ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up on Tuesday the federal government’s appeal against the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) conditional permission granted to Pakistan Muslim League-N president and leader of opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif to travel abroad for medical treatment. A two-judge bench, comprising Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, will commence […]
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PTI challenges ECP’s decision of NA-75 re-polling in SC
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday challenged the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision of re-polling in NA-75 Daska in the Supreme Court. PTI candidate Ali Asjad Malhi has made his opponent Nosheen Iftikhar party in the petition along with others and maintained that the ECP did not follow the rules and regulations while issuing […]
SC summons Sindh chief secretary in Nai Gaj Dam case
The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Thursday summoned the Sindh chief secretary to appear before it on May 23 in the Nai Gaj Dam case. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Azmat Saeed, issued the order, directing the provincial chief secretary to record his statement before the court regarding the […]
Sindh govt ready to launch KCR project: CM Murad Ali Shah
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Wednesday that the provincial government was ready to launch the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project. However, the Pakistan Railways has to hand over the right of way (ROW) to Sindh government within the next 15 days, he said. He said this while presiding over a meeting […]
SC tasks Sindh CM to end encroachments in Karachi
The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday tasked Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to end encroachments in the port city. Hearing a case pertaining to restoring Karachi’s master plan, the apex court ordered that the chief minister work with all the departments to end encroachments in the city. It directed the chief minister to […]
SC orders revival of Karachi Circular Railway in a month
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the removal of encroachments from railways land in 15 days and to restore the Karachi Circular Railway within a month. During a hearing at the Supreme Court’s Karachi registry, the railways secretary told the court than 10 acres of land has been taken back from squatters. Justice Gulzar Ahmed […]
Karachi Circular Railway restoration to take place within a month: SC
The Sindh Government was ordered to restore the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) by the Supreme Court. SC directed this restoration to take place within a month once encroachment upon the track is cleared. The bench hearing the case pertaining to the revival of the local train and tram service in the SC’s Karachi registry […]
SC asks NAB for stronger case against Shehbaz’s bail
On Thursday, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor Naeem Bukhari was informed by the Supreme Court that he needs to ‘work harder’ to get the National Assembly’s Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif’s bail canceled, a private news source reported. A three-member bench headed by Justice Azmat Saeed heard arguments for the cancellation of Shehbaz’s bail. Former […]
Evicted PM files an application for extension in bail on medical grounds
An application was filed in the Supreme Court by evicted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday regarding the extension in his six-week bail in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference. The application that was filed stated that Sharif asked for an extension in bail, which will expire on May 7. The further extension is requested […]
78% death penalty cases overturned by SC: report
Criminal law barrister at Doughty Street Chambers Timothy Moloney QC and UK-based non-governmental organisation ‘Reprieve’ Director Maya Foa met Federal Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Dr Muhammad Farogh Naseem on Friday and presented a report on death penalty cases overturned by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The report revealed that 78 percent of death […]