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Plea to halt Nato supplies, US envoy expulsion dismissed
Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed observed that the court had no jurisdiction to issue such directions to the government. During the course of hearing, Barrister Javed Iqbal Jaffrey, the petitioner, also sought permission to make the US Secretary of State
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:06P
People hired from specific constituencies: SC
A three-member bench comprising Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali was hearing a suo moto case about 686 illegal appointments from grade 2 to 21 in PQA by former minister Babar Khan Ghauri and other
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:06P
DG FIA, others directed to submit comments
A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani admitted the petition for regular hearing, filed by Sayed Jahgir, Secretary General Trade Union
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:06P
Sex offender Fardon to stay in jail
They asked Supreme Court Justice Richard Chesterman to suspend the order until there is a decision from an appeal against it. This morning, Justice Chesterman agreed to the application. He found the judge who made the release order did not give enough
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:06P
SC endorses SBP's new circular draft
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Thursday, with minor amendments, approved the draft of new circular prepared to scrutinise all the written-off loan cases from 1971 to onwards. The counsels for State Bank of Pakistan, commercial banks and Banking
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:06P
Abbottabad commission challenged in LHC
He pleaded that the commission should be formed under the chair of the Chief Justice of Pakistan. He said that how a prime minister, who had declared the operation as a great achievement, could form an investigation commission to probe the incident of
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:06P
Weapons Conviction For Queensbury Activist
Following the guilty verdict, he was taken into custody by federal marshals. He had been arrested last November after he allegedly made threats to shoot employees of the Town of Queensbury and had been free without bail pending trial.
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:06P
100 Tweet Apology for Fahmi Fadzil after Defamation Lawsuit
Can a 100 Tweet apology be enough to settle a defamation lawsuit? It is for one Malaysian man named Fahmi Fadzil. The social activist has to write he is sorry 100 times in the manner of old-time chalkboard punishments in school.
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:05P
LHC moved against Abbottabad commission
Petitioner Rana Ilamudin Ghazi advocate stated that the federal government had formed the judicial commission, headed by Justice Javed Iqbal of the Supreme Court, in violation of the resolution passed by the Parliament. He said that, as per content of
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:05P
Chicago verdict may come by June 8
CHICAGO: The verdict in the trial of 26/11 accused Tawahhur Rana is likely to come as early as June 8 because the Chicago businessman is unlikely to testify at his own trial. Attorney Patrick Blegen said Rana's defence team was still making a final
Updated: 06/02/2011 09:05P
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