Bahria Town’s financial crisis deepens
Lights in Bahria Town Karachi were turned off on Friday night due to financial crunch faced by the real estate developer. The Supreme Court is currently in control of the organisation’s cash…
SC summons Sheikh Rashid over misuse of Railways land
ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday heard a case pertaining to construction of private housing societies on Railways…
SC orders trial court to decide Sharif’s cases by Dec 24
–Irked by ‘delay tactics’, CJP asks ex-PM’s lawyer Khawaja Haris if he is writing a love story that he needs so many extensions ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday gave the accountability court…
Azam Swati resigns as minister over authority abuse allegation
–Federal minister says he resigned to ‘uphold moral authority’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Azam Swati on Thursday resigned as federal minister for science and technology to “uphold his moral authority”. Swati, a senator…
New JIT to probe Model Town killings
–SC wraps up case, sends notices to PML-N leaders, including Nawaz Sharif, his brother Shehbaz and nephew Hamza ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ordered the Punjab government to form a…
CJP to try Azam Swati under Article 62
–Federal minister says JIT report based on ‘presumptions’ ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday remarked that Federal Minister of Science and Technology Azam Swati could be tried under Article…
SC upholds order for fresh PFF presidential elections
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) to hold fresh elections for the post of the president in accordance with its previous directive. PFF chief Faisal Saleh…
SC orders Swati to submit response on JIT report
–CJP rejects federal minister’s request for time to submit response in Islamabad IGP’s transfer case ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered Federal Minister for Science and Technology Senator Azam Swati to…
Nawaz gets to choose probe body in Pakpattan land case
–Top judge gives former PM week’s time to propose which institution should investigate him after he expresses reservations over JITs –CJP says ‘reputation of two-time CM and three-time PM must be cleared’…
SC rebukes Lahore police for patronising land grabber Mansha ‘Bomb’
–CJP gives Lahore deputy commissioner week’s time to hand over land illegally grabbed by Mansha gang to rightful owner LAHORE: The Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday gave the Lahore deputy commissioner a week’s…
SC gives Punjab govt Dec 5 deadline to submit water treatment plan
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Saturday was directed by the Supreme Court (SC) to submit a complete plan regarding water treatment plants on December 5. A two-member bench of the apex court…
FBR says Aleema Khan did not benefit from tax amnesty on Dubai flat
–CJP orders action taken against PM Imran’s sister be made part of record after IRS commissioner rejects media reports that she availed amnesty –Aleema claims she inherited foreign assets from maternal and…
Top court reserves verdict in Faizabad sit-in case
–SC contemplates issuing contempt of court notice to AGP for preferring PM’s orders over court’s –AGP says Tehreek-e-Labbaik could be stripped of its election symbol, judge questions far-right party’s registration with ECP…
Question mark hangs over future of Labbaik’s political status
–SC rejects reports submitted by PEMRA, ECP, defence ministry in detailed order of 2017 Faizabad protest –Election body, federal govt ordered to explain why outfits involved in violence should remain registered as political party…
SC directs bottled water companies to resolve shortcomings within 10 days
–Companies found to be selling poor quality water to be shut down –Court evaluating reduction in prices of mineral water bottles LAHORE: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday directed bottled water companies…
Ex-overseas Pakistanis commissioner to be off the hook if he returns Rs6.5m
LAHORE: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday ordered the conditional removal of the name of former commissioner of Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission Afzal Bhatti from the Exit Control List (ECL) if he pays…
SC directs Punjab govt to submit report on water filtration
LAHORE: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Punjab government to submit a report on its progress in filtering water. The directives were made as a two-member bench of the apex court…