KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday restrained the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from arresting two Pakistan Peoples Party leaders, former chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and senior Sindh minister Sharjeel Memon, in the Bahria Town Karachi land grab reference. Mr Shah and Mr Memon filed petitions before the SHC and challenged the jurisdiction and summons issued by an …
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court judges approached Chief Justice of Pakistan Yayha Afridi and IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq to reclaim their seniority in light of changes to the ranking following the transfer of new judges, particularly Justice Sarfraz Dogar from the Lahore High Court who became the senior puisne judge replacing Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani. Besides losing his coveted …
ISLAMABAD: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan challenging the recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), citing concerns over their impact on freedom of speech and human rights.T The plea, moved by citizen Filed by Muhammad Qayum Khan, urged the apex court to strike down the amendments, calling them “ultra vires” to …
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Tuesday rubbished recent “hollow statements” from the Indian military and vowed a befitting to any “misadventure” against Pakistan. Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi claimed last month that “60 per cent of the terrorists eliminated” in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) in 2024 were allegedly of Pakistani origin. General Dwivedi further alleged …
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday sought a reply from the city’s deputy commissioner on a PTI plea seeking permission to hold a public rally at Minar-i-Pakistan on February 8. The opposition PTI has decided to observe a “black day” on February 8 (Saturday) to protest against its “stolen mandate” in last year’s general elections, which were dominated …
ISLAMABAD: Justice Aminuddin wonders how trial for same offence by army, civilian can be held in different courts Justice Aminuddin Khan — while hearing the case on the military trials of civilians on Tuesday — wondered how a trial for the same offence committed by a civilian and army personnel be held in different courts. On December 13 last year, …
ISLAMABAD: Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, who was senior puisne judge at the Islamabad High Court before Justice Sarfaraz Dogar’s transfer, has been removed from the top decision-making committee days after five judges opposed the latter’s transfer to the capital. According to a notification on Monday, the IHC administration reconstituted the Administrative Committee and Departmental Promotion Committee. Chief Justice Aamer Farooq …
LAHORE: A clear division is visible within the legal fraternity on the transfer of judges from three provincial high courts to the Islamabad High Court (IHC), as two major groups in the bar have yet again come up with opposing stances. A few days ago, three judges from as many different high courts were transferred to the IHC under Article …
LAHORE / KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has promised to do his best to resolve the PPP’s reservations over the Cholistan canals project, as well as the party’s misgivings over ‘power sharing’ in Punjab, which were conveyed to him by a PPP delegation that met him over the weekend. PPP leader Shazia Marri, accompanied by senior parliamentarians Syed Khursheed Shah …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), Sultan Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, witnessed the signing of two significant agreements between Pakistan and SFD, valued at $1.61 billion. The agreements were signed on Monday, further strengthening bilateral economic cooperation between the two nations. They include a deferred payment facility for oil imports from Saudi …