8 d. ago Omar Ayub ‘withdraws all petitions’ against his disqualification

Veteran Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub has withdrawn all petitions against his disqualification in the Supreme Court. The development comes as the SC’s five-member constitutional bench on Monday hears the cases related to the disqualification of Ayub and another PTI leader Shibli Faraz. The hearing was conducted under the chairmanship of Justice Aminuddin Khan, […]

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8 d. ago Omar Ayub pulls out all SC appeals; wife to contest election

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub has withdrawn all his pending petitions from the Supreme Court, the court was informed during a hearing on Monday. A five-member constitutional bench headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan was hearing cases related to the disqualification of PTI leaders Omar Ayub and Shibli Faraz. Appearing before the court, Barrister […]

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1 week ago SC fixes for hearing Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz’s appeals against disqualification on Oct 27

Five-member bench led by Justice Aminuddin Khan to take up PTI leaders’ pleas seeking restoration of status PHC earlier dismissed appeals for non-surrender after conviction in cases linked to May 9 violence ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has fixed for hearing the appeals filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Omar Ayub and Shibli Faraz challenging their […]

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2 w. ago ‘Challenges to 26th Amend’: Justice Mazhar likens benches to ‘branches of one tree’

Justice Aminuddin Khan-led eight-member bench hears 37 petitions challenging 26th Constitutional Amendment Justice Hilali asks whether reverting to a full bench would require ‘suspending’ Article 191A, introduced through the Amendment Judges debate whether Constitutional Bench can refer matter to full court, weigh scope of Article 191A and bench powers ISLAMABAD: Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar on […]

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2 w. ago Justice Mazhar says regular benches cannot hear constitutional matters

Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar on Monday observed that no Supreme Court benches besides the CB could hear constitutional matters as he and seven other judges heard petitions against the 26th Amendment. The bench hearing the pleas is headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan and also includes Justices Mazhar, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Ayesha Malik, Syed Hasan Azhar […]

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2 w. ago Justice Aminuddin defends 26th Amendment, dismisses claims of controversy

ISLAMABAD: Head of the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench, Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, on Monday voiced support for the 26th Constitutional Amendment, dismissing suggestions that it was “controversial.” “Don’t say that the 26th Amendment is controversial,” remarked Justice Amin-ud-Din while presiding over an eight-member bench hearing a series of petitions challenging the constitutional changes approved by parliament […]

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3 w. ago CJP empowered to form full court, CB told during 26 Amendment case hearing

Senior lawyer Abid Shahid Zuberi on Tuesday told the Supreme Court’s (SC) Constitutional Bench (CB) that the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) had the power to form a full court as it took up a set of petitions against the 26th Amendment. The bench hearing the pleas is headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan and also […]

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3 w. ago SC mulls over full bench to hear pleas against 26th Amendment

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the presentation of a list of full courts, constituted in the past, while hearing petitions challenging the 26th Constitutional Amendment. The eight-member larger bench, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, comprised Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha Malik, Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Musarrat Hilali, Justice […]

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