Tag: judiciary
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Supreme Court disposes of Justice Faiz Isa’s order to stop all suo moto proceedings
A six-member bench of the Supreme Court formed to deliberate on Justice Faez Isa’s order freezing all the suo moto notices, closed the case after a 5-minute hearing. The larger bench includes Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha A Malik, Justice Syed…
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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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‘Are all decisions and benches only for Imran Khan?’: Nawaz raises questions on judiciary
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, Nawaz Sharif, has spoken out against the decision to disqualify him as prime minister, stating that it hurt the future of the country. Speaking at a press conference in London on Friday evening, Nawaz said, “I appeal to my people, open your eyes. This is a cruel joke. In 2017,…
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Biryani ka laalach de ke logon ko bulaya jata hai, PTI criticises Maryam Nawaz for holding jalsa
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz has come under fire for holding a workers’ convention in Khudian on Wednesday. Her rival party—Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)—mocked the party for distributing biryani among the attendees. They accused that PML-N lured the people to attend the convention in the name of biryani. Former Human Rights Minister…
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PTI says they now respect next Supreme Court Chief Justice Faez Isa who they had taken to court
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Fawad Chaudhry has said in an interview that the party respects Justice Qazi Faez Isa who is set to become the next Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) later this year. In an interview with WE news, he said, “We have a relationship of respect with Justice Faez Isa”, adding that he disapproved…
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‘Ennu koyi bahir thokay’: Ex-CJP Saqib Nisar and Khawaja Rahim’s alleged audio leak about Maryam Nawaz
Former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar and former Governor and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s lawyer, Khawaja Tariq Rahim’s alleged audio leak has surfaced on the internet. In the alleged audio clip both Nisar and Rahim are talking about Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz. The transcript of audio…
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Islamabad High Court saves Imran Khan from getting arrested
Islamabad High Court (IHC) has stopped police from arresting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. The court has said that Khan should be given a chance to present himself before the Islamabad sessions court which issued the non-bailable arrest warrants for Khan and directed the police to present him before them on March 18 (Saturday).…
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Monitoring committee takes action against use of luxury cars by officials to cut expenses
State-run Radio Pakistan has reported that the monitoring committee responsible for overseeing the implementation of austerity measures has expressed serious concerns about some officers using vehicles above 1,800cc. The committee, chaired by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, met in Islamabad on Monday to review the implementation of the decisions made at its first meeting regarding austerity…
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Cannot air anything related to the conduct of serving judges, says PEMRA
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has prohibited electronic media to broadcast anything which is related to the conduct of serving judges of High Courts and Supreme Court (SC). In a notification, issued on Thursday, PEMRA said that it has been observed that despite repeated directives, satellite TV channels are “persistently discussing the conduct of…
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More audio leaks of judges coming soon, claims journalists
Veteran journalists Azaz Syed and Umar Cheema have claimed on their YouTube show “Talk Shock” that more audio leaks which have the potential to plunge the country into further crisis, might surface soon. The two journalists discussed the recently leaked audio recordings which allegedly feature former Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Pervaiz Elahi talking about a…