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Faizabad Dharna Commission Gives Clean Chit To Ex-ISI Chief

Pakistan, April 16 -- Key points Purported fragments from commission's report says Lt Gen (retired) Faiz Hameed acted on directions of federal cabinet and approval from COAS Gen (retired) Qamar Javed... Read More


SC Urged To Protect Pakistan's 'Single Most Valuable Asset' From Overloaded Trucks

Pakistan, April 9 -- The Supreme Court has been requested to direct the relevant authorities to ensure strict compliance with the country's axle-load (weight/load bearing) laws for trucks to protect p... Read More


Islamabad Bar Council Condemns 'Baseless' Reference Filed Against Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani

Pakistan, April 9 -- A body of lawyers has condemned the filing of a reference against Islamabad High Court's Senior Puisne Judge Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, terming the reference a blatant abuse of the leg... Read More


Pakistan Bar Council Demands Impartial Investigation Of Threats To Judges 'Cornered By Agencies'

Pakistan, April 5 -- The top body of lawyers in the country on Friday demanded the formation of a judicial commission to hold an "impartial investigation, devoid of any external interference" into the... Read More


Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Questions CJP Isa's Decision Not To Elevate Him to Supreme Court

Pakistan, April 4 -- The top judge in the Peshawar High Court has expressed frustration with the promotion policy adopted by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, complaining about not being elevat... Read More


Top Court Urged To Form Judicial Commission To Probe Letter By IHC Judges

Pakistan, April 2 -- Senior lawyer and politician Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan on Tuesday filed a petition in the Supreme Court demanding the court constitute a three-member judicial commission to probe the ... Read More


Less Than 20% Of Judges, Lawyers In Pakistan Are Women

Pakistan, March 29 -- Less than 20% of the judges, lawyers, and judicial officers working in the Pakistani justice system today are women, even though women make up more than half of Pakistan's popula... Read More


SC Grants Conditional Permission For Military Courts To Issue May 9 Verdicts

Pakistan, March 28 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday conditionally allowed military courts to issue previously reserved verdicts regarding May 9 incidents. The top court said that judgements can be a... Read More


CJP Seeks Independent Inquiry Into Allegations Of Interference, Intimidation, Surveillance Of Judges

Pakistan, March 28 -- Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa has categorically informed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that interference in the affairs of the judiciary by state institutions will not ... Read More


SC Holds Full-Court Hearing On Surveillance, Intimidation Of Judges

Pakistan, March 27 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday held a full-court meeting in response to a letter written by six judges of the Islamabad High Court. The letter alleged interference, intimidation,... Read More