Get official residences vacated from illegal occupants, SC tells Sindh govt
- 21-Aug-2020
'229 government residences have been illegally occupied'
Learnt honesty from father, hard work from S. M Zafar: CJP Nisar
- 15-Jan-2019
Only democracy can ensure fundamental rights to the people; courts also need to ensure the provision of fundamental rights: outgoing top judge
Supreme Court seeks fresh medical report of mentally ill death row prisoner
- 14-Jan-2019
A two-member bench of Supreme Court forwarded the matter to a larger bench that is hearing another similar case.
SC to take up petition seeking disqualification of PM Imran
- 20-Sep-2018
ISLAMABAD: A petition seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Imran Khan has been fixed for hearing in the Supreme Court on September 24. Petitioner barrister Daniyal Chaudhry contended that Premier Imran Khan concealed facts in his nomination papers for July 25 polls. As per the Article 62, Imran Khan is not eligible to hold public office, […]
Supreme Court fixes unified admission fee for private medical colleges
- 06-Jan-2018
LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday issued an order fixing Rs640,000 as the fee for admission to all private Medical Colleges in the country. The CJP was hearing a suo moto notice of the exorbitant fees charged by private medical colleges and the lack of a uniform admission policy at […]
LHC seeks details of Electoral Reforms Act petition pending in Supreme Court
- 04-Oct-2017
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday put off the hearing of Pakistan Awami Tehreek’s (PAT) petition against the Electoral Reforms Act 2017 under which a disqualified person can hold a party’s office. The bench headed by Chief Justice Mansoor Ali Shah adjourned the case after a provincial law officer informed it that an identical petition […]
Supreme Court throws out Sharif family’s review pleas against Panama verdict
- 15-Sep-2017
ISLAMABAD: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif suffered another setback on Friday when a five-member bench of the Supreme Court dismissed a set of review petitions filed by him and members of his family against the July 28 verdict in Panama Papers case. The bench, headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and comprising Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, […]
CJP constitutes five-judge bench to hear review appeals of Sharif family
- 12-Sep-2017
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday constituted a five-member bench to hear a set of review appeals filed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his children – Hussain, Hassan, Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law retired Capt Safdar. The chief justice formed the bench, headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and comprising Justice Gulzar […]
SC takes notice of drugs’ use in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa educational institutions
- 05-Sep-2017
ISLAMABAD: Taking cognizance of the use of drugs in educational institutions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Supreme Court (SC) has directed the provincial authorities to submit a report showing the measures they have taken to curb its use. A bench of the apex court took notice of the use of narcotics while hearing a bail petition […]
Botched-up investigation: Two death row convicts set free after 12 years
- 18-Aug-2017
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday acquitted two death row convicts languishing in prison for around twelve years for murdering a man in the name of honour, ARY News reported. Aijaz Ahmed and Shahid Iqbal were condemned to death by a trial court for killing a man for honour in Hafizabad city of Punjab in 2005. […]