Tag: CJP Bandial
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Judges mein bol chaal khatam, ghar se iftariyaan waapis kardi, claims journalist
Senior court reporter Hasnaat Malik has claimed that the differences between the Supreme Court (SC) judges have reached the point of no return. Speaking to Journalist Absa Komal on Dawn News programme ‘News Eye’, the journalist said, “Bol chaal khatam ho gai hai, iftariyaan bheji judges ne aik dosry ke ghar woh wapis kardi gai…
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Parliament rejects the verdict of Supreme Court
The National Assembly (NA) has passed a resolution rejecting the verdict of the three-member bench of the Supreme Court about holding polls in Punjab on May 14. The resolution was moved by Balochistan Awami Party lawmaker Khalid Magsi and approved by a majority of the lawmakers. Previously, the govt demanded a full bench for the…
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Ap ko tab jazbaati hona chahiye tha jab Nawaz Sharif ko nikala gaya, Maryam tells Chief Justice
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz, speaking at a lawyers’ convention, criticised Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial after the Supreme Court (SC) verdict of holding of Punjab polls on May 14. “I saw tickers on TV attributed to the CJP, that said that the chief justice got emotional during…
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Supreme Court reserves decision over postponement of Punjab and KP elections
The Supreme Court has reserved its decision over Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) elections and will announce the decision tomorrow (Tuesday). The hearing of the case has been going on for the past week with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) demanding immediate elections. On February 22, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial took a suo motu…
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‘Judges and generals can’t take decisions behind closed doors’: Fawad Chaudhry
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry criticised the Supreme Court’s detailed judgement given yesterday in a suo motu case on the ruling by former National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri under Article 5 of the Constitution. “The people should be given the right to make decisions. Judges and generals can’t change their policies every day.…
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Supreme Court bars transfers, appointments in high-profile cases
The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) is barring authorities from making new appointments and transferring officials involved in “high-profile” and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cases as well as those cases which are being heard by special courts, reports Dawn. The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) observed that special courts in Karachi and Lahore lack judges while…
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CJP Bandial says not counting a vote during no-trust proceedings against Khan would be ‘contemptuous’
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday observed that not counting a vote that has been cast during the no-confidence vote against Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan would be “contemptuous”. CJP Bandial further questioned that for how long a dissident Member of the National Assembly (MNA) could be disqualified. He made the…