The SC, presided over by CJP Justice Qazi Faez Isa, along with Justices Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Musarrat Hilali, took up the plea filed by Ali Khan, aiming to declare the general elections of February 8 as void.
The ECP directed all political parties concerned to comply with Section 206 of the Elections Act, 2017, to ensure a mandatory 5 per cent representation of women candidates on general seats after the allocation of election symbols.
The Pakistan Supreme Court will not interfere in the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) affairs, over the row regarding iconic 'bat' symbol of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party, Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa said, The News International reported.
In a shocking development, the Pakistan Supreme Court's senior-most judge, Ijaz Ul Ahsan, resigned on Thursday, a day after Justice Mazahar Ali Naqvi resigned from office, marking significant changes in the leadership structure of the top court.
It reported that a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez, while hearing two separate matters, disposed of the application of former Balochistan finance advisor Khalid Langove to participate in the general elections.
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.
Democracy in Pakistan is both illusive and elusive. Pakistan's institutional imbalance is due to civil and military bureaucracies, non-democratic parties, and weak political institutions like the version of "Game of Thrones."
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto received a death sentence during the regime of former military ruler General (retired) Ziaul Haq. The first elected prime minister of the country was accused of the murder of his political rival, Nawab Mohammed Ahmed Qasuri, leading to a trial.
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has constituted the full court comprising all 15 judges of the Supreme Court to take up a set of nine challenges to the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023 on Monday, Dawn reported.
Justice Qazi Faez Isa was sworn in as the 29th Chief Justice of Pakistan on Sunday, following the retirement of his predecessor Umar Ata Bandial a day earlier, Dawn reported.