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2 former SCBA chiefs back CRCP's views

By: Zahid Gishkori | March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - Two former presidents of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) confirmed on Wednesday that lawyers community was divided over the issue of recommendations of Constitutional Reforms ...

SCBA to move SC for NRO verdict implementation

By: Zahid Gishkori | March 10, 2010

ISLAMABAD - At the time when the Federation has turned a blind eye towards implementation of the apex courts verdict in the NRO case, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has decided to move the ...

NA-123 result subject to SC's decision

By: Zahid Gishkori | March 10, 2010

ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it was not inclined to postpone by-election in NA-123, Lahore VI, but the final results of the said constituency will subject to the decision of the ...

PSM corruption massive robbery in Pak history: SC

By: Zahid Gishkori | March 09, 2010

ISLAMABAD Terming the corruption in Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) as a massive robbery in the national history, Justice Javed Iqbal on Monday said that the looted money must be recovered from the ...

Govt abiding by SC ruling on NRO: Babar

By: Zahid Gishkori | March 06, 2010

ISLAMABAD Federal Minister for Law and Justice Dr Babar Awan has said that Government is keeping a weather eye open for dispatching a letter to Swiss authorities with regard to reopening of cases ...

State organs fail to provide justice: Justice Javed

By: Zahid Gishkori | March 05, 2010

ISLAMABAD Most of the departments of the state have failed to deliver justice, which the nation is expecting from them, as everyone is approaching the Supreme Court as a Hobsons choice hoping for ...

CJ directs PPOs to recover abducted girls

By: Zahid Gishkori | March 04, 2010

ISLAMABAD Taking notice of rising kidnapping incidents, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Wednesday directed the Provincial Police Officers of Punjab and NWFP to recover two abductees and ...

SC gives final deadline to govt

By: Zahid Gishkori | March 03, 2010

ISLAMABAD A three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Javed Iqbal, on Tuesday directed the Federation to submit a comprehensive report about those people who were killed in Lal ...

Court bound to imprison looters: CJ

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 27, 2010

ISLAMABAD Terming Haris Steel Mills case as an example for other cases being preceded in the Supreme Court to curb the money looters, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has directed ...

SC reserves judgement on Dogar's pleas

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 26, 2010

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgement on miscellaneous applications, filed by Justice (Retd) Abdul Hameed Dogar, challenging the reinstatement of current judiciary through ...

Swiss cases reopening needs PM's nod

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 25, 2010

ISLAMABAD All eyes are set on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani as National Accountability Bureau on Wednesday categorically said that all the cases dropped under National Reconciliation ...

SC returns govt's NRO review plea

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 24, 2010

ISLAMABAD The Ministry of Law and Justice will file a review petition with additional grounds tomorrow (Thursday) in support of an already filed review petition against the Supreme Courts December ...

Massive irregularities, nepotism mar BTS?

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 23, 2010

ISLAMABAD The Benazir Tractor Scheme (BTS), the PPPs first ever welfare project for the countrys peasants during its two-year rule, has caused huge financial losses to the national kitty mainly due ...

SC moved against CSP rules

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 21, 2010

ISLAMABAD All the four provinces on Saturday filed separate petitions in the Supreme Court pleading the court to declare the Civil Service of Pakistan (Composition and Cadre) Rules, 1954 and Sharing ...

Implement NRO verdict or face pay freeze

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 20, 2010

ISLAMABAD Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Friday directed Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Naveed Ahsan, to ask the Federation to implement the Supreme Courts verdict on ...

Speedy justice must for good governance, says CJ

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 19, 2010

ISLAMABAD Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that a country cannot claim to have good governance without providing easy, affordable, speedy and impartial justice to the people. The ...

Apex court disposes of petitions

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 19, 2010

ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday disposed of all the petitions challenging the 'procrastination in the appointments of judges in the superior judiciary. A five-member bench of the apex ...

'Zardari's advisors should be sacked'

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 18, 2010

ISLAMABAD The Executive-Judiciary stalemate on the appointment of two LHC judges, including Chief Justice Khawaja Sharif, that seems to have come to an end on Wednesday has yet to remove concerns of ...

Blackcoats back on streets

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 16, 2010

ISLAMABAD Thousands of lawyers across the country on Monday went on strike following the confrontation between President Asif Ali Zardari and the Supreme Court of Pakistan on the appointment of ...

AG conveys PM's message to CJ

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 15, 2010

ISLAMABAD In a bid to ease the latest confrontation which erupted between the judiciary and the Government on the issue of the judges appointment in the superior judiciary, Attorney General of ...

SC suspends notifications

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 14, 2010

ISLAMABAD Suspending President Asif Ali Zardaris order pertaining to judges appointment in the superior judiciary, a three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Saturday evening declared the order ...

Pak, India urged to adopt legal approach to address issues

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 13, 2010

ISLAMABAD Top legal brains including diplomats have emphasised upon India and Pakistan to adopt more professional approach purely on legal basis to address the issues in addition to the ongoing ...

Mockery of court orders not to be tolerated: CJ

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 12, 2010

ISLAMABAD Taking strong exception to the current NAB Chairman, Naveed Ahsans continuous holding of his position despite Supreme Courts order, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry termed it as a ...

SC directs ECP to submit record

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Election Commission of Pakistan to submit record and documents relating to Shahbaz Sharifs elections from two provincial seats. The apex court also ...

Judiciary bound to get its verdicts implemented: CJ

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 10, 2010

ISLAMABAD Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that manifesto of good governance cannot be implemented without the provision of justice, as judiciary was duty-bound to provide speedy ...

CJ directs Punjab PPO to take action

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 09, 2010

ISLAMABAD At a time when the kidnapping saga is rapidly gripping the entire province of Punjab, Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Monday directed the PPO Punjab to take strict ...

Federation files fresh plea to review NRO verdict

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 07, 2010

ISLAMABAD The government has submitted an amended plea clubbing the fresh review petition with the one earlier filed in the Supreme Court to review its judgement on National Reconciliation Ordinance ...

US prosecutors seek solid evidence

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 06, 2010

ISLAMABAD The Legal and Prosecution Department of the United States has asked National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to provide more solid evidence, which may lead to extradite Hamesh Khan, the main ...

Diplomatic, legal steps demanded for Aafia's rescue

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 05, 2010

ISLAMABAD Terming the verdict in Dr Aafia Siddiqui case as prejudiced and biased, the legal fraternity on Thursday urged the Government to send eminent lawyers team to the US for her early ...

Verdict not to lead to PA dissolution: SC

By: Zahid Gishkori | February 04, 2010

ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it would not pass such an order that might lead to the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly. A three-member apex court bench headed by Justice ...

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