Monday, March 15, 2010

‘Judiciary’ News

Judges issue: PPP, PML-N say goodbye to CoD

Judges issue: PPP, PML-N say goodbye to CoD

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 16:02

The Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League-N have changed their stance on judges’ appointment agreed under the Charter of Democracy (CoD) signed about four years ago. Leaders of both the major parties said ...

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PM Gilani increases salaries of SC staff

PM Gilani increases salaries of SC staff

Sunday, February 28, 2010 16:40

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday has increased the salaries of the staff of the Supreme Court of Pakistan with effect form July 1, 2009 to bring it at par with ...

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Zardari does not want conflict with judiciary

Zardari does not want conflict with judiciary

Saturday, February 20, 2010 16:39

President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday gave the green signal to the Attorney General and Law Ministry to get the process started for reopening his Swiss cases. The formal request for reopening of the cases ...

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 Zardari signs new summary of judges appointment

Zardari signs new summary of judges appointment

Thursday, February 18, 2010 16:25

Following the advice of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday night signed the summary of appointment of justices Saqib Nisar and Asif Saeed Khosa as permanent judges of ...

Sher Afgan’s anti-judiciary comments enrage PML-Q

Sher Afgan’s anti-judiciary comments enrage PML-Q

Thursday, February 18, 2010 16:15

Anti-judiciary and pro-Musharraf comments by a former minister of the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) caused a furore at the party’s Central Working Committee (CWC) on Wednesday. Former Parliamentary Affairs minister Sher Afgan Niazi ...

PM Gilani meets Chief Justice Iftikhar

PM Gilani meets Chief Justice Iftikhar

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 16:24

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani received Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry when he reached Prime Minister House on Wednesday.Prime Minister Gilani Tuesday invited the Chief Justice for a meeting at PM House. A meeting ...

PML-Q believes in freedom of judiciary: Shujaat Hussain

PML-Q believes in freedom of judiciary: Shujaat Hussain

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 16:17

President Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain on Wednesday underlined that the party believes in freedom of judiciary instead of individual freedom while the party would stand by the justice. Addressing in ...

Lawyers observing strike, boycott courts

Lawyers observing strike, boycott courts

Monday, February 15, 2010 16:36

The lawyer’s stayed away from the court proceedings on Monday on the strike call of the Lawyers Coordination Committee, while Pakistan Bar Council termed the boycott call unnecessary and turned it down indicating differences ...

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Judiciary to decide on judges' appointments: PM Gilani

Judiciary to decide on judges’ appointments: PM Gilani

Sunday, February 14, 2010 16:32

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said that there is always a remedy of a wrong, adding that it is the judiciary that would decide on the judges' appointments. Talking to mediamen ...

PML-Q will stand by the judiciary

PML-Q will stand by the judiciary

Sunday, February 14, 2010 16:22

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has summoned a meeting of his party’s top leadership on February 17 (Wednesday) at the PML House to discuss the latest tension between government and judiciary ...

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