Tag: lawyers
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PTI legal team charged under anti-terrorism law for attacking Khawar Maneka
The Police on Thursday filed an anti-terror case along with other charges against a group of lawyers who allegedly attacked Khawar Maneka, ex-husband of former First Lady Bushra Bibi, on court premises as he was leaving the site after appearing in the Iddat case, Dawn reported. However, an FIR was not lodged by the victim…
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Lawyers call upon the SC to use suo moto powers to probe IHC judges letter
More than 300 lawyers across the country have urged the Supreme Court to initiate proceedings under Article 184(3) on the Islamabad High Court Judges’ letter to the Chief Justice of Pakistan alleging “interference” by the executive in judicial matters. On March 26, six IHC judges — Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Justice…
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Kaala coat in Karachi; PTI favours lawyers for general elections
Pakistan Teheek-e-Insaf (PTI) has issued tickets to more than a dozen lawyers in Karachi to contest on national and Sindh assemblies in the upcoming general elections set to take place on February 8, 2024. PTI counsels are taking part in polls on seven National Assembly (NA) seats and four provincial assembly seats in Karachi. There…
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Bilawal demands general elections as soon as possible
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has demanded again that general elections be conducted as soon as possible, stating that delaying polls is to deny them. “Elections delayed are election denied,” Bilawal said while addressing the celebration of the golden jubilee of the Constitution of Pakistan in an event organised by the Supreme…
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Unprepared lawyers in live Supreme Court proceedings unleash Pakistani Twitter at its best
The live transmission of the Supreme Court’s (SC) full bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qaez Faez Isa on Monday has led to social media blitz of memes. Delighted viewers got to see a Supreme Court hearing for the first time, and they did not hold back on jokes. Lawyers, particularly Khawaja Tariq…
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FIA report reveals fake LLB students
Nearly 4000 students from affiliated law colleges of Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) in Multan are suspected of being “non-genuine”, according to a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) report. The FIA submitted the report to the Supreme Court on Monday, which disclosed that 3,997 individuals allegedly attempted to sit the LLB exam without ever attending classes. According…
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‘Burden of pending cases needs to be lightened, lawyers come prepared’: CJP Bandial
Justice Umar Ata Bandial after being sworn in as the 28th Chief Justice of Pakistan, in an oath-taking ceremony at the Presidential Palace, made his first appearance in a courtroom as the CJP and conversed with lawyers. “We need to lighten the burden of pending cases. Lawyers should come prepared and avoid seeking extensions,” he…
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Lawyers beat up woman inside court
A female activist of the ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Laila Parveen, and her brother were allegedly beaten up by a group of lawyers on Malir court premises, reports Dawn. Videos of the incident are doing the rounds on social media. The lawyers are being criticised for the way Parveen and her brother were treated.…
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Chief Justice Gulzar rejects accusations of promoting ‘favourite’ judges
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed has said that the recent agitation by the legal fraternity was “totally uncalled for”, reports Dawn. Reacting to the lawyers’ September 9 convention, which accused the judiciary of favouritism in the appointment of superior court judges, CJP said, “There had been 41 judges in the judicial history of Pakistan…