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Defection law verdict: Justice Munib Akhtar skips hearing

Bench adjourns hearing till Tuesday

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:46pm

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Judgment to quash reference against Justice Isa: CJP allows govt’s plea seeking to withdraw curative review petitions

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial allowed the federal government’s plea to withdraw curative review...

Updated 22 Jul, 2023 09:22am

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Presidential Reference on Reko Diq project: SC to announce short order next week

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will announce short order on the Presidential Reference on Reko Diq reconstituted...

Updated 29 Nov, 2022 09:39am

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AAG briefs SC on history of Reko Diq case

ISLAMABAD: The Additional Attorney General, Amir Rehman, informed the Supreme Court that after the Supreme Court’s...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:54am

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Reko Diq project: CJ forms five-judge bench to hear presidential reference from 25th

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Wednesday constituted a five-judge bench for hearing the presidential...

Published 20 Oct, 2022 06:57am

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Interpretation of Article 63A by SC: Not counting votes of dissidents makes no sense: minority opinion

ISLAMABAD: The minority judges of the Supreme Court bench, which rendered an opinion on Presidential Reference for...

Published 08 Jul, 2022 06:19am

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Presidential reference: ‘The game of musical chairs’ must come to an end: CJP

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court wanted an end to ‘musical chairs’ since the 1970s and a stable government for the...

Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am

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Dissident MNAs: ECP rejects PTI's plea

This comes after PTI sought disqualification of 20 MNAs under Article 63-A

Updated 11 May, 2022 08:26pm

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SC to take up IK’s petition, Presidential reference on 9th

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s petition and the Presidential Reference...

Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am

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SC again expresses its dismay over criticism

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has again expressed dismay over the continuing criticism against the judges and the...

Published 22 Apr, 2022 05:36am

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Presidential Reference, SCBA petition: SC asks counsel whether act of disloyalty is not dishonesty

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court questioned whether disloyalty is not dishonesty and would it not fall under Article...

Published 21 Apr, 2022 05:26am

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Presidential reference: PTI urges SC to constitute a full court

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has urged the apex court to constitute a full court for the...

Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am

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Presidential reference: Counsel for opposition leader says ‘timing was not appropriate’

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was told that President Dr Arif Alvi filed a reference when the opposition parties...

Published 31 Mar, 2022 05:11am

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PM has ‘deep respect’ for judges, AGP tells SC

ISLAMABAD: Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) on Tuesday informed that Prime Minister Imran Khan has great respect...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:08am

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Apex court takes strong exception to PM’s remarks against judges

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday taking strong exception to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s remarks against the...

Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am

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Formation of larger SC bench: Justice Isa expresses his reservations

ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa, senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court, strongly objected to not including the...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am

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Interpretation of Article 63 (A): PTI likely to file presidential reference today

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is all set to file a presidential reference in Supreme Court of...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 05:21am

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SC accepts Justice Faez Isa's review petition against presidential reference verdict

Six out of 10 judges of the top court granted approval of review petition while four judges ruled against it
The Supreme Court had initiated the proceedings over Justice Isa's alleged non-disclosure in wealth returns of three London properties acquired on lease in the name of his wife and children between 2011 and 2015

Updated 26 Apr, 2021 03:04pm

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Justice Isa tells SC: ‘Answering questions will be effectively endorsing a patent illegality...’

ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa said answering questions will be effectively endorsing a patent illegality and...

Published 22 Apr, 2021 03:55am

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Justice Isa’s live streaming petition rejected

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court in a 6-4 verdict dismissed Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s application through which he had...

Updated 14 Apr, 2021 10:11am

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Presidential Reference: SC to hear review petitions against judgment from 13th

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will hear review petitions against the SC judgment on Presidential Reference against...

Published 11 Apr, 2021 05:27am

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Govt’s ordinance stands void after the Supreme Court’s ruling, says Khosa

Former Attorney General says the court has given its ruling under the Article 226 and all institutions are bound to accept the supreme court’s decision
SC's decision has determined the direction: Khosa

Published 01 Mar, 2021 02:09pm

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Senate polls: SC's verdict in Presidential reference is historic, says Faraz

Information minister says ECP should take requisite steps for ensuring transparency in the Senate elections
Top court has ruled that it is the responsibility of the Election Commission to end corrupt practices from the electoral process and it can utilise the technology in this regard

Published 01 Mar, 2021 11:01am

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Presidential reference on Senate ballot mode: Apex court likely to announce its opinion tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will announce its opinion on the Presidential reference whether the upcoming Senate...

Updated 28 Feb, 2021 10:38am

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Justice Isa wants live telecast of hearing

ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faez Isa wants live telecast of the hearing of his review petition against the Presidential...

Published 26 Feb, 2021 05:20am

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Presidential reference: 10-member SC bench to hear review petitions filed by Justice Isa, others

ISLAMABAD: A 10-member larger bench will hear Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s and others’ review petitions against the...

Published 24 Feb, 2021 05:24am

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Bench to hear Justice Isa’s, others’ petitions: Matter referred to CJP

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court referred the matter for constituting a larger bench to the Chief Justice of Pakistan...

Published 23 Feb, 2021 05:20am

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Presidential Reference: SC to announce judgment on composition of bench on 22nd

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will announce judgment on composition of the bench for hearing the review petitions...

Published 20 Feb, 2021 04:52am

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Senate polls hearing reference: SC adjourns hearing till February 22

Justice Ahsan says the alliance of political parties does not make any difference on proportional representation, if a party wants to unite, it should do so openly
Raza Rabbani told the court that there is a difference between horse trading and political alliance as political alliance is usually secret

Published 19 Feb, 2021 04:25pm

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Political parties' Senate seats should commensurate with number of seats in Provincial Assembly; SC

The hearing of the case was adjourned till tomorrow.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 06:32pm