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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari’s controversial ordinance, which enhances the role of the Chief Justice of Pakistan in bench formation, was laid before the Senate on Friday. The Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) (Amendment) Ordinance 2024 aims to reshape the current judicial processes. Ordinance Details Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar presented the ordinance in the …
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shoaib Shaheen declared on Wednesday that the party will challenge the recently passed 26th Constitutional Amendment. He described it as a threat to the independence of Pakistan’s judiciary. This announcement came during an interview with a local news channel. The amendment, passed by the ruling coalition with a two-thirds majority, makes …
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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa released a detailed minority judgment on Tuesday, stating that the Supreme Court’s July 12 verdict in the reserved seats case was not binding. He argued that the implementation of this verdict should be held off as the review petitions in the case are still pending and …
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ISLAMABAD: The Special Parliamentary Committee, constituted for the first time in Pakistan’s history to appoint a Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), has agreed on the name of Justice Yahya Afridi for the position. This decision came after the first round of the in-camera meeting, which took place on Tuesday afternoon in Parliament House. The committee, …
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The coalition government has just over 30 hours to appoint a new Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP). This urgency comes after the enactment of the 26th Constitutional Amendment, which requires the appointment of the CJP to be finalized three days before the current CJP’s retirement. With Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa set to retire on …
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