peshawar - A resident of Peshawar Rasool Gul on Friday demanded the chief minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and provincial police chief to take notice of the police highhandedness and provide him protection.Addressing a news conference here at press club, Gul, resident of the City Town, said that a few ...

ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary Wednesday took suo moto of tragic incident of explosion in a school van near Gujrat on May 25 in which at least 15 children and a female teacher were killed. The chief justice has sought report from federal petroleum ministry ...

RAWALPINDI -A poor hairdresser, whose 13-year-old daughter was allegedly raped by five men at gun point, appealed to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry for help as, according to him, police have been shielding the rapists and not arresting them.Talking to The Nation on ...

LAHORE - Accepting the responsibility for the conduct of district judicial officers during election exercise in Punjab, Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial has said that criticism from some vested interests in this regard is ‘uncalled for’.The judges are secluded ...

Lahore - The Lahore High Court (LHC) Single Bench referred two petitions seeking reopening of executed cases of Ghazi Ilmuddin and Bhagat Singh to LHC Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and recommended to constitute larger bench for their hearing here on Friday. Justice Shujaat Ali Khan of LHC was ...

                      PESHAWAR - Voters took revenge from outgoing government and incoming government must be mindful of the fact that it has been mandated to meet public expectations, stated the Peshawar High ...

Jamat-e-Islami leader (JI) Sindh Amir Dr Mairajul Huda Siddiqi has urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mr Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and Chief of the Army Staff (COA), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to take immediate notice of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader, Altaf Hussain’s daring the ...

islamabad - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the lawyers’ movement made the people understand the importance of the constitution, rule of law and independence of judiciary, and now nobody can now bring any provisional constitutional order.He said, “The ...

islamabad - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the lawyers’ movement made the people understand the importance of the constitution, rule of law and independence of judiciary, and now nobody can now bring any provisional constitutional order.He said, “The ...

peshawar - Chief Justice Peshawar High Court (PHC) Justice Dost Muhammad Khan on Saturday said tribal areas were being treated like that of British colonies.Addressing a ceremony of Fata Lawyers' Forum, Justice Dost Muhammad Khan stressed the need for changing the entire system of Fata. The ...

Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said the government completed its five-year constitutional term because of the independent judiciary which plays pivotal role in eradication of oppression and injustice."Today there is no one to give extension to usurpers," said the CJ while ...

QUETTA - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that conducting fair, free and transparent elections is the responsibility of the election commission but, if it requested, the judiciary would provide all possible help to achieve this goal.Addressing District Returning Officers here on ...

ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Saturday returned a plea of former dictator president Pervez Musharraf seeking formation of a CJP-minus full court bench to hear his treason and claiming that only the federal government could initiate such a case and the apex court cannot order its ...

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Balochistan government to furnish the details of the money received through National Finance Commission (NFC) from 2008 to 2013 and where these funds were spent.Observing that the practice of allowing special grants to the elected representatives ...

Chief Justice Peshawar High Court (PHC) Justice Dost Muhammad Khan has remarked that if attacks on Salala can be stopped then why not drone strikes.PHC chief justice made these remarks while hearing petition against drone strikes in the tribal areas of Pakistan. He said common people are affected ...

NEW DELHI  - Asking the government not to keep mercy petitions of death row convicts pending for a long time, Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir on Sunday said execution of death penalty should not be delayed. He also faulted the government for not informing the family members f parliament ...

ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry will not be part of the Supreme Court bench that will hear the petition against former president Pervez Musharraf seeking action against him under Article 6 of the Constitution, TV channels reported on Sunday.Now, reports say, Justice Jawwad S ...

HYDERABAD/Matiari – Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the judiciary is a supporter and protector of democracy and all the institutions of the state should work while remaining within their constitutional ambit.Addressing the lawyers at a reception hosted in his honour by ...

LAHORE – Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial has said that courts have to dispense justice in accordance with constitution and the law of the land. The judges are answerable before the court of almighty Allah and the litigant public.He was speaking at a ceremony of launching ...

QUETTA - Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court has taken notice of kidnapping of former Balochistan Advocate General and prominent lawyer Salahudin Mengal, who was kidnapped by armed men on Thursday from Sariab Road of Quetta.Justice Qazi Faez Esa, taking notice of kidnapping of Salahudin Mengal, ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Naeemul Haq on Friday expressed his concern over the misuse of government resources by the former ministers and urged Chief Justice of Pakistan and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to take notice of the misconduct by politicians.In a ...

The Supreme Court of Pakistan’s Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said on Monday that lawmakers holding fake-degrees could face criminal cases.According to a private television channel, a three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, resumed ...

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday expressed his annoyance over the formation of a commission by the government for protecting the National Accountability Bureau from ‘interference’ by ‘outside institutions’.The chief justice said the events surrounding the ...

PESHAWAR - Residents of Hangu have demanded of the government and Ministry of Interior to arrest a swindler Kishwar Khan for allegedly cheating locals, and retrieve their passports and looted money.   Addressing a news conference on Tuesday here at the Press Club, the swindled persons ...

ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday, taking suo motu notice of the massacre of Hazara community, issued notices to the attorney general and the Balochistan advocate general and fixed the matter for hearing today (Tuesday).The tragic incident in Hazara Town on February 16 ...

 Chief Justice Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry took notice on an office note based on the news items published in section of media regarding the brutal murder of teenager who was gang-raped and strangulated to death.It was further reported in the news stories that unidentified people ...

ISLAMABAD - Expressing apprehension over the consequences of the governor’s rule in Balochistan, the counsel for the provincial government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that a constitutional crisis might emerge regarding the formation of caretaker government in Balochistan.Balochistan ...

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Saturday decided to award laptops to judicial officers if they decide cases with reconciliation between the litigant parties.  The decision aimed at encouraging the judges of district judiciary and promotion of ...

Chief Justice Supreme Court Iftikhar Muhammaad Chaudhary has said that without the active participation of bar, the goal of speedy justice cannot be fulfilled.He was talking to a 13-member delegation of Supreme Court Bar Association, AJ&K headed by its President Raja Fazal Hussain Rubani, which ...

ISLAMABAD – A delegation jurists from Libya called on Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry at the Supreme Court building here on Monday.The delegation was headed by Chief Justice Supreme Court of Libya Kamal B.A. Dhan while other members included comprising Justice Saleh A.S. Abouzid, ...