Tag: Justice Minallah
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Justice Minallah says live streaming of Khan’s appearance in court not against law
Supreme Court Justice Athar Minallah on June 5 issued a dissenting note on the majority verdict against the petition seeking live streaming of the hearing of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) amendment case, stating that there was “no substantive reason” to deny the public the right to have access to court proceedings. In a 13-page…
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‘Use of blasphemy laws for political purposes is also blasphemy’: Justice Minallah
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has prohibited the police from filing blasphemy cases. The order was issued by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Wednesday while hearing a petition filed by former federal information minister Fawad Chaudhry to prevent the police from arresting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members who were charged with blasphemy after a hooliganism…
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‘Seems like PM Khan was not assisted correctly over PECA Ordinance’: Justice Minallah
During the hearing of a plea challenging the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) PECA Ordinance, 2022, Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah reportedly issued a notice to the attorney-general of Pakistan and directed him to combine this petition with other petitions that are against PECA. Justice Minallah said that it seems like no one…
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Mohsin Baig case: Court says FIA misused its power, issues show-cause notice
Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued show-cause notice to the Director of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) cybercrime wing, Babar Bakht Qureshi, on Monday for misusing FIA’s powers in the arrest case of journalist Mohsin Jamil Baig. The FIA cybercrime wing and the police arrested and raided Daily Jinnah and Online news agency Editor Mohsin Baig’s house.…
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‘Used’:Rana Shamim in trouble as court frame charges against ex-judge
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday set January 7, 2022, as the date for framing charges against former Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Judge Rana Shamim and others in a case related to an affidavit that accuses former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar of colluding to deny bails to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership…
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‘Who has the capability to record the chief justice of Pakistan?’ Asks Justice Athar Minallah
Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah said that the courts cannot risk “opening up of the floodgates” by ordering inquiries into “anything that goes viral on social media”, remarking that vigorous judicial activism had caused a lot of damage to the judiciary, reports Dawn. “Anything goes viral on social media. How many can…
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Islamabad Court Chief Justice says remarks about retired judges, ex-CJP not contempt of court
Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah observed on Friday, that remarks about retired officials did not warrant contempt of court charges, even if they were made against a former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP). Justice Minallah made the observation during a hearing to decide the maintainability of a petition, filed by Advocate Kulsoom…