Supreme Court of Pakistan Archive
18th amendment hearing in SC: Reasons to be recorded later… by pejamistri: Source: Pakistan and Future It was not the prettiest day at Supreme Court yesterday and it was not today either. As I wrote yesterday that for me the most important reason for CJ to opt out from the bench
News & Views (Daily “Jang”) :By Khalid Wasti: (بحوالہ روزنامہ ” جنگ”) = وزیر اعظم نے اعلی بیوروکریسی کی ترقی کے لیئے مسودہ تیار کرالیا – (ایک خبر) سپریم کورٹ نے اسے مسترد کرنے کے لیئے بڑا بینچ تشکیل دے دیا – = قوم نفاذ قانون میں
From judgment on PCO to case against 18th Amendment – by pejamistri: Last year I was excited about Supreme Court hearing the case against the PCO of November 3rd , and I wrote “Can they cleanse the mess” , it is unfortunate that today I have to write about Supreme Court
The challenge of an uncertain future —Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi: The most certain feature of Pakistan’s democracy is an uncertainty of its future. The optimistic view describes the current difficulties as the issues of transition from a military-dominated political order to a participatory civilian political system, which will take
Cricket at the Supreme Courthouse! – by Saad Mansoor: Source: Green Goat’s Hide What happened in the Supreme Court of Pakistan on the 24th and 25th May 2010 was some brilliant politics by President Zardari, which despite my avid support of PPP I had never expected of him.
After the lack of showdown at the SC, Ansar Abbasi and the Jang Group run for cover – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: How bad a person is Babar Awan? He is such a mean man! We were all expecting fireworks at the Supreme Court yesterday but all he did was play it down for 90 minutes, answer the judges and leave
Babar Awan’s appearance in the Supreme Court and the silence of the Hizb ut-Tahrir lambs: We provide below an extensive report on Babar Awan’s appearance in the Supreme Court in the NRO case, providing a snapshot (from pkpolitics) of the mood (of the Ansar Abbasi led Hizbut-Tahrir mafia) before and after Awan’s appearance in
All judges are controversial; they must go – by Khalid Wasti: ================================= سارے کے سارے جج متنازعہ ہو چکے ہیں – ان سب کو جانا چاہیئے ================================= چیف جسٹس غداری کے مرتکب ہوئے – چیف جسٹس توہین رسالت کے مرتکب ہوئے – چیف جسٹس کرپٹ ہیں – (وزیر اعظم آزاد
Parliament is supreme – by Khalid Wasti: پارلیمینٹ بالا دست ہے ============== زمانوں سے عدلیہ کی آزادی اور پارلیمینٹ کی بالا دستی کے مقولے زبان زد عام چلے آرہے تھے – کسی شخص نے پارلیمینٹ کی آزادی اور عدلیہ کی بالا دستی کی بات نہ کی
Article 2-A : A draconian clause in the hands of “azad adlia” – by Yasser Latif Hamdani: Cross-posted from Pak Tea House: The famous American constitutional case Marbury V. Madison was arguably the first time the judiciary in the history of the world declared anything “unconstitutional”. The door was thrown open that day which subverted the
In defence of Dr Babar Awan – by Muhammad Amjad Rashid: History shows that although there were traitors in a large number, there were also some loyal people present although they were in small numbers. There are certain examples in the history which prove that loyalty comes in blood. Those
Constitutional amendment and judicial appointments — by Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi: The long-awaited 18th constitutional amendment represents a rare political phenomenon of consensus among the political parties that are generally known for partisanship and polemics. No member voted against the amendment in both houses of parliament. The major reason that
Parliament must intervene – by Khalid Wasti: ================================= وقت گزرنے سے پہلے پالیمینٹ مداخلت کرے ================================= پارلیمینٹ ، انتظامیہ اور عدلیہ کے مابین دو اہم ایشوز پر اختلاف رائے پایا جاتا ہے – بظاہر پارلیمینٹ کے ساتھ عدلیہ کا اختلاف اٹھارویں ترمیم پر ہے – عدلیہ
Babar Awan hazir ho – by Dr Khawaja Muhammad Awais Khalil: بابر اعوان حاضر ہو کافی دنوں سے اس ملک میں یہ بات میڈیا کے ذریع پھیلائی جا رہی ہے کے جیسسے اس ملک میں ایک فرشتہ سففت عدلیہ نے جنم لے لیا ہے. اور اس کا کیا ہوا ہر
Dangerous diagnosis; clear signs of exhaustion – by Ayaz Amir: Islamabad diary This is premature exhaustion, a government and political dispensation running out of steam and ideas, and nothing going for it but the power of inertia. Musharraf, a bitter comparison, arrived at this stage in four or five
Sacred cow – by Khalid Wasti: ================== مقدس گائے ================== ہر مسلمان کا ایمان ہے کہ ہمارا دین مکمل ہو چکا ہے – کوئی نیا پیغام ، کوئی صحیفہ کوئی مقدس گائے آسمان سے نہیں اترے گی – اب اس زمین پر ہر شخص مقدس
Justice Jehanzeb Rahim of Peshawar High Court challenges contempt notice by the Supreme Court: Peshawar PCO judge asks SC to recall contempt notices Monday, May 10, 2010 ISLAMABAD: Justice Jehanzeb Rahim, Judge of the Peshawar High Court, asked the Supreme Court to recall contempt notices issued to various judges of the Supreme Court
Don’t turn the Objectives Resolution into the Ulterior Objectives Resolution – by Khalid Wasti: ============================ قرار داد مقاصد سے اٹھارویں آئینی ترمیم تک ! ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ایک سفر ، ایک کہانی ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ ۔ قرار داد مقاصد کو قرار داد مذموم
Lengthening shadows of spy agencies’ rule in Pakistan – by Babar Sattar: Lengthening shadows Legal eye We will never know for certain whether or not Maj Gen Nadeem Ijaz, the former head of Military Intelligence (MI), ordered that the crime scene be hosed down following Benazir Bhutto’s assassination. The three-member fact-finding
Wild boars attack Pakistan’s Supreme Court: Mukafat-e-amal? Wild boars inhabit the thickly-forested areas around Islamabad. The city is located in a valley in the foothills of the Himalayas which provides them with perfect cover. Today was however a strange day in Islamabad’s history. Destiny had
The grapes are sour for Nisar: Bargain games between PML-N and the Supreme Court – by Saeed Minhas: ISLAMABAD: The civil and military bureaucracy should be scrutinised by the parliamentary public accounts committee, however, the judiciary can opt for whatever it wants and parliamentarians will respect its position, provided it takes a declared position. If this was
From Presidential Dictatorship of Army Generals to Judicial Dictatorship of Bureaucrats – by Junaid Qaiser: Pakistan was conceived by its founder as a parliamentary democratic country. Political forces in Pakistan have a consensus on the parliamentary form of democracy, which the two constitutions of the country, 1956 and 1973 drafted by the two respective
New version of SC verdict placed on website: Source: Dawn By Khawar Ghumman Saturday, 01 May, 2010 ISLAMABAD, April 30: A judgment posted on the Supreme Court’s website on Wednesday was replaced within an hour with another version. As a result, details carried by the media of
The standards the Supreme Court is setting for others, shouldn’t it be applying some of them to itself? – by Ayaz Amir: The new troika: Islamabad diary The political landscape is undergoing a shift, with some of the rules of engagement changing. Consequently, it is no longer true to say that the president, the prime minister and the army chief constitute Pakistan’s
Bravo Chief Justice! We look forward to your involvement in Army’s and Corporate Sector’s promotions too in the near future – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi: I have tears of joy in my eyes when I see these “amazing” decisions being taken by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Yesterday’s decision to declare the Prime Minister’s decision to promote 54 senior civil servants from grade 21
A curse and a prayer: A Curse First, a curse on Senator Faisal Raza Abidi for his ruthless handling of anti-PPP anchors in various talk-shows (not least our dear Dr Shahid Masood). jav’s comment: عابدی بدنام تو پہلے بھی بہت تھا …مگر اتنا برا
God, Qazi Anwar and I – by Hakim Hazik: Extraordinary Rendition By: Hakim Hazik Source: Justice Denied We don’t need bread, we need ideology. We don’t need a country, we need a religion. We don’t want our children to go to school, get qualifications and live in prosperity. We
Q&A about supremacy of parliament or judiciary – by Khalid Wasti: =============================== پارلیمینٹ اور عدلیہ کے حوالے سے سوال و جواب =============================== اٹھارویں ترمیم – اٹھارہ پوائنٹس (1) ———– سوال : حکمرانی کا حق کس کا ہے ؟ – فوج کا ؟ – بیوروکریسی کا ؟ – سپریم کورٹ کا
Short March to Despotism – by Asad Sayeed: Asad Sayeed’s timely article highlights the dangerous path being currently coursed by the country’s Judiciary where the mandate of 170 million people is not considered more important than the political vendetta of the establishment. Short March to Despotism For
The 18th amendment: “A mother can give birth to a child but could not kill the child.” – by Khalid Wasti: Last week, senior lawyer Abdul Hafeez Pirzada (notorious for his affiliation with General Musharraf), while expressing his views in Geo TV Programme, ‘Mery Mutabiq’ of Dr Shahid Masood (notorious for his affiliation with the Taliban), said certain articles of
Independence of judiciary and supremacy of parliament – by Khalid Wasti: تابوت میں آخری کیل ============ عدلیہ کی آزادی —- پارلیمینٹ کی بالا دستی ========================== کیا آپ کسی معقول انسان کا حوالہ دے سکتے ہیں کہ اس نے پارلیمینٹ کی آزادی اور عدلیہ کی بالا دستی کی بات کی ہو؟
Are the institutions ready to clash? – by Shafqat Mahmood: Reality check Friday, April 23, 2010 The lines are being drawn on the 18th Amendment for the mother of all legal and political battles. Arrayed on one side is the entire political class, reflecting a rare and historic consensus
Nasrullah Baloch – “The Supreme Court No Longer Talks of the Missing Persons”: Source The Baloch Hal An exclusive interview of Nasrullah Baloch, chairman Voice for Missing Baloch Persons (VMBP) with The Baloch Hal Interview by Malik Siraj Akbar If there is one issue one cannot skip while talking about Balochistan, it
Constitutional amendments can’t be challenged in Supreme Court: Aitzaz Ahsan: Former president of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan has said amending the constitution is the right of the parliament and the constitutional amendment can not be challenged in a court. People of Pakistan are currently witnessing
Dr Shahid Masood as Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry’s Jan-Nisar: Dangerous portents – by Kamran Shafi: Dangerous portents I was horrified to see recently a private TV channel advertising one of their talk shows with the blurb ‘Chief teray jan nisar…’ and then the names A.H. Pirzada, Akram Sheikh and one other that I do
Accountability of Pakistan’s judiciary – by Saeed Khurshid: Justice begins from me The ‘National Judicial Conference 2010’ – which is in the last day of its session – began with the objective to come up with a plan to make the dispensation of justice possible for all.
Amina Masood Janjua has changed her mind: Despite Justice Muhammad Sair Ali’s rhetoric on January that the missing persons case was more serious than the NRO, since the three member bench of the current Supreme Court was formed to decide the missing persons case we have
Why the Supreme Court has not taken any interest in Benazir Bhutto’s assassination investigation? – By Yousuf Nazar: Source It will be late night or early morning in Pakistan when the much awaited United Nations report on Benazir Bhutto’s assassination is released by the UN. There is a litmus test that will determine, for me at least,
Bad old ways of Pakistan People’s Party: The PPP Parliamentary Board (under the chair of President Asif Zardari) has decided to award election tickets to the following politicians who recently resigned after their academic degree was proven fake in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Jamshed Dasti, NA-178,