Tag: Pakistan Supreme Court

Pakistan Bar Council demands Supreme Court panel to probe meddling in judicial affairs

April 6, 2024 admin

Police officers stand guard outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad. File photo | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s top lawyer’s watchdog has demanded a judicial commission comprising sitting Supreme Court judges to look into complaints about the alleged meddling by the powerful intelligence agencies in judicial affairs. The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Friday,. April 5,…

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General elections in Pakistan to be held on February 11, poll body informs Supreme Court

November 2, 2023 admin

General elections in Pakistan will be held on February 11, the country’s poll body informed the Supreme Court on Thursday, putting an end to months-long uncertainty over the polls. The Election Commission of Pakistan’s counsel, Sajeel Swati, said the process of drawing constituencies would be completed by January 29, paving the way for the polls….

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A review of Pakistan’s higher judiciary

September 20, 2023 admin

The retirement of Justice Umar Ata Bandial as the 28th Chief Justice (CJ) of Pakistan’s Supreme Court on September 16 brings to a close one of the murkiest chapters in the history of an institution which has remained blemished due to its cyclical bouts of adherence to, or resistance against, the doctrine of necessity. Law…

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