On Tuesday, President Asif Ali Zardari designated Justice Ali Baqar Najafi as a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Najafi is currently a judge at the Lahore High Court (LHC). This new appointment will take effect once he takes his oath of office. The Ministry of Law & Justice announced this decision through an […]
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LHC requests Punjab government’s response on PTI’s rally at Minar-e-Pakistan
The Lahore High Court (LHC) is seeking a response from the Punjab government regarding PTI’s request for a rally at Minar-e-Pakistan. The rally is planned for March 22, 2025. This decision came during a hearing of a petition filed by PTI Vice President Akmal Khan Bari. In the hearing, senior lawyer Sardar Latif Khosa represented […]
Petrol price hike by govt challenged in LHC
On Saturday a petition was filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the recent hike in the petroleum products’ prices by the government. Nominating the central government and the Ministry of Energy as respondents, the petition expressed apprehension that with the increase in the cost of petroleum, the prices of allied items would also increase. The […]
LHC refrains FBR from taking action against Tareen’s sugar mills
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday issued a notice to the FBR and directed the tax body to refrain from taking any action against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen’s sugar mills. The case filed before the LHC was heard by Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza as the applicant pleaded before the court that […]
Khawaja Saad, others under NAB scanner
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Board Meeting (EBM) of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has authorised filing inquiries against former Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafiq and others for inflicting losses to the national exchequer. The EBM presided over by NAB Chairman Justice (Retd) Javed Iqbal has approved the filing of numerous inquiries against various personalities […]
Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emanuel, the couple that cheated death in blasphemy case
Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emanuel, the couple accused of blasphemy and reportedly passing derogatory comments about Islam have been acquitted and freed after being jailed for seven years. Who are they? The poor Christian family hails from Gojra, a city in the Punjab district of Pakistan. Shagufta and Shafqat, a married couple in their thirties have […]
Government committed contempt of LHC decision in Shehbaz case: SC remarks
The Supreme Court of Pakistan, while hearing the federal government’s appeal to stop him from going abroad, issued notices to PML-N President and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Mian Shehbaz Sharif. The court remarked, “In principle, the government has committed contempt of the decision of the Lahore High Court.” The apex court […]
LHC reserves verdict on bail petitions filed by TLP’s Rizvi, Qadri
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday reserved its verdict on bail pleas filed by Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan chief Khadim Rizvi and former TLP patron-in-chief Pir Afzal Qadri. The court also rejected an apology submitted by Qadri over incendiary remarks made by him during a protest against the Supreme Court’s acquittal of Asia Bibi, media reports […]
LHC to hear petition against petrol price hike
Lahore High Court (LHC), on Saturday, received a petition challenging the recent hike in prices of petroleum products. Advocate Azhar Siddiqui moved the petition; requesting the court to set aside the government’s decision of skyrocketing prices of petroleum products. His petition stated that while the prices of petroleum products had decreased in the global market, […]
LHC sets aside FBR’s suo motu powers to collect sales tax
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday set aside the suo motu powers of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to collect sales tax from the business community without registering them under the Sale Tax Act, 1990, and Sale Tax Rules, 2006. A two-member bench consisting of Justice Sajid Mahmood Seithi and Justice Muzammal Akhtar […]