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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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Pakistan: Ex-Chief Justice files contempt petition against Shehbaz Sharif
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Jawad S Khawaja has submitted a contempt petition to the Pakistani Supreme Court against the country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accusing him of failing to implement the court's May 7 directive in the military courts case, The Express Tribune reported
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Pakistan: Lahore legal community challenges transfer of judges to Islamaba
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) and Lahore Bar Association (LBA) filed petitions in the Pakistani Supreme Court on Wednesday, challenging the constitutional bench's June 19 verdict that upheld the transfer of three judges to the Islamabad High Court (IHC), the Dawn reported on
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Pakistan: SC to hear petition against proposed constitutional amendment on
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Pakistani Supreme Court (SC) set a hearing date of October 17 for a petition requesting a ruling that parliament cannot introduce or approve the government's much-discussed constitutional amendments, the Dawn reported on Saturday.
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Pakistan's top court allows military courts to pronounce reserved verdicts
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Pakistani Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the military courts to pronounce reserved verdicts in cases pertaining to civilians held for their alleged involvement in the May 9 riots, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: "Let's solve this once for all," says Chief Justice Isa on enfor
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa said that the Pakistani Supreme Court wanted to solve the problem of missing persons and enforced disappearances "once and for all", Dawn reported on Tuesday.
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Parties must adhere to rulings of Supreme Court: US Congressman over Pakis
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Taking to Twitter, Sherman said, "Just spoke to former Prime Minister #ImranKhan of #Pakistan. Surprised that he's working in the wee hours of the morning. He also spoke to my friend, @DrMahmood40. Spoke about today's Pakistani Supreme Court decision."
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Daniel Pearl murder: Pakistan top court directs authorities to move terror
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 2 (ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the authorities to shift terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime accused in the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl, from a death cell in the Karachi Central Prison to government rest house
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US outraged with Pakistan Supreme Court's decision to acquit killer of Dan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 29 (ANI): The United States is outraged with the Pakistan Supreme Court's decision to acquit Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl's killer Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday.
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Pakistani President calls National Assembly session for interim PM electio
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 30 (ANI): After the Pakistani Supreme Court disqualified Nawaz Sharif as the country's Prime Minister, Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain has called a session of the National Assembly on August 1 for the election of an interim prime minister.
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Panamagate verdict has made Pak's political structure unstable: Congr
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): After the Pakistani Supreme court on Friday disqualified Nawaz Sharif from the post of the country's Prime Minister, the Congress on Friday said that the country's political structure is unstable and it's difficult to comment upon the future.
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PM Sharif's disqualification won't affect PHF, says Secretary Sh
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 28 (ANI): In the wake of Pakistani Supreme Court's decision to disqualify Nawaz Sharif as country's Prime Minister on Friday, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Secretary Shahbaz Senior has insisted that the development will not affect the functioning of the
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