Tag: Justice
Geo falls in line over salary delays after Chief Justice’ intervention
News Analysis | Mian Saqib Nisar, the Chief Justice of Pakistan, added one more victory to his achievements on World Press Freedom Day: He winded...
Khawaja Asif’s files ‘Fruitless’ review petition in Supreme Court
News Analysis | Khawaja Asif, the former Foreign Minister, has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He is challenging his disqualification...
Ahsan Iqbal’s outburst against Chief Justice: Just another agonized PML-N member
News Analysis | Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Interior Minister, is the latest member of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz to lose his temper while discussing the judicial...
PM Abbasi raised voice to ensure justice for people of occupied...
News Analysis | Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqqan Abbasi has raised the voice of people residing in occupied lands and stressed the utmost need for...
NAB chairman’s statement against corruption is making sense
News Analysis | Justice (r) Javed Iqbal, the chairman of National Accountability Bureau, has once again vowed to weed out corruption from the society, claiming...
Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan’s residence fired upon: Punjab Police clueless about...
News Analysis | Almost more than twenty-four hours after the firing incident at the residence of Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Punjab police is still clue less...
Nawaz Sharif disqualified for life
News Analysis| Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf (PTI) member Jahangir Khan Tareen have been disqualified for life. The Supreme Court of Pakistan...
Crimes against Women plague India
The details of the ordeal of an eight-year-old girl held captive, starved, sedated and repeatedly raped inside a ‘devisthan’ in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua...
CJP always in action: Orders probe into Chichawatni girl’s rape
News Analysis| Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar, took Suo Motu notice of the rape and the murder of an eight-year-old girl in Chichawatni...
Senate elections challenged in the LHC: will any action be taken?
News Analysis | The legitimacy of the 3rd March Senate elections have been challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday. Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)...
Putin hails Crimea annexation in speech ahead of vote
AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday thanked residents of Crimea for voting to annex the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, calling the move...
Mahira Khan declares misogyny and sexual harassment acts of power abuse
News Desk | Mahira Khan, the champion of women empowerment has called out expressions of misogyny and sexual harassment as acts of power abuse. The...
Is Chief Justice Saqib Nisar apolitical?
Waqas Shabbir | Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has re-emphasized his earlier statements that the decisions of the apex court are apolitical...
Axact CEO Shoaib Shaikh’s no show displeases SHC
News Analysis | The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the absence of Axact chief executive officer Shoaib Shaikh from the court in a...
A quest to provide swift justice in Pakistan
News Analysis | Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan will start proceedings on a petition filed in the apex court seeking fresh rules for...
UN Secretary General pays tribute to Asma Jahangir
AFP | The United Nations Secretary-General has paid tribute to Pakistan's "human rights giant" Asma Jahangir following her death by cardiac arrest at the weekend,...
Are Nawaz’s anti-judiciary antics justifiable?
Raja Waqas Shabbir | The political landscape of this unpredictable country continues to face unbelievable chaos. The mainstream political parties are hitting below the belt...
Talal Chaudhry given one week to respond to contempt of Supreme...
News Analysis | The Supreme Court served a show-cause to the Minister of State for Interior Affairs Talal Chaudhry on Tuesday, ordering him to file...
Shahzeb murder case sent back to ATC by the Supreme Court
News Analysis | The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has set aside the Sindh High Court (SHC) order to remove the terrorism clauses from the...
Family of another man killed in Naqeebullah encounter demands justice
News Analysis | Family of Muhammad Ishaq, who was one of the three other people killed with Naqeebullah in a controversial police encounter on 13th...
Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open
AFP | US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he would keep Guantanamo Bay open, breaking from his predecessor Barack Obama's lengthy and ultimately failed efforts...
SC fines Punjab government for not submitting report in Katas Raj...
News Analysis | The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs. 100,000 rupees on the Punjab government for failing to submit its...
Is a DNA test enough to convict the culprit in Zainab’s...
News Analysis | A DNA test report is not enough to convict a suspect according to the rulings of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and...
Zainab culprit to be produced before Anti-Terrorism Court today
News Analysis | The main culprit in the Zainab murder and rape case will be produced before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) today. The chief justice...
Rao Anwar has the right to a transparent investigation: Bilawal
News Analysis | Pakistan’s People Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari demanded a ban against police encounters all over the country. He said that while addressing...
CJP threatens to take over Evacuee Trust board over Katas Raj
News Analysis | A three member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan headed by the Saqib Nisar, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), heard...
Imran and Zardari to join PAT protest against Model Town massacre
News Analysis | Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will join Pakistan Awami Tehreek’s (PAT) protest on 17th January. The leadership of both...
Indian Judges revolt against the Chief Justice in order to preserve...
News Analysis | Four top Indian Supreme Court judges convened a press conference on Friday that was seen to reflect the growing rift with the...
Kasur incident: What happened and what needs to be done?
News Analysis | An air of misery, rage and helplessness surrounds the city of Kasur after the dead body of a minor girl, Zainab, was...
After years of war Iraq now battles corruption
AFP | They have fled the country, their pockets full, or been released from prison under amnesties: despite Iraq's "war" on corruption, those guilty of...
