26th Amendment Challenged in SCP
ISLAMABAD: The 26th Amendment has been challenged in the SCP on Friday (8th Nov. 2024) by Akhtar Mengal, Fahmida Mirza; Mohsin Dawar, and Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar. Another similar petition was…
Reserved Seats Case: ECP will have to obey the SCP’s 12th July order
ISLAMABAD: SCP, in its second clarification on Friday (18th October, 2024) apropos reserved seats, made it clear that changes to the election laws could not undo its 12th July verdict…
Lawmakers Can Defect In The Parliament
ISLAMABAD: SCP's 5-member bench led by CJP has unanimously invalidated the Apex Court's earlier verdict of 2022 (apropos defection clause under Article 63-A of the Constitution), barring lawmakers from defecting…
Reserved Seats Case: Justice Mansoor Ali Shah pens 70-page verdict
ISLAMABAD: SCP has released a 70-page detailed verdict (penned by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah) on its 12th July Order apropos reserved seats case, here on Monday (23rd September, 2024). ISLAMABAD:…
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Reserved Seats Case: SCP Judges Say PTI Was Not A Party
ISLAMABAD: SCP Justices Aminuddin Khan and Naeem Akhtar Afghan in their 29-page detailed dissenting opinion apropos the 12th July verdict allocating reserved seats to PTI noted on Saturday (3rd August,…
93 returned MPAs have been notified as PTI lawmakers
ISLAMABAD: In pursuance of the SCP's 12th July ruling apropos reserved seats (for women and non-Muslims), ECP on Monday (26th July, 2024) has notified 93 returned MPAs as PTI lawmakers.…
ECP notifies 39 returned MNAs as PTI lawmakers
ISLAMABAD: Following the 12th July ruling of the SCP, ECP has announced a list of 39 PTI MNAs who have won the general elections sans iconic symbol of bat. Amjad…
SCP ruling on reserved seats challenged by PPP
ISLAMABAD: PPP has challenged the SCP ruling of 12th July apropos reserved seats here on Tuesday 23rd of July, 2024. A week ago PML-N too went to the court to…
SCP’s Full Bench reserves verdict on reserved seats case
ISLAMABAD: SCP's Full Bench, led by CJP Qazi Faez Isa, said Tuesday (9th July, 2024) that verdict on the SIC reserved seat case would be announced following pondering over it.…
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SCP annuls PHC verdict about SIC reserved seats
ISLAMABAD: SCP, maintaining that it had to protect the public mandate, annulled PHC verdict about PTI/SIC reserved seats for women and minorities, here on Monday (6th May, 2024). Hearing the…
Z A Bhutto (executed on 4th April, 1979) was not given a fair trial: SCP said on 6th March, 2024
KARACHI: SCP on 6th March, 2024 had proclaimed that Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (who was executed on 4th April, 1979) did not get a fair trial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd8IE-kETHU Life and death of…
6 Judges’ Letter: SCP asked to take notice under Article 184(3)
ISLAMABAD: Over 300 lawyers [including Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir, Zainab Janjua, Abdul Moiz Jaferii, Salman Akram Raja, Taimur Malik and Saqib Jillani (s/o former CJP Tassaduq Hussain Jillani)] on Sunday (31st March,…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was not given a fair trial: SCP
ISLAMABAD: A nine-member bench of SCP headed by CJP Qazi Faez Isa (also comprising Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice…
SC dismisses plea against 2024 general elections
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking to annul the February 8, 2024 general elections and imposed a fine worth Rs 500,000 on petitioner for…
Pakistan: Authorities summon 47 journalists
KARACHI (IFJ): Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has issued summons for 47 journalists and YouTubers, with authorities to question the media figures on their alleged sharing of misinformation targeting Supreme…
SCP stops JUI’s candidate from contesting polls
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday (24th of Jan, 2024) dismissed the appeal of JUI’s candidate Abdul Hafiz Loni and up held the verdict of election tribunal for…
SC adjourns hearing on ECP’s appeal against PTI’s election symbol Bat
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday (12th of Jan, 2024) adjourned hearing till tomorrow on an appeal of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against restoration of PTI’s election…
Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan resigns as SCP judge
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court's second senior-most judge Justice Ejaz-ul-Ahsan has resigned. Ijaz-ul-Ahsan stated in his resignation: "I have had the honour and privilege of serving as a Judge of the Lahore…
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SCP maintains death sentence to Pervaiz Musharraf in high treason case
ISLAMABAD: SCP maintained the death sentence of former president Pervaiz Musharraf while upholding the verdict of the special court in the high treason case on Wednesday (10th of Jan, 2024).…
SCP nullifies lifetime disqualification for lawmakers
ISLAMABAD: SCP, in a 6-1 majority verdict, has nullified the lifetime disqualification under the Constitution's Article 62(1)(f) here on Monday (8th of Jan, 2024). Justice Yahya Afridi dissented from the…
SCP: Lifetime Disqualification Case Verdict Reserved
ISLAMABAD: SCP has reserved its verdict on petitions apropos period of disqualification of lawmakers here on Friday (5th of Jan, 2024). At the conclusion of the hearing CJP Qazi Faez…
PTI goes to SCP to get its (election symbol) Bat back
ISLAMABAD: As LHC did not entertain its appeal, the PTI has gone to SCP on Thursday (4th of Jan, 2024) against PHC's order to restore the ECP's decision to revoke…
SC adjourns PTI’s plea for level playing field
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday (3rd of Jan, 2024) adjourned hearing till 8th January, on a petition of PTI pertaining to level playing field in general elections.…
SC adjourns missing persons’ case till 3rd Jan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday adjourned hearing of petitions pertaining to the missing persons till Wed (3rd Jan, 2024). The case was heard by a three-member SC…