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SCP resolves 7482 cases in two months under leadership of Chief Justice Yahya Afridi

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan, led by Chief Justice Mr. Justice Yahya Afridi, has made significant progress in rapidly clearing cases, disposing of 7482 cases from October 28, 2024, to January 3, 2025. During this period, 2,950 new cases were introduced, demonstrating the Court’s efficiency. Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, alongside fellow judges, has worked … Read more

SC sought report from govt on PTI chairman’s condition in jail

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PTI chairman jail

In a recent legal development, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has taken an active interest in the conditions surrounding the imprisonment of the PTI chairman. The case centers around the Toshakhana scandal, and the Supreme Court has begun proceedings based on the Chairman’s request. A three-member bench, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Atta … Read more

SC will announce verdict at 11am tomorrow in Punjab, KP polls case

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SC Kp Punjab

Political parties asked to develop concensus on poll date CJP says election date cannot extended beyong 90 days President has power to announce election date: lawyer ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) will announce the reserved  verdict at 11am tomorrow. However earlier, it said that it would announce the verdict in the election date suo motu … Read more

Bol’s campaign supporting judiciary becomes top trend on social media

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Bol News has been on the forefront to protect the sanctity and prestige of the higher judiciary after a campaign was launched against them. The PML-N has launched a organized campaign against two judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in their attempt to pressurize the judiciary. It had blatantly targeted two esteemed judges and … Read more

FBR unlawfully imposes new sales tax rates

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KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday unlawfully imposed new sales tax rates from 17 per cent to 18 per cent through a notification. The tax practitioners are unanimous that the government in no way changes the tax rate without parliamentary approval. They said years ago the Supreme Court of Pakistan in an … Read more

SC takes notice of resignation and appointment of Attorney General

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  • Justice Qazi Faez Isa issued the order for non-assistance in case.
  • Justice Qazi Faez Isa said that Ashtar Ausaf has resigned.
  • Supreme Court summoned the next hearing on January 17.

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan took notice of resignation and appointment of Attorney General and sought record in this regard on January 17.

Justice Qazi Faez Isa issued the order for non-assistance by the deputy attorney in the case against the property.

Justice Qazi Faez Isa remarked that “we are not getting proper support in cases from the Attorney General’s Office, who is the Attorney General to which the Deputy Attorney General replied that the Attorney General is Ashtar Ausaf.”

Justice Qazi Faez Isa said that Ashtar Ausaf has resigned, his resignation has been accepted.

A two-member bench headed by Justice Qazi Faez Isa issued an order in which it was said that who is the new Attorney General. To which Deputy Attorney General Shafqat Abbasi replied that “I do not know.”

Justice Qazi Faez Issa called Additional Attorney General Aamir Rehman to the rostrum and asked him who is the new Attorney General.

The Additional Attorney General also expressed ignorance about the Attorney General, on which Justice Qazi Faez Isa said that how is the country running without an Attorney General.

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Murder of Arshad Sharif should be probed from all aspects: CJP

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Murder of Arshad

A five-member larger bench, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial. CJP Bandial inquired about the progress in the investigations of Sharif’s murder. The Special JIT has recorded the statements of 41 people. ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan took notice of the delay on part of the government in writing a letter to the … Read more

Justice Isa to sit with CJP for first time

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Justice Isa to sit with CJP

For the first time, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has added Senior Puisne Judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa to his bench to hear cases from September 5 to 9 Bench No. 1 also includes Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah ISLAMABAD: For the first time, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial … Read more

Punjab CM election case: Supreme Court will announce verdict shortly

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CM Punjab SC

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan bench headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial concluded the hearing of the Punjab Chief Minister Election case and will announce the verdict shortly. The Supreme Court rejected the coalition government’s request to form a full bench to hear the case of the Punjab CM election. On … Read more

Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf leader Usman Dar holds a press conference

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Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Dar

SIALKOT: Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Dar holds a press conference at Jinnah House in Sialkot. Dar gave tribute to the journalists for risking their lives on May 25 for reporting. He compared the scenes of May 25 with that of Kashmir and Palestine. Around 21 workers were detained by police, and their … Read more

SC bars govt from arresting Imran Khan, PTI leaders and workers

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The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday has barred the government from arresting Imran Khan, PTI leaders and workers and ordered to give them place at G-9 and H-9 sectors, Islamabad to stage their protest. Read more: PTI Chief Imran Khan vows to reach D-Chowk for peaceful protest The court has ordered both parties to dialogue which … Read more

SC ordered Commissioner Islamabad to provide alternate routes for PTI

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Apex court accepts ex-NICL MD’s plea to remove name from ECL

Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered Commissioner Islamabad to provide alternate routes for Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf’s march. According to the reports, the case of disappearance and arrests of PTI workers was underway in the court. Justice Aijaz ul Hassan gave remarks to Commissioner Islamabad during the dialogue to suggest alternate routes to PTI and make … Read more

SC bars NAB from arresting Khursheed Shah’s family

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Syed Khursheed Shah

ISLAMABAD: Senior Pakistan People’s Party leader (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah got relief from the Supreme Court of Pakistan after it barred the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from arresting his wives, children and other family members in assets beyond means case. The apex court on Tuesday rejected the NAB’s appeals requesting cancellation of the bails of … Read more

Siege of court: Qureshi urges SC to take notice of Rana Sanaullah’s statement

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Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi on Sunday said that the Supreme Court of Pakistan should take notice of irresponsible statement by Rana Sanaullah to siege court in case of any verdict given against Shahbaz Sharif. Talking to media in Multan, the foreign minister termed the irresponsible statement by Rana Sanaullah as attack on … Read more

UN chief hails Ayesha Malik’s elevation to Supreme Court

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday welcomed the elevation of Justice Ayesha Malik to the Supreme Court of Pakistan as the first female judge on the country’s highest court. “I think this selection is a very welcome development,” the UN chief’s spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said in response to a question from APP correspondent at the … Read more

Learning boundaries

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Learning boundaries

Supreme Court order to close private schools, colleges in 42 cantonment boards is likely to affect nearly 3.7m students. ISLAMABAD: Learning knows no boundaries, goes the famous saying. However, for the citizens of the third world, there are boundaries galore when it comes to learning, as they are faced with countless hurdles in their path … Read more

Fighting for justice

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Islamabad: Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui a former Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge who was terminated from his services three years ago is fighting his case at the Supreme Court of Pakistan to clear himself of the charges made against him. Siddiqui was terminated in 2018 on the recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) under the … Read more

Supreme Court directs HEC to close illegal campuses of universities

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday directed the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to close all illegal campuses of universities. A three-member bench headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial issued the directives while hearing a case related to the non-issuance of degrees to the students from illegal campuses of private universities. The Supreme Court has … Read more

SC forms body to review appointments in Sindh courts

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday formed a committee to review the appointments made in courts of Sindh province. The SC three-member bench headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial took up the case against the appointments in the subordinate courts of Sindh. During the hearing, Justice Umar Ata Bandial observed that no test … Read more

SC directs NAB to probe Thar coal project

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to probe embezzlement of funds in the Thar coal project. A three-member bench headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed heard the suo motu case pertaining to alleged financial irregularities and loss caused to the national exchequer in the … Read more

No bail for suspects in child pornography cases: SC

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No bail for child-porn suspects, Says Supreme Court of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Saturday dismissed an application for anticipatory bail filed by an accused who is charged for posting child pornography videos online. The apex court, while rejecting the bail plea, said that child pornography is becoming a major scourge of the society and therefore its suspects do not deserve bail. “The growing … Read more

SC seeks policy for ending commercial land allocated for defence installations

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KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday directed secretary defence to lay before it a plan about the undoing of commercial use of land which was allotted for defence installations. Secretary Defence Mian Muhammad Hilal appeared before a bench headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and comprising Justice Ajazul Ahsan and Justice Qazi Muhammad … Read more

Apex court directs to complete demolition of Nasla Tower in a week

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

KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday gave a week’s time to commissioner Karachi for the complete demolition of the illegally constructed Nasla Tower. The commissioner filed a report containing some photographs showing walls from the ground to upper floors that have been demolished. The bench headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and comprising … Read more

SC slams senior BoR official for failing to end encroachments on state land

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Supreme Court Orders To Remove Encroachments From Govt's Land In Karachi

KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday slammed a senior member of the Board of Revenue Sindh for his evasive stance when it had inquired about the agency’s compliance with its orders regarding the removal of encroachment on state land. While hearing a plea on computerisation of land revenue record in Sindh, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and … Read more

Judge’s tenure should not depend on acceptability of judgments: Justice Maqbool Baqar

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Supreme Court

KARACHI: Senior Supreme Court Judge, Justice Maqbool Baqar said on Friday that a judge’s tenure in office should not be dependent on acceptability of his judgments by those wielding power. Addressing a conference here, Justice Baqar observed: “The final frontier of judicial independence is that a judge should be giving decisions free from any undue … Read more

It’s lawlessness to shoot and torture journalists, says Supreme Court

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Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Pakistan stated that the shooting and torture of journalists is lawlessness. These remarks came during the hearing of a suo moto case concerning the harassment of journalists. There are lawful alternatives available if anyone has issues with journalists, Qazi Muhammad Amin said. Shooting journalists or torturing them is equivalent to lawlessness, … Read more

Justice Ayesha’s appointment to SC, no consensus in JCP

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The Judicial Commission Pakistan (JCP) meeting ended without a verdict on Justice Ayesha Malik’s promotion to the Supreme Court. The vote count over Justice Ayesha’s appointment as first SC woman judge ended in a draw, The JCP which met under Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed settled inconclusively. Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, the … Read more

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