The court warned the government of "serious consequences" if it failed to release the funds required for conducting polls in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while hearing the defence ministry's request.
The three-member Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Ayesha A Mali issued the orders. According to Dawn, the seven-page document issued today said that the proceedings initiated by the ECP under Section 10 of the Ele
The three-judge bench headed by Justice Sardar Tariq Masood kept the previous ruling of the Lahore High Court that the petitioner is entitled to a pre-conviction period in detention and general remissions under the Army Act, 1952 of Pakistan, The Dawn reported.
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Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): Vehement criticisms from the legal fraternity arise from across the country over the elevation of junior judges of the High Courts to the Supreme Court and they have pressed the government to enact laws to regulate the discretionary powers vested in the c
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday accused the country's judiciary of having "double standards" after the country's top court announced Pakistan Muslim League (Q) leader Pervaiz Elahi would be the new Chief Minister of Punjab province.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan will address his party members on Wednesday night, a day after the country's top court announced that his ally Pakistan Muslim League (Q) leader Pervaiz Elahi would be the new Chief Minister of Punjab provin
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) chief, Imran Khan on Tuesday urged his supporters to take to the streets to celebrate tomorrow after the country's Supreme Court announced that Pakistan Muslim League (Q) leader Pervaiz Elahi, an ally of ex-PM Khan, wou
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): Striking down the decision by Pakistan's Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari, the country's Supreme Court on Tuesday announced that Pakistan Muslim League (Q) leader Pervaiz Elahi, an ally of ex-PM Imran Khan, would be the new Chief Minist
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday rejected the petition seeking the formation of a full bench for hearing the case of the Punjab chief minister's election.