Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Apex Court extends stay order against PHC ruling over BRT project

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The Supreme Court (SC) Apex Court extended stay order against the Peshawar High Court’s ruling over Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Peshawar project. According to details, PHC  verdict was challenged by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and the Peshawar Development Authority (PDA). During the hearing, Justice Umar Atta Bandiyal said the government should respond to the reservations … Read more

SC summons detailed report from Chairman NDMA on Corona Foreign Aid

Supreme Court

Chief Justice Justice Gulzar Ahmed has summoned detailed report  from Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)   on the distribution foreign aid to combat coronavirus in Pakistan. As per details, Supreme Court of Pakistan heard the suo moto case on the pandemic. A larger bench was formed to hear the case. Chief Justice of Pakistan summoned … Read more

SC orders to stop releasing of prisoners

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Supreme Court on Monday suspended orders of high courts related to release of amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Local media reported, the top-court also stopped the high courts and the provincial governments from passing any order regarding release of prisoners. The apex court also suspended the implementation of Islamabad High Court orders regarding … Read more

Apex Court orders Fed Gov to submit response on privatization of PSM

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 Apex Court on Thursday demanded a response from the federal government on the privatization of Pakistan Steel Mills. A three-member bench led by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed heard the case, pertaining to the privatization of Steel Mills. The chief justice said the mills closed since 2015 and the employees still receiving their salaries, adding that … Read more

Musharraf High Treason case: SHCBA challenges LHC’s decision in SC

Musharraf High Treason Case

The Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) on Tuesday challenged the Lahore High Court’s decision in Pervez Musharraf treason case pleading that the formation of special court was lawful. The SHCBA, in its petition, requested the Supreme Court to reinstate the decision to award Musharraf the death penalty. It stated that the high court did … Read more

SC to take bail plea of Khawaja Brothers on March 10

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Supreme Court on Monday summons report from NAB on corruption case against former Railways minister Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother Salman Rafique. The court adjourned the case hearing till March 10. Supreme Court took up bail plea of former Railways minister Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother Salman Rafique today. Justice Maqbool Baqir while … Read more

Facilities in PIA were misused, SC

PIA officers cut their salaries as coronavirus outbreak dents business

Supreme Court while hearing National Airline’s CEO appointment case, remarked that in PIA facilities are misused. On Thursday, Supreme Court heard PIA CEO appointment case. During the hearing,,Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed remarked that the administration is not having any idea about the four planes of national flag carrier. The PIA board lawyer … Read more

PIA Aircraft was sold, not gone missing; says report submitted in SC

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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) officials submitted a reply in Supreme Court (SC) in a missing aircraft case. The plane had completed its operable lifespan, officials said. The CAA gave permission for it to be grounded, stated the report. It  was grounded in 2016 and then used for a film shooting, the report said. PIA was … Read more

Railway to outsource Royal palm club soon

Royal Palm Club railway

Royal Palm is being outsourced to Railways for which consultant firm has also been hired. Work has been started on the preparation of business plan and preparation of tendering documents, while international quality companies will be invited to create an exemplary club which is expected to generate annual revenue of billions. All progress on Royal … Read more

Supreme Court orders to clear all railways tracks in Karachi

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Supreme Court (SC) ordered authorities to clear all railways tracks in the metropolis and encroachments on land owned by Pakistan Railways. According to the details, SC Conducted hearing on a case pertaining to restoration of Karachi Circular Railways (KCR). During the proceedings, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed remarked that Sindh government had taken … Read more

SC orders FIA to stop investigating BRT Project

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The Supreme Court on Monday stopped the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from probing alleged irregularities in the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit project. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial announced its verdict on the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s petition challenging a Peshawar High Court order from November 2019 directing the … Read more

SC expresses resentment railways losses case, summons Rasheed on Jan 28

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Supreme Court has summoned Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed, secretary and chief executive officer on January 28 in railways losses case. During the hearing conducted by three-member bench, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed has expressed resentment over audit report and said that no other department is facing corruption more than railways. He … Read more

Special Court verdict against Pervez Musharraf challenged in SC

Musharraf High Treason Case

Former president Pervez Musharraf has challenged the verdict of a special court against him in the Supreme Court on Thursday (today). Musharraf’s counsel Salman Safdar pleaded the verdict of a special court to declare as null and void. He has filed the appeal against the decision to hand the death penalty to the former president … Read more

New National Accountability Ordinance to be brought in 3 months, orders SC

National Accountability Ordinance

The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the government three months to bring a new National Accountability Ordinance (NAO). The government overhauled the accountability law known as the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, last month through a presidential ordinance, bringing momentous alterations in powers of the accountability watchdog. The SC heard a suo motu case concerning the … Read more

Tayyaba Torture Case: SC reduces sentence of former Judge and his wife

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The Supreme Court (SC) set aside the extended three-year sentence against former additional district and sessions judge Raja Khurram Ali Khan and his wife Maheen Zafar in Tayyaba torture case. According to details, Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Yayha Afridi authored verdict. The top court maintained the one-year sentence against both convicts … Read more

“It is not necessary that the Supreme Court be correct in every case”

Fawad Chawdhry

Federal Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhary said It is not necessary that the Supreme Court be correct in every case however its judgment is the final verdict that must be respected. Fawad Chaudhary addressed media outside National Assembly on Tuesday. He said The bill was unanimously passed in the National Assembly The People’s … Read more

SC orders degree verification of PIA employees

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The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan directed on Tuesday, to verify the degrees of employees working in Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). As per details, during the hearing, the petitioner claimed officials received their academic degrees without even going to university. Responding to the arguments, the court remarked apparently, it looks like that the degrees have … Read more

Federal Govt files review petition over COAS extension verdict

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The Federal government led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf filed a review petition against the Supreme Court judgment on the extension of service of Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa. In the review petition, the federal government has urged the court to form a larger bench to hear government’s review plea. The government … Read more

Supreme Court to issue detailed verdict on COAS Bajwa’s extension

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday will issue detailed verdict on extension case of Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. According to the details, Supreme Court will detail the reasons on the legislation about extension tenure of Army Chief. The detailed judgment is likely to conclude the controversy regarding the determination of the term of the … Read more

SC Accepts Nawaz’s plea to review Judge Video Case verdict

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Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday has accepted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s request for seeking review of the Aug 23 order which held that the video clip concerning former accountability court judge Mohammad Arshad Malik will only benefit the petitioner if its genuineness is established. Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa, … Read more

Advocacy is a respectable profession: CJP Khaosa

Advocacy is a respectable profession: CJP Khaosa

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khosa addresses the District Bar in Dera Ghazi Khan here on Saturday (today). He said that there should be no compromise on respect and respect for autonomy. Honor and independence should never be compromised; many problems can come within advocacy, CJP said. Chief Justice further said that advocacy … Read more

Legal team briefs PM Imran Khan

PM wants nation to observe this Eid in a different manner

A legal team briefed Prime Minister Imran Khan on Supreme Court (SC) proceedings regarding the case pertaining to extension in Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s tenure. According to the details, sources informed that the Attorney General of Pakistan Anwar Mansoor Khan was part of the meeting. The dignitaries also examined the draft which the … Read more

SC extends Gen Bajwa’s tenure

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Supreme Court of Pakistan has extended the tenure of Army Chief General Qamar Jawed Bajwa for six months, on Thursday. According to the details, the top court in its short order announced that Gen Qamar Jawed Bajwa will remain the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) for another six months, during which the parliament will legislate … Read more

COAS tenure extension: SC to recommence hearing of case today

Federal cabinet

The Supreme Court (SC) will resume hearing of the case regarding extension in tenure of the army chief here on Thursday. Federal cabinet on Thursday has approved circulation summary of Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s tenure extension, as per sources. According to sources, a new summary regarding the extension of Chief of Army Staff … Read more

Supreme Court bars govt to sell Pakistan Steel Mills’ land

Supreme Court

Supreme Court barred federal government from selling land of Pakistan Steel Mills. According to the details, the court also dismissed the government’s petition against the order to freeze the accounts of the Ministry of Industry and Production. while givivg the remarks Justice Gulzar said that Pakistan Steel Mills was a huge company but people filled … Read more

Babri mosque dispute: Asaduddin Owaisi expresses dissatisfaction with SC’s verdict

Asaduudin Owaisi speaks over Babri mosque dispute verdict by SC

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi expressed his dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Babri mosque dispute. Talking to media in Hyderabad he said, “The Supreme Court is supreme, but not infallible. “These are not my words,” he added, “I am reiterating the words of Justice J S Verma who the … Read more