ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court Friday constituted a five-member bench to hear 18 identical petitions filed against the recently passed Contempt of Court Act-2012.The bench led by the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Justice Tassaduq Jilani, ...

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has approved to de-notify five judges of the Lahore High Court and Sindh High Court in pursuance of decision of the Chief Justice of Pakistan/Chairman, Supreme Judicial Council to de-notify the services of PCO judges. The judges who have been notified are ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict in the contempt charges against superior court judges for taking oath under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO), report said. A four-judge SC bench comprising Justice Mahmood Akhtar Shahid Siddiqui, Justice Jawwad S. Khwaja, Justice Khilji ...

Two Judges of the Supreme Court five member bench hearing the PCO Judges case have decided to disassociate themselves from the case. On Monday during the case hearing counsel for PCO Judge Jahenzeb, Naeem Bokhari adopted the stance that the three judges Justice Nasir ul Mulk, Justice Fayyaz Ahmed ...

At least eight PCO judges of Lahore High Court (LHC) have taken premature retirement, a private TV reported on Thursday morning. According to sources, eight PCO judges of LHC have taken retirement before the expiry of their job duration. The names of the judges have yet to be ascertained, sources ...

All people who collaborated with Pervez Musharraf in PCO are involved in the offence, Pakistan Muslim League (N) Leader Nawaz Sharif here said. Former prime minister was talking to media after his arrival at London airport.

PML(N) leader Pervez Rashid has said that Mian Nawaz Sharif was already aware of the Supreme Court's verdict. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Wednesday, Pervez said the government had offered Nawaz that if he recognised PCO judiciary, he would be declared eligible for contesting polls ...

Leader of Pakistan Muslim League-N Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that no appeal would be submitted in the courts of PCO judges for ministry.Addressing a gathering of National Assembly members protesting outside the parliament house, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that we are ready to give up all seats ...