ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been given permission by the district administration of Islambad to host a public meeting (jalsa) on July 6 in Islamabad. PTI filed a plea for a public gathering, and the Islamabad High Court (IHC) considered the petition. State counsel told the court thatContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: On Thursday, Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa dismissed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protest against his appointment to the broader bench that is considering the electoral Commission’s (ECP) appeal against the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) ruling on the establishment of electoral tribunals. The PTI’s advocate, Niazullah Niazi, opposed to theContinue Reading
A hearing has been scheduled for the Islamabad High Court lawsuit filed by imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan challenging his denial of meetings and talks with party officials and attorneys. After considering Khan’s request on Wednesday, IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq eliminated the Registrar’s Office’s objections and scheduled aContinue Reading
RAWALPINDI: The anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi has informed the federal government and the administration of Adiala Jail over a plea made by the incumbent prime minister, Imran Khan, who is incarcerated, requesting permission to see his children. During the hearings on Wednesday, the court requested responses from the federation, theContinue Reading
Justice Aalia Neelum, the first woman judge in history, has been named chief justice of the Lahore High Court. In a meeting presided over by Pakistan’s Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) unanimously accepted her appointment. The council also examined the names of Justice Shujaat AliContinue Reading
In the 190 million pounds reference case, the Accountability Court of Islamabad granted bail to Bushra Bibi, the wife of Imran Khan. Judge Muhammad Ali Waraich of the Accountability Court oversaw the trial of Bushra Bibi, the wife of founder of the PTI, in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. Bushra Bibi’sContinue Reading
Lahore – The government on Sunday raised the price of petrol by Rs7.45 per litre and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs9.56 per litre for the next two weeks. The petitioner, Azhar Siddique of the Judicial Activism Panel, argued that while POL prices had significantly decreased in the internationalContinue Reading
LAHORE – On Monday, a Lahore High Court judge sent a petition involving unannounced energy loadshedding to acting Chief Justice Shujaat Ali Khan, demanding that it be heard by another bench. Justice Faisal Zaman Khan presided over the proceedings. During the sessions, Advocate Azhar Siddique of the Judicial Activism PanelContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD — On Friday, the National Assembly enacted an amendment to the Elections Act of 2017 (The Elections Amendment Bill, 2024). The bill was introduced by Azam Nazeer Tarar, Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs. Briefing the MPs, he stated that the modification was intended to accelerate up the resolution of petitionsContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD — Sher Afzal Marwat, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has filed a challenge in the Islamabad High Court to Ishaq Dar’s appointment as Deputy Prime Minister. Sher Afzal Marwat, through his lawyer Riaz Hanif Rahi, filed a lawsuit in the Islamabad High Court, claiming that Ishaq DarContinue Reading
