Tag: IHC
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Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani says either rule of law or rule of agencies can take place
Islamabad High Court (IHC) senior judge Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani on Monday strongly criticised intelligence agencies due to their alleged role in forced abductions. “The country will either be run as per the law or the whims of agencies,” Justice Kayani said. The Court held a hearing regarding the recovery of Kashmiri poet Ahmed Farhad…
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IHC bans entry of intelligence officials within court premises
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on May 16 prohibited the entry of spy agency officials within the court’s premises. Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri gave the ruling which was confirmed by a police official at the court. The development followed the release of an explosive letter penned to the Supreme Judicial Council by six judges if…
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Imran Khan gets bail in £190 million settlement case
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday approved founder Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan’s bail plea in the £190 million National Crime Agency (NCA) settlement reference. A two-member bench, comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, heard the petition and reserved the verdict a day earlier. The IHC said in its order…
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Poet Ahmad Farhad abducted from his residence
Well-known poet and media personality Ahmad Farhad has been abducted by unknown men on Wednesday from his house in Islamabad, his wife Ain Naqvi confirmed on X (formerly Twitter). Farhad’s wife wrote on X, “They broke the CCTV cameras of the house and took away the digital video recorder (DVR).” In another post on X,…
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IHC stops government from blocking SIMs of non-filers
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday stopped the government from blocking phone SIMs of non-filers. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq issued a stay order effective till May 27 as the court took up the petition today filed by a mobile phone company challenging the government’s decision to block SIMs of non-filers. Salman Akram Raja,…
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The cipher was classified, copies to be destroyed within six months, Khan kept it knowingly, without authorisation: Investigation agency tells court
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) prosecutor Hamid Ali Shah informed Islamabad High Court (IHC) that former Prime Minister Imran Khan was aware of the sensitivity of the diplomatic cipher but he didn’t protect it. The FIA prosecutor also said that Imran Khan not only kept the copy of cipher without permission but also failed to safeguard…
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Contempt proceedings for culprits running smear campaign against Justice Babar Sattar
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has decided to start contempt of court legal proceedings against the individuals running an online campaign against Justice Babar Sattar, The News has reported on Tuesday. The latest development comes after Justice Babar Sattar wrote a letter to IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq regarding the online propaganda being run against…
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Court fines FIA, PTA, PEMRA Rs. 500,000 each
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday fined FIA, PTA, and PEMRA Rs500,000 each while also dismissing their petitions regarding Justice Babar Sattar’s recusal from the audio leaks case. Last week, PEMRA filed a petition asking that Justice Babar recuse himself from hearing the case. At least four departments filed the applications and said that…
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Imran Khan was against IHC Justice Babar Sattar’s appointment
Nadeem Afzal Chan, former advisor to Imran Khan, stated in a talk show with Geo’s Shahzeb Khanzada that Imran Khan was against the appointment of Babar Sattar as a judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC). “Imran Khan said that he writes and speaks against us so we will not let him become a judge,”…
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Fawad Chaudhry to be investigated in relation to May 9 cases
Lahore police decided to involve former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry in an ongoing investigation linked to vandalism that occurred on May 9 last year. The Express TRIBUNE reported on Wednesday. The police said in their statement that they will investigate the former federal minister as the detained people in the May 9 cases gave statements…