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Whither an independent judiciary?
Jan 2nd
Noted lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir has refused to appear before the judicial commission investigating the memo case as counsel for Mr Husain Haqqani. Ms Jahangir’s decision is a serious expression of no confidence in justice being delivered from either the court or the judicial commission. This has raised some serious questions regarding [...]
Asma tells Haqqani to get another lawyer
Jan 1st
ISLAMABAD: Leading lawyer, Asma Jahangir Sunday refused to plead for the former envoy to the US, Husain Haqqani, i
Supreme Court Declares Memo is Maintainable
Dec 31st
Supreme Court has released a short order and declared that the memo inquiry case is maintainable and an inquiry should be carried by judiciary to find the truth behind the scandal.
The extremists on both sides of the memo case have launched full attack…
Babar Awan nominated Vice President PPP
Dec 29th
ISLAMABAD: Politician and lawyer, Senator Dr. Babar Awan has been nominated Vice President of Pakistan People s Pa
US citizen goes on trial in Iran on spying charges
Dec 28th
Hekmati confesses to having links with the CIA but says he had no intention to harm Iran.
Sharif says he’s in Sindh to tell people ‘the truth’
Dec 20th
Sharif says that he had come to Sindh to hear the problems of the people and to help them find solutions.
Court summons PCB on Kaneria case
Jul 4th
KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday summoned cricket authorities to explain why they have not cleared leg-spinner Danish Kaneria to play after he was released without charge in a spot-fixing case.
Kaneria and fellow Essex bowler Mervyn Westfield…
SHC disposes MQM petition over AJK polls put off
Jul 4th
KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) has disposed of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) petition against the postponement of elections on the two Karachi seats of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly on the pretext of law and order situation.
MQM…
Role of Supreme Court in Pakistan
Jul 4th
by Shaukat Masood Zafar
The Supreme Court has a special role to play in Pakistani system of government. It has two fundamental functions. On the one hand, the primary role of the Supreme Court is to interpret the Constitution and the law and to ensure …
ATC rejects plea to transfer case to Sessions Court
Jul 2nd
KARACHI: The Anti-Terrorism Court-I (ATC) Karachi, headed by Judge Bashir Ahmed Khoso, Saturday rejected the plea submitted by the accused in Sarfaraz Shah murder case to transfer case from ATC to Sessions Court, Geo News reported.
The court ordered f…
