Resignations of two SC judges accepted Published 15 Nov, 2025 05:53am ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday accepted the resignations of Supreme Court judges Justice Mansoor ...
President Zardari accepts resignations of SC judges Mansoor Ali Shah, Athar Minallah Published 14 Nov, 2025 06:21pm Two judges stepped down a day after the president signed the 27th Constitutional Amendment into law
Judges Mansoor Ali Shah, Athar Minallah resign Published 14 Nov, 2025 06:12am ISLAMABAD: In a surprising move, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Athar Minallah resigned as judges of the...
Two senior Supreme Court judges resign following 27th Constitutional Amendment Updated 13 Nov, 2025 10:01pm 27th Amendment represents a 'grave assault on the Constitution of Pakistan', writes one judge
27th Amendment: Chief Justice urged to convene a ‘judicial conference’ for ‘open dialogue’ Updated 12 Nov, 2025 09:33am ISLAMABAD: Justice Athar Minallah urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Yahya Afridi, to convene a judicial...
Call for return to constitutionalism Published 11 Sep, 2025 06:41am EDITORIAL: Justice Athar Minallah’s recent address at the Karachi Bar Association was a spirited critique of...
Justice delayed… Updated 14 Jul, 2025 07:09am EDITORIAL: A recently announced Supreme Court judgement in a case filed by a death row inmate — who had to wait...
Animal, Environmental Rights Conference: Justice Minallah commends organisers Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am ISLAMABAD: Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Justice Athar Minallah commended the organizers of Pakistan’s...
Sins of the past Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am EDITORIAL: Surely, a senior Supreme Court (SC) justice speaks not just for himself but the entire judicial hierarchy...
‘Flawed interpretation’ of SC order: Exclusion of a major political party to disenfranchise voters: Justice Minallah Updated 30 Jun, 2024 09:25am Says legitimacy of governance, future policies, legislation, and public trust in the representative institutions exclusively depends on the integrity of the electoral process and the electoral institutions
Dissenting note: Public cannot be deprived of access to court proceedings: Justice Minallah Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am ISLAMABAD: Justice Athar Minallah said the public cannot be deprived of access to the court proceedings through live...
Reserved seats allocation case: In every period parties have been victimised: Justice Minallah Updated 04 Jun, 2024 08:45am ISLAMABAD: Justice Athar Minallah said in every period the political parties have been victimised either by...
Legislature and judiciary Published 26 May, 2024 02:56am EDITORIAL: The way criticism of the judiciary is echoing in the Senate, growing ever louder as legislators use...
Supertax on rich: SC concerned at ‘no final decision’ by high courts Updated 24 Apr, 2024 09:24am ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court expressed concern over no final decision by high courts on supertax on high-earning...
Cases related to Section 7E: Hearing on day-to-day basis from March 26th onwards: SC Updated 20 Feb, 2024 09:41am ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has decided that from March 26th, it would hear cases related to Section 7E introduced...
‘Sunlight the best disinfectant’ Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am EDITORIAL: Speaking at the Second Law-Bridge Workshop on Superior Court Reporting, where he launched the Pakistan...
Access to info a constitutional right, not just a matter of court’s will: CJP Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa has said that access to information is a constitutional right of every...
Breach of statutory duties Published 30 Nov, 2023 04:53am EDITORIAL: Supreme Court Justice Athar Minallah’s regret – that President Alvi, Punjab and KP governors, and CEC...
Faizabad ‘dharna’ judgment: Fact-finding committee formed for compliance: Govt informs SC Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am ISLAMABAD: The federal government informed the apex court that pursuant to its order a fact-finding committee has...
CJP optimistic about early announcement of election schedule Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa expressed optimism that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) before the...
Courts can’t grant any relief in breach of law, declares SC Updated 22 Oct, 2023 09:38am ISLAMABAD: The courts cannot grant any relief in breach of the law nor create a right in favour of a litigant which...
Faizabad Dharna: Pemra files plea to withdraw review petition against court’s judgment Published 28 Sep, 2023 05:33am ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), on Wednesday, filed an application in the...
SC asks Centre, provinces to ensure implementation of laws pertaining to inmates’ rights Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday directed the chief executives of federal and provincial...
Erosion of basic human rights Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am EDITORIAL: Enforced disappearances usually associated with military dictatorships are also widely used by civilian...
Election delay controversy: SC had dismissed suo motu, pleas with 4-3 majority: claims Minallah Updated 08 Apr, 2023 01:44pm Minallah releases detailed order on pleas
Buoyed by juridical conundrum, govt demands CJP quit Updated 08 Apr, 2023 01:41pm ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government has demanded Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)...
Govt demands CJP Bandial's resignation after Justice Minallah's dissenting note Updated 07 Apr, 2023 08:18pm Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb says the top judge has become controversial
Elections suo motu: Justice Athar Minallah says case was dismissed 4-3 Published 07 Apr, 2023 05:34pm Justice Athar Minallah of the Supreme Court has released his detailed note on the suo motu notice proceedings...
High-income earners directed to pay 50pc of super tax liability Updated 07 Feb, 2023 08:39am ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Monday directed high-income earners to pay 50 percent of the due liability with regard...
Transfers in police dept during last 8 years: SC seeks record from Centre, provinces within two weeks Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court sought the record from the federal government and the provinces of transfers and...