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Artificial factors behind severe outages, doubts SC

By: Terence J Sigamony | May 22, 2013

IslamabadThe Supreme Court observed on Tuesday that the thermal power plants are producing electricity below their capacity and this could be the one of the reasons of severe loadshedding in the ...

SC orders special audit of Raja’s uplift schemes

By: Terence J Sigamony | May 22, 2013

IslamabadThe Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) to conduct special audit of all the development schemes initiated under People’s Welfare Program PWP-II by ...

SC moved against key appointments by caretakers

By: Terence J Sigamony | May 21, 2013

        ISLAMABAD Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) senior leader Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Monday challenged the transfers/postings and shuffling of high officials by the caretaker ...

Musharraf’s trial a test case for PML-N govt

By: Terence J Sigamony | May 17, 2013

ISLAMABAD -  Besides many daunting challenges ranging from revival of crumbling economy, political instability and controlling the genie of terrorism, which has taken thousands of innocents ...

AGP not ready to resign

By: Terence J Sigamony | May 16, 2013

islamabad Since the announcement of May 11 general election results, many Pakistan People’s Party stalwarts, including Punjab Governor and the Pakistani Ambassador to US, Sherry Rehman have ...

Disappeared prisoners unveil shady trial

By: Terence J Sigamony | May 15, 2013

ISLAMABADThe seven prisoners, whose illegal detention has been investigated by the Supreme Court, said on Tuesday that tribal officials had sentenced them up to 14 years in prison without any ...

SC declares CHEJVA illegal

By: Terence J Sigamony | May 11, 2013

  islamabad   The detailed judgement of Supreme Court noted that Chagai Hills Exploration Joint Venture Agreement (CHEJVA) dated 23-07-1993 was executed contrary to the provisions of ...

Mush hearing adjourned as defence counsels contradict each other

By: Terence J Sigamony | May 09, 2013

islamabad - General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf’s lawyers, who are defending him in the high treason case, Wednesday clashed with each other in the courtroom over the claim of being the leading ...

Nothing can justify mily coup: SC

By: Terence J Sigamony | May 07, 2013

ISLAMABAD - Hearing high treason case against former president Pervez Musharraf, the Supreme Court on Monday observed the armed forced could not go beyond their constitutional mandate.Justice Ejaz ...

No PCOs any more, says CJ

By: Terence J Sigamony | May 05, 2013

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 ...

No PCOs any more: CJ

By: Terence J Sigamony | May 05, 2013

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 ...

Pata admin produces 2 missing persons in SC

By: Terence J Sigamony | May 04, 2013

islamabad - Provincially Administrative Tribal Administration, on the order of the Supreme Court, on Friday produced two detainees, who had been kept in the PATA internment centre since 2010, before ...

Fuel non-supply affects power generation badly, SC told

By: Terence J Sigamony | May 03, 2013

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court has directed the Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) and other stakeholders to furnish the written reasons of loadshedding and non-supply of electricity to the ...

Mush apprehends bias, wants Justice Khawaja recused in case

By: Terence J Sigamony | May 03, 2013

ISLAMABAD - Apprehending bias former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Thursday through his lawyer requested Justice Jawwad S Khawaja to recuse from the Supreme Court bench trying him for high ...

SC stops govt from releasing uplift funds

By: Terence J Sigamony | May 01, 2013

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped the caretaker government to release development funds during its tenure because it may influence the election process.The bench observed that elected ...

Anjum gets breather as case adjourned for 2 weeks

By: Terence J Sigamony | April 30, 2013

islamabad - Anjum Aqeel Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz for NA-48 Islamabad-I, on Monday got a breather when the Supreme Court without any adverse order against him adjourned the ...

Action be taken against all conspirators, says Musharraf counsel

By: Terence J Sigamony | April 30, 2013

ISLAMABAD -  The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Federal government to enable the meeting of former President Pervez Musharraf with his counsels in respect of the case of high ...

Overseas Pakistanis can’t vote this time

By: Terence J Sigamony | April 30, 2013

ISLAMABAD - The Election Commission of Pakistan and the federal government on Monday expressed their inability to grant voting right to overseas Pakistanis in the upcoming elections.The petitions of ...

SC backs IHC on action against IGP

By: Terence J Sigamony | April 26, 2013

islamabad -  terence sigamony/ shahid rao - The Supreme Court on Thursday directed interior ministry to proceed against federal capital police chief in accordance with the order of the Islamabad ...

JCP recommends eight HC judges confirmation

By: Terence J Sigamony | April 24, 2013

ISLAMABADJudicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has recommended confirmation of eight judges of three high courts on Tuesday.According to details, a JCP meeting, under the chairmanship of Chief ...

Musharraf’s counsel challenges bench

By: Terence J Sigamony | April 24, 2013

Islamabad - A high treason case under Article 6 of the Constitution was basically an offence of conspiracy or mutiny and it can never be attributed to a single person, so all those involved in it ...

Caretakers refuse to try Musharraf

By: Terence J Sigamony | April 23, 2013

Islamabad - The caretaker government on Monday flatly refused to initiate treason trial of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, telling the Supreme Court that it was beyond its mandate to take any ...

Three-judge SC bench to resume hearing tomorrow

By: Terence J Sigamony | April 21, 2013

ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Saturday constituted a three-judge bench to resume hearing in five identical petitions seeking initiation of proceedings against General (Retd) ...

Judiciary has mandate to annul act of Parliament, says CJP

By: Terence J Sigamony | April 20, 2013

ISLAMABAD -Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Friday made it clear that the judiciary had never tried to assume the role of the executive or legislature and always acted within its ...

Apex court suspends Malik’s protocol order

By: Terence J Sigamony | April 18, 2013

ISLAMABAD : The Supreme Court has suspended interior ministry’s March 14 notification, which granted unlimited perks and privileges to former ministers, especially the interior ...

Interim govt doubts its mandate for Mush trial

By: Terence J Sigamony | April 18, 2013

ISLAMABAD  - The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the interim government has apparently not taken any action against former dictator president Pervez Musharraf and summoned details from ...

SC is defender of public interests, Constitution: CJP

By: Terence J Sigamony | April 14, 2013

ISLAMABAD - Harmony and peace in the country can only be achieved through a collective and collaborative commitment of all the national institutions.Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said this ...

Mush plea for CJ-minus full court bench returned

By: Terence J Sigamony | April 14, 2013

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 ...

SC orders FIA to seize Ogra record

By: Terence J Sigamony | April 13, 2013

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to immediately take into possession the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority’s documents and files regarding ...

SC asks ECP to grant expats voting right

By: Terence J Sigamony | April 12, 2013

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed confidence that the Election Commission of Pakistan and other government departments would finalise procedure to facilitate overseas Pakistanis so ...

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