Apex Court disposes of plea seeking nullification of Feb 8 general elections while imposing Rs 0.5 million fine on the petitioner Directs petitioner to pay fine to PBC & SCBA within 30 days, failing which they be recovered from the petitioner as arrears of land revenue CJP Qazi Faez IsaRead More →
They want to bring Gilgit-Baltistan into the constitutional stream by giving provincial status, but international conventions are an obstacle Additional Attorney General Chaudhry Aamir Rehman’s statement during the hearing of the GB judges appointment case in the Supreme Court. India has usurped Kashmir, call the United Nations to come andRead More →
Our job is to conduct elections as per the law: CJP Qazi Faez Isa Says PTI was repeatedly asked to prove the intra-party elections which it failed to do Says there is nothing we can do if the PTI does not like the court’s order PTI withdraws contempt plea filedRead More →
Supreme Court sets aside the PHC order reinstating the ‘bat’ symbol to PTI Court declares the Election Commission’s order declaring the PTI intra-party elections null & void as valid CJP Qazi Faez Isa Says why the PTI did not allow the 14 people challenging the party polls to contest themRead More →
Supreme Court Pakistan ends lifetime disqualification under Article 62 (1)(f) Court declares that no person can be barred for a lifetime from running in elections if they are disqualified under Article 62 (1)(f) Bench announces the verdict with a 6-1 majority as Justice Yahya Afridi disagreed with his fellow judgesRead More →
SC to hear contempt petition filed by PTI against interior secretary, ECP secretary & others for not implementing order for provision of level playing field today ECP informs SC that 76% of nomination papers filed by PTI candidates for the upcoming general elections had been accepted Urges the court toRead More →
Supreme Court reserves verdict in lifetime disqualification case The lawyer stated that the Samiullah Baloch case made a “complete disconnect” between Article 62 and Article 63 The CJP had observed, adding these things were introduced during the martial law by dictators CJP Qazi Faez Isa says a short order wouldRead More →
Debarring someone from office was equivalent to condemning them for life: CJP Faez Isa Says disqualifying anyone for life from parliament is ‘against Islam’ ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qaiz Faez Isa on Thursday that debarring someone from office was equivalent to condemning them forRead More →
SC intends to wrap up proceedings on the issue of lifetime disqualification ‘very quickly’ to prevent ‘confusion’ for ROs: CJP Qazi Faez Isa Appoints Faisal Siddiqui Advocate, Uzair Karamat Bhandari Advocate & Ms. Reema Omer as amici in the case CJP Isa then stated that the amendment to the ElectionsRead More →
Supreme Court to take up PTI plea seeking contempt proceedings against ECP on Wednesday ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) A three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan will hear a petition filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) seeking contempt of court proceedings against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)Read More →
SC directs ECP to address grievances of PTI regarding election in accordance with the law while hearing complaints Court says Election Commission enjoys authority to take action on complaints regarding elections Justice Athar Minallah says apparently PTI’s allegations regarding level-playing field are correct ECP directs provincial & federal authorities toRead More →
We will not take any step which would affect & harm the election schedule announced by Election Commission of Pakistan: SC Says no one can exercise ECP powers Court says objections against delimitation cannot be raised after release of election schedule ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Removing further impediments inRead More →