ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday declared notices by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to PTI Central Secretariat staffers as illegal and not in accordance with due process. A single-member bench by Acting Chief Justice Aamir Farooq heard the case. PTI lawyer Shah Khawar appeared on behalf of the petitioner. The lawyer told the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday heard a petition filed by the PTI challenging the schedule of by-elections in nine National Assembly constituencies. Acting Chief Justice Amir Farooq heard the case by the PTI challenging the phased acceptance of resignations by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and holding by-polls in nine constituencies. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday sought a report regarding implementation of its production order on a petition for the recovery of missing persons. Chief Justice IHC Justice Athar Minallah conducted the hearing on recovery of missing persons Zahid Amin and Sadiq Amin. During the hearing, the registrar of the Commission of Enquiry … Read more
The plea was filed by former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. Sheikh Rasheed in his plea stated that Hanif Abbasi was convicted in ephedrine case Decision has been taken after resignation of Hanif Abbasi from the post of special assistant to PM. ISLAMABAD: After the resignation of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi from … Read more
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday has stopped Prime Minister Imran Khan from making the details of any confidential documents public. Read more: PM Imran Khan shares excerpts of threat letter with journalists IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah in his written verdict has instructed PM Imran Khan not to violate his oath by making the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) here on Friday rejected Prime Minister Imran Khan’s plea seeking a court order to bar the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from taking action against him. During the hearing, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s lawyer requested IHC to bar the ECP from acting against his client until the next hearing. Justice … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday ordered the concerned authorities to immediately de-seal the Monal restaurant in the capital. Read more: SC rejects plea against IHC orders to seal Monal Restaurant Monal Restaurant had been built on the Margalla Hills National Park area, and in January, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) had ordered … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday conducted a hearing regarding the appointment of legal counsel for Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and gave another chance to India to provide legal support to their ex-army employee. Read more: Kulbhushan’s arrest proved Indian hand behind terrorism in Pakistan: Fawad A larger bench of the IHC, comprising … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday issued notices to the father slain Noor Mukadam, Shaukat Mukadam and the prosecution on the petition of Zahir Jaffer employee Jan Muhammad against his ten years sentence in the rape and murder case of his daughter. Read more: Zahir Jaffer sentenced to death in Noor Mukadam murder case … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Former chief justice Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Rana Shamim on Tuesday filed an intra-court appeal in Islamabad High Court (IHC) to challenge his indictment. A two-member judge will take up his petition now. Read more: Affidavit case: Islamabad High Court indicts ex-GB judge Rana Shamim The IHC had indicted the former judge in a contempt case … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday rejected the petition challenging the disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Faisal Vawda. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah presided over the case. The court ruled that there was no reason to interfere in the decision of the election commission of Pakistan (ECP). Read more:ECP disqualifies Faisal Vawda … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Wednesday rejected a plea against the Islamabad High Court (IHC) orders to seal Monal Restaurant. Read more: Monal, Navy Gold Course sealed over IHC orders Monal Restaurant had been built on the Margalla Hills National Park area, and last month, the IHC had ordered Islamabad Capital Territory … Read more
The Islamabad High Court on Friday set aside disqualification of PTI’s Umar Amin Gandapur, who is candidate for mayor seat of Dera Ismail Khan and brother of Federal Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, by the Election Commission of Pakistan. Read more: Fawad says Shehbaz, Hamza to be indicted on Feb 18 in money laundering case The IHC … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has granted permission to the federal government to auction the house of former finance minister Ishaq Dar. The IHC has rejected the petition of former finance minister Ishaq Dar’s wife against auctioning a house in Lahore and allowed the government to auction Dar’s residence in the Gulberg III area … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a notice in contempt of court petition against the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman for not investigating the assets of former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf and sought a report from anti-graft watchdog on the matter. A division bench of the Islamabad High Court comprising Chief Justice … Read more
Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said the Sharif family had not denied the disclosure in the former Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) chief justice Rana Shamim case that the affidavit was prepared in Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif’s office on its instructions. In a tweet, the minister said, “Rana Shamim and the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday indicted former Gilgit-Baltistan chief justice Rana Shamim in contempt of court case. The court, however, deferred the framing of charges against journalist Ansar Abbasi and Jang Group owner Mir Shakeelur Rehman. Read more: IHC to indict former judge Rana Shamim, others on January 7 In a ‘leaked’ affidavit, … Read more
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz claimed that the statements of the federal ministers were depicting that the end of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was near. She was speaking to the media after attending a hearing in Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday. Maryam said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) once again sought … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry once again termed the Sharif family a mafia, “which possesses the ability to blackmail institutions including the judiciary.” The minister expressed this in a tweet against the backdrop of a news story asserting that an affidavit by the former chief justice of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Rana Shamim against … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday received the confidential affidavit of the former Gilgit Baltistan chief justice Rana Shamim, confirmed sources within the judiciary privy to developments. The IHC registrar received the affidavit via a DHL courier from London, the registrar has further sealed the letter. The document will be presented before the court … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Monday remarked that state institutions cannot do real estate businesses as it opens the room for clash of interests. While hearing a plea against the real estate business conducted by the ministries and the institutions, the IHC asked the Attorney General of Pakistan to complete his … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Friday discarded contempt of court plea against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah maintained that the PML-N leader appeared upset over the judgments of former chief justice, Justice (retd) Saqib Nisar but her remarks don’t … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Appointing experts to review social media reforms, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought a detailed report from them within a month. Hearing a petition, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah appointed Sadaf Baig, Nighat Dad, Fareeha Aziz, Rafi Baloch, PFUJ and Pakistan Bar Council as advisors in the case and asked them to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday has decided to initiate formal contempt proceedings against Jang Group journalist Ansar Abbasi, media owner Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and former top judge of the Gilgit Appellate Court Rana Shamim who accused former CJP Saqib Nisar of pressuring to keep former premier Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam in … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has termed the ban on video-sharing website TikTok a violation of the rights enshrined in the Constitution. While hearing a petition challenging the ban on Monday, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah asked the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) why it had blocked TikTok and why the court should not give … Read more
The Islamabad High Court has deferred the hearing on the bail applications of the parents of Zahir Jaffer, the main suspect in the Noor Mukadam murder case. Justice Aamer Farooq of the IHC is hearing the bail pleas of Zakir Jaffer and Ismat Adamjee. The victim’s father and claimant Shaukat Mukadam’s lawyer Advocate Shah Khawar … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Noor Mukadam’s father Shaukat Mukadam on Thursday approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to challenge the bail granted to the Therapy Works owner and chief executive officer and other employees. Earlier in the Noor Mukadam case, Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Muhammad Ata Rabbani had granted bail to the six employees of Therapy Works including … Read more
Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to justify the ban on TikTok. The case hearing was led by Chief Justice IHC Justice Akhtar Minaallah. At the hearing, he asked PTA counsel that why TikTok has been banned? If banning it is the only way then Google should also be banned … Read more
