38 h. ago Justice Mansoor urges release of judicial commission meeting minutes

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court’s senior puisne judge, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, has called on the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) to make public the minutes of all its meetings held under the tenure of Chief Justice Yahya Afridi. In a letter dated June 25 addressed to the JCP secretary, Justice Shah expressed concern over the […]

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44 h. ago Correcting Constitutional Misconstruction: Legal Reflections on the Supreme Court’s Reserved Seats Review Judgment (Part

Hafiz Ahsaan Ahmad Khokhar The earlier majority decisions of 12th July 2024, rendered by a narrow margin of 8 to

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67 h. ago Opposition gains ground in KP assembly as reserved seats reshuffle power balance

PESHAWAR – A major political shift has taken place in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) restored 25 reserved seats, strengthening the opposition’s hand. This reshuffle has increased the opposition’s total strength to 52 members, intensifying the pressure on the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) has […]

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3 d. ago Justice Mansoor raises ‘questions’ on judges seniority in recent appointment

Senior judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah has raised ‘questions’ on the seniority of judges in the recent appointment. According to details, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah has sent another letter to the Secretary of the Judicial Commission, raising serious concerns over the determination of judges’ seniority without prior consultation. According to the […]

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3 d. ago AJK Judge arrested from courtroom for contempt over Bail in Drug Case

MUZAFFARABAD – Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) sentenced Special Judge of the Anti-Narcotics Court to jail for

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3 d. ago AJK judge jailed for defying Supreme court in drug dealer’s release

HAVELI, AJK – Police arrested Sessions Judge Raja Imtiaz Ahmad on Wednesday for contempt of court after he unlawfully released a major drug suspect, defying a Supreme Court directive. The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, headed by Chief Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan, sentenced Judge Imtiaz to three days in jail. The judge […]

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4 d. ago EPI, UNICEF host provincial workshop on SBC strategy for HPV vaccine rollout

The Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Sindh, in collaboration with the Health Department, Government of Sindh, and with the technical support of UNICEF, successfully conducted a two-day provincial workshop to translate the national Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) strategy into a context-specific provincial action plan for the rollout of the HPV vaccine in Sindh. The […]

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5 d. ago Khaqan Abbasi slams SC’s ruling, warns of political instability

ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister and Awam Pakistan Party Chief Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has launched a stinging criticism of the judiciary, claiming that country’s constitutional system is collapsing. In a series of interviews on Monday with various television channels, Abbasi said, “When someone else is writing judgments for Supreme Court judges, it means the system has […]

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5 d. ago ECP to meet today on SC reserved seats verdict, notification expected soon

ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is set to hold a key meeting today (Monday) to discuss the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on reserved seats in Pakistan’s legislative bodies. According to sources, the meeting will focus on implementing the court’s verdict, reviewing legal details, and devising a strategy for notifying the successful candidates […]

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6 d. ago KP CM holds emergency PTI meeting to address blow from reserved seats verdict

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has called for a parliamentary meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday, to discuss the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling on reserved seats. The meeting, set to take place at the Chief Minister’s House, will be attended by PTI members, who have been directed to […]

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6 d. ago PM directs NDMA to boost coordination amid heavy rainfall alerts

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has instructed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to enhance coordination with all provincial governments following forecasts of heavy rainfall and possible flooding. During a phone call on Saturday, he discussed the latest weather developments with NDMA Chairman Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik. The NDMA chief briefed the prime […]

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6 d. ago Zardari confirms IHC transfers, Justice Dogar now senior most

President Asif Ali Zardari has declared Justice Sarfraz Dogar as the senior-most judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The decision comes following a Supreme Court directive that referred the matter of judicial seniority and transfers to the President for final determination. In an official move, the President also made permanent the transfers of Justice […]

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7 d. ago ‘Judges’ transfer case’: Five IHC justices challenge constitutional bench’s verdict

Intra-court appeal filed through senior lawyer Munir A Malik, requests the apex court to declare the verdict given by 5-member constitutional bench null and void ISLAMABAD: Five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday challenged the Supreme Court (SC) verdict in the judges’ transfer case. In an intra-court appeal filed in the SC […]

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7 d. ago Immigrants face uncertainty after supreme court ruling on birthright citizenship

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on birthright citizenship has left immigrant families across the country scrambling for answers and legal guidance amid growing confusion and fear. The court sided with President Donald Trump’s request to limit federal judges’ authority but stopped short of directly deciding whether his order to restrict birthright citizenship […]

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7 d. ago IHC five judges challenge Supreme Court’s verdict on judges’ transfer, seniority case

ISLAMABAD – The five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday challenged the Supreme Court’s verdict in the

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8 d. ago CB overrules July 12 ruling in reserved seats case, ‘denies PTI

Majority seven-member verdict accepts review petitions, restoring March 12, 2024 decision of the Peshawar High Court Justice Mandokhail maintains his dissent in respect of 39 seats, while Justices Mazhar and Rizvi conditionally accepted review plea petitions Justice Panhwar recuses amid SIC concerns over his induction post-26th Amendment ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench on Friday […]

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8 d. ago PTI calls SC verdict ‘murder of justice, assault on constitution, democracy’

Controversial 26th Amendment erodes rule of law, judicial autonomy: Sh Waqas Vows Imran Khan remains only hope to pull country out of myriad problems ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rejected the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench’s “what it described” highly controversial verdict in the reserved seats review case, calling it a “flagrant breach of the party’s constitutional […]

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8 d. ago Supreme Court calls for review of Nikahnama form to protect women’s rights

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has urged both federal and provincial governments to review the Nikahnama form to make it more user-friendly and ensure the protection of marriage rights, particularly for women. A three-member bench led by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah highlighted that without revising the form as a whole, recent efforts, particularly by the […]

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8 d. ago PTI slams supreme court ruling, vows protests over reserved seats verdict

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has strongly rejected the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on reserved seats and announced plans to protest. The party expressed disappointment over the court’s decision to revoke PTI’s share of reserved seats and distribute them among rival parties. PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said the ruling was deeply unjust and hurtful. Barrister […]

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8 d. ago Supreme court restores 77 reserved seats in national and provincial assemblies

The Supreme Court has restored 77 reserved seats in the National and Provincial Assemblies after accepting review petitions. These petitions challenged the earlier decision that had granted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) the reserved seats. The court canceled that order and upheld the ruling of the Peshawar High Court. As a result of this verdict, 77 women […]

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