Govt, PTI kick off negotiations at Parliament House to build consensus on holding elections to national & provincial assemblies on one date Second round of talks to be held today at 3:00 PM Ishaq Dar says we have to review the matters while remaining in the ambit of the constitutionRead More →
CJP Umar Ata Bandial says top court can’t force govt to hold negotiations with the opposition Says politicians should themselves find solutions to the problems Says court will not issue any directives nor will it issue a timeline for the talks ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Chief Justice of PakistanRead More →
Supreme Court orders SBP to immediately release Rs21billion funds for Punjab’s polls The Supreme Court on Friday held in-chamber hearing on the issue of release of funds for the polls. ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) The Supreme Court has directed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to release Rs21 billionRead More →
Court has much respect for Parliament: CJP Umar Ata Bandial Issues notices to President Alvi, PM Shehbaz & others during the hearing of petitions challenging a bill clipping the powers of CJ ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday remarked that theRead More →
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 →