KARACHI: If any person is bitten by a dog, the membership of the respective Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) elected from that area will be suspended, the Sindh High Court‘s Sukkur Bench said Monday. The judge went on to add that the MPAs would also be barred from voting in the Senate election over the […]
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SHC passes judgement in APNS case
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday directed the All Pakistan Newspaper Society (APNS) not to take any coercive action against the plaintiffs/members of the society on the basis of its resolution passed during its annual general meeting on March 30, 2019. This order was issued by Justice Arshad Hussain Khan during the first hearing […]
SHC sits on Michael plea until May 21
Sindh High Court (SHC), on Tuesday, heard petition filed by former minister for ports and shipping, Kamran Michael, against his arrest. A bench led by the Chief Justice Ahmed Ali Shaikh took the plea. Soon after the hearing started, the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) prosecutor pleaded the court to defer the hearing until the holy […]
‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ team gets stay order against old producer of ‘Maula Jatt’
In another win for the producers of ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’, the Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued a stay order against the producer of the original ‘Maula Jatt’. In an ongoing legal battle that has taken many dramatic turns, SHC has issued a stay order against Sarwar Bhatti, Muhammad Bahoo Sarwar and Muttaqi […]
Wife of missing person threatens to commit suicide outside SHC
Wife of a missing person on Thursday threatened to commit suicide if her husband was not recovered. According to reports, the Sindh High Court (SHC) heard a case pertaining to a missing person named Adil Bara who went missing four years ago. Family of the said missing person appeared before the court and alleged that […]
Notice to NAB on plea against fake call-up notice
Sindh High Court (SHC), on Tuesday, asked the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for progress in an investigation into a ‘fake’ call-up letter issued to a citizen, Shamshad Ali. Hearing plea filed by Ali against the fake notice, a two-member bench directed the bureau to submit its report by May 12. A notice was also issued […]
SHC summons replies from ECP members of Sindh and Balochistan
Sindh High Court (SHC), on Tuesday, summoned replies from the members of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Sindh and Balochistan in a petition filed against the ECP appointments from four provinces. A bench of the SHC heard the petition filed by Justice (retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed against the ECP appointments in 2016; giving members of Sindh […]
SHC adjourns hearing on plea to make JIT reports public
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday adjourned until May 6 a petition filed by Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi, seeking to make public joint investigation team (JIT) reports regarding the Baldia factory inferno, Lyari gang war kingpin Uzair Baloch and former chairman of Fishermen’s Cooperative Society Dr Nisar Morai. A two-member bench […]
Ex-minister knocks on SHC for bail in LNG scam
Former finance minister, Miftah Ismail, on Tuesday, called upon the Sindh High Court (SHC) to procure the protective bail in the liquefied petroleum gas (LNG) terminal scandal. Miftah is currently being investigated by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in this regard. The petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader stated that the accountability watchdog […]
SHC stops private schools from recovering advance fees
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday directed private schools to stop recovery of advance fees of more than one month from students. A SHC bench comprised by Justice Aqeel Abbasi heard a petition against privately owned schools for recovering advance fees of more than one month from the students. The bench expressed displeasure over […]