An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Peshawar has issued arrest warrants for suspended Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and four other Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) figures in connection with the May 9, 2023, attack on Radio Pakistan’s Peshawar building. The court issued the warrants after the prosecution submitted the challan, formally nominating the five individuals as accused…
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has suspended a government notice directing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Deputy Speaker Suraiya Bibi to vacate her official residence and ordered authorities not to arrest her while the legal proceedings continue. A two-member bench comprising Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Faheem Wali issued the written order on Thursday after hearing a…
The hearing in the barrier removal case involving lawyer and human rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chatha, has been scheduled for today after the previous proceedings were postponed due to the presiding judge’s absence. The case was scheduled to be heard on Friday by Judge Tahir Abbas Supra. However, the proceedings…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has directed Attorney General for Pakistan Mansoor Usman Awan to appear personally before the bench during proceedings concerning the possible transfer of PTI founder Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital. A three-member Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Shahid Waheed was hearing the case when the court staff informed the judges…
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has scheduled August 19 for the hearing of petitions filed by Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chattha seeking suspension of their sentences in a case related to controversial social media posts. A two-member bench headed by Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, with Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim as the second member, will hear the…
A special anti-corruption court in Sahiwal has acquitted Khawar Farid Maneka and his son Musa Maneka in a case related to the alleged encroachment and construction on cemetery land in Haveli Lakha. The verdict was announced by Special Judge Anti-Corruption Sahiwal Masood-ul-Hassan, who cleared both accused after completing proceedings in the case. Khawar Maneka and…
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has constituted separate seven-member committees to conduct interviews for the appointment of additional judges in the Lahore High Court (LHC), Islamabad High Court (IHC), Sindh High Court (SHC), and Balochistan High Court (BHC). Notably, none of the newly formed panels includes a Supreme Court judge, marking a significant procedural…
The Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been granted significant relief by the Lahore High Court in a hereditary property dispute case, where his appeal was restored after being previously dismissed on technical grounds. Justice Muhammad Sajid Mahmood Sethi issued an eight-page written judgment setting aside the earlier decision of the lower court and ordering that…
Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi held a detailed meeting with a high-level European Union delegation in Islamabad, led by Ambassador Raimundas Karoblis, to discuss judicial reforms, the rule of law, and institutional cooperation. During the meeting, the Chief Justice welcomed the delegation and shared insights into the ongoing reform agenda within Pakistan’s judiciary. He…
The Balochistan High Court has temporarily halted the tender process for the proposed demolition of the Balochistan Assembly building, following constitutional petitions challenging the move. The interim order was issued during a hearing in Quetta by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Kamran Khan Mulakhail and Justice Najmuddin Mengal. The court directed the Communication and…
