ISLAMABAD: During the hearing of an intra-court appeal here on Wednesday (26th Feb, 2025) challenging the trial of civilians in military court, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail stated that 5 judges were unanimous in their decision that civilians could not be tried in military courts. During the proceedings, Advocate Faisal Siddiqui pointed out though there had […]
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ISLAMABAD: SCP has restored Adil Khan Bazai, PML-N lawmaker from Quetta on Thursday (12th December, 2024) annulling the ECP verdict of disenfranchising him maintaining that the regulator failed to justify the move. Three-member bench, headed by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and also comprising Justices Ayesha Malik and Aqeel Abbasi heard the case. ECP held […]
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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 filed by a number of former parliamentarians and an ex president of Sindh High Court Bar Association. As President Asif Ali Zardari gave consent here […]
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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 in the reserved seats case which ECP will have to obey. It may be recalled that on 12th July, SCP’s 13-judge full bench had proclaimed […]
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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 in the Parliament, here on Thursday (3rd of October, 2024). Hearing the pleas of SCBA and others, the Bench approved the review petition that means […]
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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: The majority verdict announced by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah has support of Justices Munib Akhtar, Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Ayesha A. Malik, Athar Minallah, Syed […]
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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, 2024) that it was not a party to the case. Justices Aminuddin Khan and Naeem Akhtar Afghan pointed out that providing relief to PTI was […]
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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. The ECP notification says 29 seats in the Punjab Assembly, six seats in the Sindh Assembly and 58 seats in the KP Assembly were given […]
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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 Ali Khan, Saleem Rehman, Sohail Sultan, Muhammad Bashir Khan, Mehboob Shah, Junaid Akbar, Ali Khan Jadoon, Asad Qaiser, Shahram Khan, Mujahid Al, Anwar Taj, Fazal […]
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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 submit review petition against the SCP’s verdict. It may be recalled that in its 12th July ruling the SCP, reversing the PHC/ECP’s verdict, proclaimed that […]
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