ISLAMABAD — President Asif Ali Zardari has accepted the resignations of Supreme Court Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, who stood down the day before. The Presidency stated that the resignation letters addressed directly to the President have now been properly authorized. The two senior judges resigned on ThursdayContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar will present the 27th constitutional amendment bill in the Senate on Monday, as the upper house session begins at 11:00 a.m. at the Parliament House. Senator Farooq H. Naik was scheduled to give the Joint Parliamentary Committee for Law and Justice’s reportContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Pakistan held that a bank statement alone is insufficient to verify someone’s income. The ruling occurred during a case heard by a two-member court led by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, with Justice Shafi Siddiqui writing the judgment. The Supreme Court madeContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan remarked that both Pakistan and Turkey want to expand their bilateral trade volume to $5 billion. Addressing a joint news conference with Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Fidan expressed thanks for Ishaq Dar’s kind welcome, noting that both nations have deep-rooted, fraternal connections thatContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Law and Justice has issued notifications for the permanent appointment of chief justices to all four high courts in the country, with President Asif Ali Zardari’s approval.According to the notification, Justice Sarfraz Dogar has been named Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court. Justice Junaid GhaffarContinue Reading
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, have filed an appeal with the IHC for an expedited hearing on their pleas to postpone their convictions in the £190 million case. Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi were found guilty earlier this year in the £190 million case. ImranContinue Reading
A court in Islamabad has ordered the blocking of 27 stations suspected of “disseminating fake and misleading information against state institutions,” according to an order issued on Tuesday. Judicial Magistrate Abbas Shah issued a two-page written ruling responding to a petition submitted by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA).Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has raised strong misgivings about the federal committee constituted to oversee the combined tribal areas. Addressing a news conference alongside former KP governor Shah Farman and Sheikh Waqas Akram, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar stated that the federal government lacks the jurisdiction to constitute a committeeContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) restored governing coalition members elected on reserved seats on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on restricted seats. The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench upheld the review petitions, holding that the PTI is ineligible for women’s and minority reserved seats in nationalContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD (A News) Following the recent military escalation with India, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday tasked PPP Chairman and former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari with advocating Pakistan’s demand for peace on the world stage. Bilawal wrote on X that the prime minister had contacted him earlier today andContinue Reading
