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Pakistan: Lawyers hail judges who quit over 27th Amendment to "preserve co
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lawyers and citizens praised three Pakistani judges who resigned after the 27th Constitutional Amendment, calling it an act to "preserve their constitutional oath and honour." Statements printed in Dawn said the judges chose principles over "expediency," defending judicial independence and f
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Pak: Lawyers call resignations a "dark day" as 27th constitutional amendme
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Two Pakistani Supreme Court judges resigned after the 27th Constitutional Amendment was approved, calling it a blow to judicial independence. Lawyers and politicians described it as one of the "darkest days" for the country's judiciary, saying the amendment undermines the court's constitu
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Pak: No discussion on 27th Amendment in SC full court meeting despite judg
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Before the amendment was passed, Justices Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, who resigned after its enactment, had written separate letters requesting a full court meeting or judicial conference.
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"Judicial independence crippled": Two Pakistan Supreme Court judges resign
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to Dawn, one of the judges described the amendment as "a grave assault on the Constitution of Pakistan", saying it "dismantles the Supreme Court of Pakistan, subjugates the judiciary to executive control, and strikes at the very heart of our constitutional democracy". The Senate pa
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Pakistan: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah warns against executive overreach
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Senior Puisne Judge of Pakistan Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah has raised concerns about what he sees as one of the most vulnerable periods in the judiciary's history, cautioning against the growing threat of executive overreach.
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"Justice Mansoor Ali Shah will be next Chief Justice of Pakistan": PPP Cha
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari expressed his belief that the next chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) would be Justice Mansoor Ali Shah.
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Pak's apex court says Imran Khan's Party eligible for reserved seats
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah announced the verdict which nullified the Peshawar High Court's order that upheld the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) decision denying the reserved seats to the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). The verdict won 8-5 majority
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Pakistan: CJP Bandial expects no civilian is 'tried' in military courts in
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Pakistan Supreme Court bench which was hearing the petitions filed against the trial of civilians in military courts got dissolved for the second time on Monday after the federal government raised objections to the inclusion of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah on the seven-member bench.
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Two SC judges challenge powers of Chief justice of Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail called it important "to revisit the power of 'one-man show' enjoyed by the office of the Chief Justice of Pakistan.
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Pakistan's NAB arrests Sindh Assembly Speaker from outside Supreme Court
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 3 (ANI): The National Accountability Bureau in Pakistan has arrested the Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani from outside the Supreme Court after the apex court had earlier ordered him to surrender before the NAB, reported local media.
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Pak SC rejects plea to cancel bail of cops in Benazir Bhutto's assassinati
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 06 (ANI): The Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday quashed an application seeking to cancel the bail approved for the two policemen convicted in the murder case of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
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Lahore HC lifts ban on houbara hunting
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Feb 1 (ANI): The Lahore High Court has withdrawn the ban on hunting of an endangered migratory bird houbara bustard.
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