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Chief Justice calls meeting on November 5 to discuss appointing judges for the Supreme Court

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Government moves forward in drafting law against fake news

The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) will meet on Tuesday to discuss judges for the constitutional benches, raising questions about judge eligibility, provincial representation, and procedural details. Some legal experts have also pointed out unresolved issues regarding seniority, appointment sequence, and the commission and bench formation relationship. Chief Justice Yahya Afridi has convened the JCP’s … Read more

SC dismisses appeal regarding dispute of land

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SC

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa remarked that the baseless litigation used to waste the courts’ time and lead to an increase in the number of pending cases.

Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa in a case related to property distribution in the Supreme Court remarked that after the death of a 75-year-old man, a land dispute was litigated.

The Chief Justice said “We know how litigation happens, courts waste time due to such baseless and fabricated litigation, the number of pending cases is increasing due to baseless litigation”.

A claim was filed in the Supreme Court in 2006 over a property dispute which was disposed of by the court.

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Federal Govt to increase number of SC’s judges to 23

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Federal Govt

ISLAMABAD:  The federal government has decided to increase the number of Supreme Court judges to 23 including the Chief Justice.

The government has submitted the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill to the National Assembly Secretariat by amending the 1997 Act while deciding on important legislation related to the Judiciary.

The contents of the proposed bill of Barrister Daniyal Chaudhry, a member of the government, have also been revealed, according to which the increase in the number of Supreme Court judges is necessary due to the backlog of cases and the increase in the number of judges will ensure timely hearing and decisions of cases.

According to the text of the bill, there is a need for experts in cybercrime, environmental law and global trade cases. By appointing judges with expertise in various fields, accurate decision-making will be possible.

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TLP leader booked for threatening CJP Isa

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TLP

LAHORE: A case has been registered against Vice Amir of Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) Pir Zaheer Ul Hasan Shah for threatening to Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa.

According to the police, 1,500 TLP workers have also been named in the case, while provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act, religious hatred, sedition and putting pressure on the judiciary have been included in the case.

The case also includes the provisions of contempt of the higher judiciary, interference in government and obstruction of legal duties.

Police said that in the protest outside the press club, Pir Zaheer ul Hasan spread hatred against the Supreme Judiciary, which has registered a case against 1,500 workers, including the TLP vice-chairman.

Lahore Police registered the case in Qila Gujjar Singh police station on the complaint of SHO Hammad Hussain against the TLP leader and 1500 party workers for issuing death threats to the chief justice.

The case refers to a speech made by Shah during a protest rally outside the Lahore Press Club during a demonstration against the SC verdict in the Mubarak Sani case.

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Sindh Interior Minister’s Plan to combat street crime in province

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Street crime in Sindh

Sindh Interior Minister Zia Ul Hassan Lanjar has said that there is a problem of street crime in Karachi, but it is being exaggerated. While holding a press conference in Karachi, he said that he will show that by establishing peace and order in Sindh, there are problems of street crime in Karachi and law and … Read more

JCP approves elevation of BHC Chief Justice to SC 

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JCP

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan(JCP) has given its nod to appoint the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, as a judge of the Supreme Court.

A meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan was held under the chairmanship of Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa in which important decisions were taken regarding the appointment of judges in the Supreme Court.

In the meeting, it was decided to make Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Naeem Akhtar Afghan a judge of the Supreme Court, for which the Judicial Commission has approved the name of Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan.

Apart from this, the Judicial Commission has also decided to make Justice Shahzad Ahmed Malik the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, for which the name of Justice Shahzad has also been approved.

The Judicial Commission has approved both the names and sent the matter to the Parliamentary Committee.

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PPP responds to Bhutto case in Supreme Court

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PPP Bhutto case

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has filed a written response with the Supreme Court in the case of Zulfikar Bhutto’s death sentence. Farooq H. Naek, Bilawal Bhutto’s counsel, submitted a 108-page written response. Former Chief Justice Nasim Hasan Shah’s interview transcription in English and Urdu, as well as references to various books, comprise the written … Read more

CJP Isa forms full court bench to hear SC Practice and Procedure Act

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CJ Faez Isa took oath as the 29th chief justice of Pakistan. He issued notices to the attorney general and concerned petitioners. The bill relates to the powers of the chief justice in issuing suo moto notices. ISLAMABAD:  The Supreme Court of Pakistan will hear the Practice and Procedure Act case tomorrow (Monday). A full … Read more

Justice Ibrahim Khan takes oath as PHC Chief Justice

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PHC CJ

PESHAWAR: Justice Muhammad Ibrahim Khan on Friday took oath of his office as the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court. Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji Ghulam Ali administered the oath during a ceremony at Governor’s House. On this occasion, Haji Ghulam Ali felicitated the Chief Justice Peshawar High Court on assuming his new responsibility. The oath … Read more

Supreme Court being maligned via audio leaks: CJP

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Umar Ata Bandial

CJP Bandial said the Supreme Court is being maligned via audio takes He said the court is acting patiently but will defend the judiciary He said the court will intervene over malpractice in conducting elections ISLAMABAD Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial expressed concern and said that the Supreme Court is a constitutional … Read more

CJP stresses on overcoming differences to pave way for progress

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CJP progress

CJP stressed on overcoming differences for progress Umar Ata Bandial said it is high time to iron out differences He said progress is not by intention but by sacrifices QUETTA: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) said Monday that it is time to overcome differences, establish peace and order and make way for progress. Addressing a … Read more

Court should hear case of dissolution of assemblies; demands Khawaja Asif

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Court should
  • Asif said that a full court must start from the Panama case.
  • Minister for Defence said that politicians are always blamed.
  • He said that ZA Bhutto was executed due to a decision of judiciary.

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif demanded the Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial to form a full court to hear the suo motu notice case regarding delay in the announcement of a date for elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Speaking here in National Assembly, the minister said that a bench comprising nine judges is hearing this case but the matter is of utmost importance and the full court must consider it. “I do not want to give the impression that Parliamentarians are trespassing in the jurisdiction of the judiciary but I, as a political worker, demand to resolve this complicated situation which is being faced by the country during the last 7-8 months,” he added.

Asif said that a full court must start from the Panama case and give a decision which would have a great impact on the future of the country. All the stakeholders must be listened and such a solution be given which should be a roadmap for all.

“ There are some ex-judges like Justice Muneer Hussain and Riaz Sheikh who are criticized but others like Saeed uz Zaman Siddiqui and Nazim Siddiqui are known for their dignity,” he said and appealed to the judiciary to review why some amongst them are criticized yet.

He said that the territory of parliamentarians was trespassed in past and our leadership was also victimized. “We would also say that some of them (judges) had not fulfilled responsibilities assigned to them”, he added.

Khawaja Asif said that a constitutional crisis was being faced because of re-defining Article 63-A of the constitution. He recalled the decision of the apex court about lifetime disqualification of the ex-Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and said that there would be no precedent of disqualification of a person of an institution by another institution.

The minister said there have been direct and indirect confessions by the people who remained involved in disqualification case of Nawaz Sharif and the full court of the apex court should start from the Panama case.

Asif said that politicians are always blamed who serve the people by considering it as `worship’ but other elites are not named who enjoy during their services.

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Imran Khan writes to CJ, judges over audio/video leaks

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Imran Khan leaks

Imran Khan writes to CJ, judges over audio/video leaks PTI chief requested the judiciary to take action on this He also put the eight most important questions in letter LAHORE: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has written a letter to all the judges, including the Chief Justice (CJ), on the … Read more

Pakistan not going bankrupt: CJP instructs to curb foreign currency smuggling

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CJP

SC heard FBR petition challenging LHC order regarding collection of Super Tax CJP asked government to adopt measures to stop foreign currency smuggling The top judge said four million dollars were going out of Pakistan illegally daily ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Friday asked the federal government to adopt … Read more

MQM-P requests CJ to take sou motu of LG polls in Sindh

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MQM-P LG

MQM-P moved CJ to take notice of LG polls in Sindh Khalid Maqbol said polls were conducted illegally He said laws were ignored during the polls ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has requested the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo motu notice on the issue of local government (LG) polls in Sindh. According to … Read more

SHC converts death report in Keamari into constitutional petition

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SHC converts

Registrar SHC Abdul Razzaq submitted the report. CJ SHC sought a report from the AG Sindh and others. Court sought the reasons related to the deaths of the citizens. KARACHI: The Chief Justice Sindh High Court (SHC) converted the report related to deaths due to alleged poisonous gas in Keamari Town into a constitutional petition. … Read more

Fawad arrest: Shireen Mazari urges President, CJ to take notice

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Shireen MAzari Fawad

Shireen Mazari urged President, CJ to take notice of Fawad Chaudhry’s arrest She said that Fawad’s brother is also arrested Mazari said that democracy has ended in the country ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari Wednesday condemned the arrest of Fawad Chaudhry and urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take notice of the … Read more

CJP Bandial, Justice Minallah inspect conditions at Adiala Jail

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CJP Bandial

CJP Bandial and Justice Athar Minallah visited Adiala Jail Both judges heard the problems faced by prisoners. They also inspected the jail hospital and quality of food ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and Supreme Court Justice Athar Minallah visited the Adiala Jail on Friday and review the prison conditions. Both judges spent … Read more

Domestic violence legislation ensures justice, protection of women: CJ FSC

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Domestic violence

He said domestic violence is being normalised as a social norm in Pakistan. Dr Anwer emphasised that Islam gave women their rights much before. He highlighted that Qur’an’s verses demand a deeper understanding. ISLAMABAD: The provincial laws against domestic violence constitute major steps towards ensuring delivery of justice and protection of women according to Shariah, … Read more

JCP approves elevation of Justice Aamer Farooq as IHC CJ

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Justice Aamer Farooq

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has approved the nomination of Senior Puisne Judge Justice Aamer Farooq as Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The JCP meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial to consider the appointment of IHC CJ. The meeting was attended … Read more

CTD arrests killers of former chief justice of Balochistan 

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CTD arrested killers

DIG CTD said that the murderers of the former Chief Justice have been arrested from Kharan district and he was identified as Shafqat Ullah Yalanzai. He said that the accused had confessed to his crime and had also disclosed the names of his accomplice. He further said that the accused used to receive orders to … Read more

Equal access to judicial system necessary for governance: CJP Bandial

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CJP Bandial

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has emphasized on equal access to the judiciary for all segments to ensure governance and rule of law in the country. The Chief Justice was addressing the closing session of the 9th International Judicial Conference, organized by the Law and Justice Commission at the apex court … Read more

IHC to resume hearing contempt hearing against former GB CJ Rana Shamim

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Rana Shamim

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will resume hearing in the contempt of court case against former Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Justice Rana Shamim. The court has set the case for hearing on September 5. The court has resumed after the summer break as IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah was on vacation. The court has ordered Rana … Read more

Setting new benchmarks

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Chief Justice Islamabad High Court (IHC), Justice Athar Minallah, has set new benchmarks by giving unprecedented judgments against some of the country’s powerful elite and ensuring the rule of law at every cost. Whether it is his judgement against the allotment of expensive plots to civil servants and judges by the government in its various … Read more

LHC Ordered Energy Ministry To Take Necessary Measures on Gas Crisis

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LHC Ordered Energy Ministry To Take Necessary Measures on Gas Crisis

The Lahore High Court (LHC) was alerted to the country’s gas shortages in a plea seeking a court order. LHC bench comprised of Chief Justice Qasim Khan heard the petition. The Ministry of Energy was directed by the court to take necessary measures on the petition as per law after hearing the reservations of the … Read more

LHC Orders Strict Action Against Those Responsible For Fuel Crisis

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LHC Orders Strict Action Against Those Responsible For Fuel Crisis

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered strict actions against those responsible for the fuel crisis back in June 2020. Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan announced the decision on Azhar Siddique’s petition. “Government should take stern action against those who have been found guilty for fuel crisis last year.” … Read more

COAS Expresses Grief Over Demise Of Chief Justice Peshawar High Court

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Martyred Soldier Sepoy Naseer Laid To Rest With Full Military Honor

General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief Of The Army Staff (COAS) has expressed deep grief over the demise of Chief Justice Peshawar High Court Justice Waqar Ahmed Seth. According to the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), COAS said: “May Allah bless his soul & give strength to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss, Ameen.” General … Read more

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