Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Sindh government, PMC spar over medical admissions

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KARACHI: The Sindh government’s controversial decision to lower the pass percentage in the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) has raised valid questions about the effect the decision will have on the quality of medical education in the province. The decision, which has firmly been opposed by the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC), may result … Read more

SHC suspends notifications of 21,000 appointments in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday suspended notifications of Sindh government for appointments of 21,000 government employees from grades 1 to 15 through tests conducted by the Institute of Business Administration (IBA)-Sukkur. Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) Deputy Convener Kanwar Jamil and the party’s other lawmakers had challenged the appointments through tests conducted by … Read more

SHC restrains Sindh govt from charging infrastructure levy on LNG Pakistan

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday restrained the provincial government from collecting infrastructure levy from state-owned LNG Pakistan Limited ordering the company to furnish a bank guarantee equivalent to the differential amount (of the payable levy) to the satisfaction of the Nazir of the court. The LNG Pakistan Limited had challenged the levy under … Read more

SC orders registering criminal cases against SBCA officials in Nasla Tower case

Police obtains list of SBCA officers involved in illegal construction of Nasla Tower

KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday ordered registration of two separate criminal cases against all Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) officials who approved Nasla Tower’s building plan. A two-member bench of SC headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed presided over the case in the SC Karachi registry. The bench also issued … Read more

SHC censures SBCA for granting approval to dead man for construction of building

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday noted with dismay that officials of Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) appeared to be hand in gloves with builders involved in illegal construction in the city. A two-judge bench, headed by Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput, was shocked to know that the SBCA official had issued approval for … Read more

SHC directs NAB to decide on inquiry against Manzoor Wassan

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday granted one month to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to decide on a corruption inquiry against Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Manzoor Hussain Wassan. As the hearing of the case resumed, Wassan’s counsel complained that the inquiry against his client was still pending. He requested the court … Read more

SECP probe: 11 firms get stay orders from courts

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LAHORE: The 11 companies who are facing 12 Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) cases, are hiding behind stay orders in the honourable Sindh and Islamabad high courts where they are raising newly extended SECP chairman Aamir Khan’s under performance in legal battles, BOL News has learnt. According to the Pakistan Stock Exchange website, there are … Read more

No village existed in KDA Scheme-36, declares SHC

SHC

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) declared on Friday that no village has ever existed on the 2,000 acres land of KDA Scheme-36 Gulistan-e-Johar and directed the provincial government to constitute a team comprising senior officials of Board of Revenue, Land Unitisation Department, City Surveyor and Karachi Development Authority (KDA) to undertake a comprehensive survey … Read more

SHC summons director anti-encroachment dept over illegal constructions

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday summoned the director of the Anti-Encroachment Department to explain actions taken against illegal constructions being erected near Korangi Crossing and along the embankment of Malir River. A two-judge bench headed by Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput while hearing a petition against illegal constructions along the Malir River embankment … Read more

SHC asks PSP leader to satisfy bench on maintainability of plea against LB bill

KARACHI: Sindh High Court on Monday asked counsel for Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) leader Arshad Vohra to satisfy the bench on the maintainability of his petition against the latest amendments in Sindh Local Government Ordinance 2013. A two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Sheikh at the very outset inquired from Advocate Hassaan … Read more

SHC’s verdict on abolishing duty on phone calls challenged in SC

SHC's verdict on abolishing federal duty on phone calls challenged in SC

ISLAMABAD: The Sindh High Court’s verdict to strike down the federal excise duty of 75 paisas on every mobile phone call of over five minutes’ duration was challenged in the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday. The Federal Board of Revenue has challenged the decision of the Sindh High Court in the Supreme Court after … Read more

Citizens debate SHC’s order to issue CNIC to child of single mother

ISLAMABAD: A debate has sparked online following, the Sindh High Court’s (SHC) order on Friday, directing the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to issue an Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) to a women who does not know of the whereabouts of her father. According to the order, Rubina, a differently-abled women, should be granted … Read more

Sindh Ombudsman may hear sexual harassment case against KE’s CEO

sexual harassment case against KE’s CEO

KARACHI: The Provincial Ombudsman is likely to begin hearing into a sexual harassment petition against K-Electric’s CEO Moonis Alvi, filed by the company’s former Chief Marketing & Communications Officer (CMCO), Mehreen Aziz Khan. The petition was filed before the Sindh Ombudsman in November last year following which K-Electric had approached Sindh High Court where the … Read more

SHC orders medical examination of zoo elephants by German expert

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday directed Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) to get the four elephants of Karachi Zoological Garden and Safari Park examined by renowned German veterinary Doctor Frank Goritz. The directions came from a two-judge bench headed by Justice Irfan Saaddat Khan while hearing a petition regarding the ill-keeping of elephants at … Read more

SHC orders Sindh govt to initiate four-year graduate degree

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Monday ordered the provincial government to make the current two-year graduate degree programme into four years in the next three years. The order came from a two-judge bench headed by Justice Salahuddin Panhwar while hearing a petition regarding education reforms in Sindh. The bench also ordered the formation of … Read more

Murad’s disqualification: SHC reserve verdict on maintainability of plea

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh’s petition seeking the disqualification of Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. Sheikh had approached the court seeking Murad’s disqualification as a member of the Sindh Assembly for hiding his dual nationality. A two-judge bench headed by … Read more

SHC reserves order in minimum wages case

SHC Bars Cantonment Boards Across Sindh From Charging Parking Fees

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday reserved its order in several identical petitions challenging hike in minimum wages of unskilled workers in Sindh. Employers Federation of Pakistan, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and others have challenged Sindh government’s notification increasing minimum wages of unskilled workers from Rs 17,500 to Rs … Read more

SHC seeks reply from Zohaib Hasan in damages suit filed by Nazia Hassan’s widower

SHC Bars Cantonment Boards Across Sindh From Charging Parking Fees

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Zohaib Hassan on damages claim filed by Mirza Ishtiaq Baig, widower of Pakistan’s pop music sensation Nazia Hassan. Baig had approached the court to claim damages of Rs1 billion from his brother-in-law Zohaib for making ‘false and defamatory statements against him regarding the death of … Read more

SHC directs law ministry to explain delay in notifying NAB inquiry rules

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday directed the federal law ministry to explain the delay in notifying the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) rules of inquiry and investigation. The NAB prosecutor had presented a report about framing and approval of rules for inquiry and investigation for the accountability watchdog before a two-judge bench headed … Read more

Nazia Hassan’s husband sends a notice to Zohaib Hassan

Nazia Hassan’s

KARACHI: Pakistani singer Nazia Hassan’s husband has sent a notice to Zohaib Hassan seeking Rs 1 billion as defamation charges.

Mirza Ishtiaq Baig has filed a defamation complaint against his brother-in-law, Zohaib Hassan, in Sindh High Court.

Nazia Hassan’s husband, Mirza Ishtiaq Baig has filed a lawsuit in Sindh High Court against his brother-in-law Zohaib Hassan for defaming him. He claimed compensations of Rs1 Billion regarding the false allegations of poisoning Nazia Hasan.

Nazia Hassan’s husband stated in his statement that his brother-in-law had been making defamatory allegations and imputations against him on social media forums. He claimed that Zohaib Hassan has leveled baseless allegations against him about his sister’s death. Ishtiaq Baig further stated that Nazia Hassan died after battling cancer for a long time. Furthermore, the cause of death was also evident on the death certificate issued by the authorities in the UK.

In his petition, Mirza also demands that Zohaib apologise for his remarks and give him Rs1 billion for tarnishing his reputation.

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SHC wants legislation to prevent incidents like Mehran Town, Baldia factory fire

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KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Ahmed Ali Sheikh remarked on Friday that there is a need for effective legislation and strict implementation rather than emotions to prevent infernos like the one at Baldia Town and Mehran Town. The SHC CJ issued the remarks while hearing a petition seeking a high-power inquiry into the … Read more

SHC questions provincial govt unilaterally fixing minimum wages

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court observed on Thursday that it appeared that the provincial government had not taken into account the recommendations of Sindh Minimum Wages Board (SMWB) before raising the minimum wages for unskilled workers in Sindh from Rs17,500 to Rs25,000. The observation was made by Justice Salahuddin Panhwar of the two-member bench while … Read more

Danish Kaneria: If PCB had helped me, I wouldn’t be banned forever

Danish Kaneria: If PCB had helped me, I wouldn't be banned forever

Former Test cricketer, Danish Kaneria, said that if the Pakistan Cricket Board had helped him, I would not have been banned for the lifetime from cricket. According to details, the petition of former Test cricketer Danish Kaneria was heard in the Sindh High Court in which the PCB questioned the jurisdiction of the court. Advocate … Read more

SHC seeks reply from govt for police station on park land

SHC Bars Cantonment Boards Across Sindh From Charging Parking Fees

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday directed the provincial government departments to submit replies on a petition claiming that the Bahadurabad Police Station was constructed on an amenity plot. The matter has been pending disposal since 2009 as the government failed to provide land for the police station. In 2009, Haq Nawaz had filed … Read more

SHC seeks assistance to determine govt’s liability towards dependents of missing persons

Federal Govt Directed To Fix COVID Vaccine Price In One Week

KARACHI. The Sindh High Court (SHC) has asked the Sindh advocate general, deputy attorney general and an amicus curiae to assist it in determining the liability of the state towards the dependents of missing persons when it fails in implementing the Constitutional guarantees to its citizens. Wife of a missing person, Mushtaq alias Adil, had … Read more

SHC allows Sikh rituals in Hindu temple

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday by the consent of representatives of Hindu and Sikh communities allowed Sikhs to perform their religious rituals at an allocated premises inside Karachi’s Swaminarayan Temple. While disposing of a five-year old matter a two-member SHC bench headed by senior judge Justice Irfan Sadat, held that both petitioner and … Read more

Sindh CJ refuses to accept appointment as apex court ad hoc judge

Sindh High Court

KARACHI: Sindh High Court Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Sheikh on Monday refused to take oath as an ad hoc judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Earlier in the day, a notification bearing No. F. 2(1)/2021 was issued from the office of President of Pakistan appointing Justice Sheikh as an ad hoc judge of … Read more