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Pakistan’s two senior Supreme Court judges have urged Chief Justice Yahya Khan Afridi to immediately fix hearings for pleas challenging the 26th Constitutional Amendment that granted legislators more power in appointing the top judge. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Munib Akhtar are on the top of the seniority list out of seventeen sitting judges…
Supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf distribute sweets to passersby to celebrates the Supreme Court decision in a case of reserved seats for women and minorities in the parliament, in Lahore, on July 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf will emerge as the…
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 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….
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…