Re-organising of legislative-judiciary relations was required but what makes it so scandalous is the way it was carried out, including temporary abduction of parliamentarians.
Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, who was in line to be the next CJP, boycotted the reference held in the honour of outgoing chief justice Qazi Faez Isa. Judge Yahya Afridi was appointed the new chief justice.
Critics, including human rights activists, lawyers, and journalists, are outraged, accusing the court of succumbing to religious extremism instead of ensuring equal justice.
At least eight judges from Islamabad High Court and four from the Lahore High Court have received such letters. Four letters were also sent to the Chief Justice of Pakistan.
Six judges have complained about interference from the ISI in cases related to Imran Khan & PTI. Can it trigger a lawyers’ movement like the one that contributed to Musharraf’s ouster?
Execution of Bhutto, 51, was carried out after 7-member SC upheld conviction, which many believe was done under coercion exercised by then military dictator Gen Ziaul Haq.
Musharraf was sentenced to death in absentia in 2019. Court convicted him of high treason for his actions on 3 November, 2007, when he suspended Constitution & imposed emergency.
The country's Supreme Court ordered Khan to return to the Islamabad High Court to seek a ruling on his objections, according to an order from the proceedings.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
COMMENTS