By Waseem Ahmad Shah in Dawn, December 27th, 2023PESHAWAR: In another legal victory for the PTI, the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday suspended an order of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), which had declared the former ruling party’s intra-party polls ‘void’ and revoked its electoral symbol last week. Justice Kamran Hayat Miankhel pronounced a short order on a petition, jointly filed by PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali and six other leaders, requesting the court…
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by Nasir Iqbal in Dawn, Dec 16th, 2023• Apex court opens its doors after working hours, live-streams proceedings as ECP boss seeks halt to stay order on appointment of poll staff• SC regrets LHC judge acted in ‘haste’; questions ‘bona fide’ nature of PTI’s plea, hints at contempt action against lawyer who petitioned high court ISLAMABAD: A visibly disturbed Supreme Court bench suspended the Dec 13 Lahore High Court (LHC) order staying the appointment of…
report in The News, Nov 20, 2023ISLAMABAD: All eyes are on the courts during this week as the Supreme Court (SC) and Islamabad High Court (IHC) are set to hear most important cases from today (Monday). IHC Chief Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mian Gul Hasan Aurangzeb will hear the appeal against the sentence of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on November 21 (Tuesday) in the special bench of the IHC. Nawaz Sharif spent 10…
by Haroon Rashid Siddiqi in The Express Tribune, Dec 13th, 2022.The writer is a retired professional based in Canada.Imran Khan was a flamboyant maverick in his hey days. Judging him now on the touchstone of moral turpitude is worse than a sin. The Islamabad High Court – serving a pre-admission notice on a petition against Imran Khan for not declaring/disclosing the existence of his daughter – is beyond an expression of reproval. Our societal norms…