC judges
- 14-Feb-2025
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi on Friday administered oath to the six newly-appointed Supreme Court (SC) judges in a swearing-in ceremony at the apex court. On Monday, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), chaired by CJP Justice Yahya Afridi, approved the appointments of Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Aamer Farooq, Chief […]
Newly appointed SC judges likely to take oath tomorrow
- 12-Feb-2025
ISLAMABAD: Six newly appointed judges to the Supreme Court (SC) are likely to take oath of their office tomorrow, ARY News reported. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi will administer oath to the newly appointed judges at the Supreme Court building. The ceremony will be attended by sitting judges of the Supreme Court […]
Bill to increase SC judges number likely to be tabled in NA next week
- 01-Nov-2024
ISLAMABAD: The bill to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court is expected to be presented in the National Assembly (NA) next week, ARY News reported on Friday, citing sources. Details indicate that the government and its allies have yet to reach a consensus on the bill for increasing the number of Supreme […]
‘Govt mulls increasing number of SC judges’
- 29-Oct-2024
ISLAMABAD: The incumbent government has decided to move a bill in National Assembly to increase number of judges in the Supreme Court (SC), ARY News reported, citing sources. As per details, the government is likely to move the bill in the lower house of the Parliament on Friday. With the bill, the government is mulling […]
Govt decides to raise SC judges’ strength
- 27-Aug-2024
In a major development, the federal government has decided to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, ARY News reported on Tuesday citing sources. Sources said that the government has decided to amend the 1997 Act to raise the strength of judges to 23, including the Chief Justice. Sources further revealed […]
Reserved seats case: Dissenting notes of SC judges revealed
- 12-Jul-2024
ISLAMABAD: Two Supreme Court (SC) judges, part of a 13-member bench, have written dissenting notes in verdict on Sunni Ittehad Council’s (SIC) appeal as the top court declared Imran Khan-founded PTI eligible for seats reserved for women and minorities, ARY News reported on Friday. A 13-member bench of the top court, headed by Chief Justice […]
SJC session summoned for appointment of SC judges
- 20-May-2024
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa has ‘summoned’ a meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) for the appointment of judges in the Supreme Court, ARY News reported, citing sources. The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) will meet on June 7 to discuss the appointment of judges to SC. Sources said six […]
CJP Qazi Faez Isa, three SC judges also receive ‘suspicious letters’
- 03-Apr-2024
ISLAMABAD: After Islamabad High Court and Lahore High Court judges, CJP Justice Qazi Faez Isa and three other judges of the SC also received threatening letters carrying ‘suspicious powder’, ARY News reported, citing sources on Wednesday. Sources privy to the development said, CJP Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail and […]
Military court trials: Sanaullah claims two judges were minused from bench
- 24-Jun-2023
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Friday alleged that the two senior judges of Supreme Court (SC) were minused from the nine-member bench constituted to hear petitions against trials of civilians in military courts, ARY News reported. Speaking to a private news channel, the federal minister claimed that the two SC judges – Justice Qazi […]
Maryam Aurangzeb threatens SC judges
- 11-May-2023
ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb has threatened the senior judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC), ARY News reported. As per details, the Federal Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb said that if someone attacks and put fire to a judge’s residence, no one will give a verdict against that and if they do then […]