Supreme Court summons finance secretary, AGP, Governor SPB, ECP officials tomorrow over non-provision of election funds Notice says every person who embarks upon, encourages or instigates disobedience or defiance of the Court can be held liable & accountable CJP constitutes 8-member larger bench to hear petitions challenging recently passed SupremeRead More →

Delay in Polls. Govt to amend contempt of court law to avoid trouble Nawaz, Zardari, Fazlur Rehman hold consultations on issue of judiciary also discuss amendments in contempt of court law The time of the joint session of the Parliament scheduled for today (Monday) has been changed. ISLAMABAD ( Web NewsRead More →

Govt to table the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023 in joint session of parliament on Monday ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) The federal government has convened a joint sitting of the parliament on April 10 to consider the bill that aims at curtailing the powers of the chiefRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) President Arif Alvi on Saturday returned the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure), Bill 2023 limiting the chief justice’s suo motu powers in an individual capacity, ARY News reported. The president returned the bill for reconsideration to the parliment as per the provisions of the ArticleRead More →

National Assembly passes resolution rejecting SC’s judgment on Punjab, KP polls, asks PM, cabinet to not obey it Resolution says the full court of the SC should review the decision Resolution says three-member bench ignored majority decision of four judges who were previously part of the bench Resolution says theRead More →

Govt could even commit contempt of court to evade from elections in country: Imran Khan Says govt is scared of losing elections obvious from all opinion polls PTI  moved the Supreme Court (SC) against KP Governor’s decision for setting October 8 as a polling date for KP elections. ISLAMABAD (Read More →

SC declares ECP decision to hold Punjab Assembly elections on 8th Oct unconstitutional; orders to hold election on 14th May Apex court directs to ensure free & impartial elections Asks the federal govt to provide every possible facilitation for holding the elections ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) The Supreme CourtRead More →

Supreme Court of Pakistan to announce verdict on PTI petition challenging ECP decision to delay in Punjab polls today CJP Umar Ata Bandial says law gives no one the authority to delay elections Says govt did not present any material after seeing which the elections could be postponed Says peopleRead More →

Supreme Court seeks reply from ECP, other respondents today regarding the matter of polls in KP, Punjab Justice Munib Akhtar says ECP’s decisions had become an ‘obstruction’ in the way of the apex court’s orders ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Issuing notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) forRead More →

Supreme Court in a split verdict rules that elections for KP & Punjab assemblies should be held within 90 days Court rules that Dr. Arif Alvi’s decision applies for Punjab but is ‘invalid’ in the case of KP Verdict also notes that KP governor breached ‘his constitutional responsibility’ by notRead More →

Justice Bandial said that in normal circumstances, citizens knocked on the door of the court. “But today, the Constitution of Pakistan has knocked on our doorstep.” At that, CJP Bandial said that the court will first discuss the admissibility of the request. He also asked if the parties had aRead More →

Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah & Justice Athar Minallah raise questions on the dissolution of KP, Punjab assemblies Justice Athar Minallah remarks that a suo motu notice should be taken on the dissolution of provincial assemblies as well CJP Umar Ata Bandial says apex court wants to ensure that electionsRead More →