ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government on Friday approached the Supreme Court challenging the Islamabad High Court’s November 21 verdict to declare former prime minister Imran Khan’s jail trial in the cipher case illegal. The petition, filed by the ministries of law and interior, contended that the IHC order was “not in consonance with the law” and “travelled beyond the jurisdiction”. It must be …
ISLAMABAD: In a massive blow to PTI, the Supreme Court on Saturday set aside the Peshawar High Court (PHC) order that reinstated “bat” as the party’s electoral symbol for the upcoming general elections. The verdict means the PTI’s ticket holders would have to contest the elections as independent candidates. The PTI’s bid to join the elections using the PTI-Nazriati splinter group’s symbol, …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court is expected to announce its reserved verdict shortly on a petition filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) order to reinstate “bat” as PTI’s electoral symbol for the general elections. The verdict was to be announced at 9:30pm initially but has since been delayed. After hearing arguments from the counsels of …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has resumed hearing today (Saturday) the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) petition challenging the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) decision to restore the PTI’s ‘bat’ election symbol. The ECP will allot election symbols to political parties today. A three-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and Justices Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Musarrat Hilali, will hear …
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday accepted the resignation of Supreme Court’s Justice Ijazul Ahsan, who had abruptly opted to leave the top court a day earlier following the departure of his colleague Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi. According to a press release issued by the President House today, Justice Ahsan had resigned under Articles 179 and 206(a) of the Constitution. It added that the …
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday accepted the resignation of Supreme Court’s Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, a statement from his office said. The development came a day after the judge, who was facing complaints of misconduct, tendered his resignation due to “circumstances which are a matter of public knowledge and to some extent public record”. According to a press release issued by …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday approved the post-arrest bail of former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, both of whom are incarcerated at Adiala Jail, in the cipher case. The top court also directed the PTI leaders to submit surety bonds worth Rs1 million each. The order was issued by a three-member bench headed …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday instructed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to remove the PTI’s reservations regarding a lack of a level playing field in the run up to the February 8 general election. The top court directed the PTI to submit its complaint with the ECP at 3pm today and ordered Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor …
ISLAMABAD: A six-member Supreme Court bench, in a 5-1 majority verdict, on Wednesday conditionally suspended its Oct 23 unanimous ruling nullifying military trials of 103 civilians, pending a final judgment. The order, passed on a set of intra-court appeals (ICAs) challenging its previous ruling, stated that the military trials of 103 civilians for their alleged role in attacks on army installations during …
ISLAMABAD: A six-judge Supreme Court bench will take up on Dec 13 a set of intra-court appeals (ICAs) against its Oct 23 unanimous verdict declaring the trial of 103 civilians in military courts for their alleged involvement in the May 9 violence as against the Constitution. The bench will be headed by Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and comprise Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Mohammad Ali …