Pending Case backlog at Supreme Court surges once more
ISLAMABAD: The accumulation of unresolved cases at the Supreme Court of Pakistan has once again intensified, with the total pending litigations reaching 57,153, according to...
SC rejects stay order petition against auction of properties of Bahria Town
Islamabad: Supreme Court on Friday rejected a stay order petition against the auction of properties of Bahria Town. A three-member bench headed by Justice Amin...
PHC halted ECP from taking any action against Shibli Faraz, Omar Ayub
PESHAWAR: The court issued a reserved verdict on petitions challenging the disqualification decisions of Shibli Faraz and Omar Ayub. It ordered the Election Commission to...
Opposition calls SC to take suo-motu Notice on sugar crisis
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Constitution Protection Movement has written a letter to the Chief Justice of Pakistan, demanding a suo-motu notice on the sugar crisis and...
CJP Justice Yahya Afridi Unveils Key Judicial Reforms to KP Bar Delegation
PESHAWAR: A delegation from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Association met with Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Yahya Afridi, on Friday. The Peshawar High Court Chief...
Special ATC hands 10 years punishment to PTI leaders and 185 others in May 9 cases
FAISALABAD: A special anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Faisalabad on Thursday sentenced several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders including Omar Ayub Khan, Shibli Faraz, Zartaj Gul and...
Divorced daughters entitled to father’s pension: SCP
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that a daughter’s entitlement to her late father’s pension is based on legal right, not marital status, delivering...
PTI’s Omar Ayub pens letter to CJP over ‘Procedural and Constitutional Breaches’ in May 9 Cases
ISLAMABAD: Following recent sentences handed down to multiple PTI leaders and members by anti-terrorism courts (ATCs), Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan...
PHC suspends arrest warrants for KP CM Gandapur
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Monday halted the arrest warrants issued against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and prohibited authorities from taking...
LHC orders Punjab govt to implement law on wheat price fixation
LAHORE: Lahore High Court has issued a verdict on a petition challenging the non-setting of wheat prices. The court has directed the Punjab government to...
We wanted to bring improvement in judicial system: CJ Yahya Afridi
Islamabad: Chief Justice (CJ) Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) Justice Yahya Afridi on Friday said that they wanted to bring betterment in the judicial system...
SC bans denial of dowry, maintenance on grounds of Infertility, imposes heavy fine
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has declared that denying a woman dowry or maintenance solely due to infertility is illegal and unconstitutional. The court...
Contempt of court notices issued to PM, Cabinet in Dr Aafia Siddiqui case halted
Islamabad: The contempt of court notice issued to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and federal cabinet members in the Dr Aafia Siddiqui case has been temporarily...
Umar Ayub gets bail in October protest case
Islamabad: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Thursday issued bailable arrest warrants for Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Omar Ayub Khan, in connection...
ATC extends custody of tribal leader, transfers to serious crimes wing for additional 10 days.
QUETTA: An Anti-Terrorism Court in Quetta has granted 10 days extension of physical remand for tribal elder Sardar Sherbaz in connection with the murder of...
Six accused Including PTI Leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi acquitted
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, along with five other accused, has been acquitted. The Anti-Terrorism Court acquitted Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Hamza...
Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Ahmed Khan Bhachar Sentenced to 10 Years in Connection with May 9 Incidents
SARGODHA: Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar, the opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly, has been sentenced to a decade in prison in relation to the May...
IHC issues contempt notice to Prime Minister, federal ministers over Dr Aafia Siddiqui case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a contempt notice to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other members of the federal cabinet due to...
Prime Suspect of Couple murder over honour killing presented before ATC
Quetta: One of the main suspects of a couple murder — tribal leader Sardar Sherbaz Satakzai — was presented before an anti-terrorism court today with...
PHC nominates KP Governor for oath taking of MPAs elected on reserves seats
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Syed Muhammad Atique Shah has nominated KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi to administer the oath to members...