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Category: Judiciary

  • Exporting Rights Violations

    Exporting Rights Violations America should be cautious lest it reaps what it sows By SAMAD KHURRAM The Bill of Rights—the essence of American civil liberties—contains crucial provisions for protecting free speech, due process, and a fair and speedy trial among other things. The U.S. Constitution, in turn, was arguably a precedent for Universal Declaration of…

  • Sher Afgan’s counsel denies FIR against lawyers

    It seems a very deliberate plan is under way to implicate lawyers and tarnish their image in the eyes of the public. The embarrassing way Sher Afghan was thrashed in Lahore a few days back could not only be the mastermind of a conspirator trying to make use of the strategic location. Just recently Sher…

  • PEMRA Ord. has expired, no need for repeal Bill in Parliament

    The Minister of Information just recently made an announcement that the PEMRA Ordinance of 2002 which was extensively amended on Nov 3rd is being repealed by floating a Bill in the Parliament. According to a very respected legal council the 10 Amendments made to the PEMRA ordinance on Nov 3rd have duly expired after four…

  • Sher Afghan thrashed – MQM & PPP spinmasters deflecting the blame

    This evening in yet another embarrassing move, a rowdy crowd physically assaulted Ex-Minister Sher afghan in Lahore. Though the blame is being placed on the Lawyers (MQM desperately wants to pin the blame on Lawyers and Civil Society) but it is apparent that the rowdy crowd dressed in plains clothes (not lawyers) thrashed Sher Afghan.…

  • Karachi University Professor granted ‘Bail before Arrest’

    Dr. Riaz Ahmed, the Karachi University professor who was brutally manhandled by the Rangers and then accused of assaulting the armed personnel has just been given Bail before arrest. The issue will now come to a showdown as it is expected that he will formally submit his application for registering an FIR at the Mubina…

  • PML-N & PPP sort out Punjab & but Judiciary is still ‘up in the air’

    PPP and PML-N have finally sorted out the power sharing in Punjab with a total of 35 ministries, PML-N would obtain 22 while PPP will settle with the remaining 13. While Chief Minister, Speaker and Deputy Speaker would be retained by PML-N. Ideally this is the best deal for PML-N as it retains their control…

  • Justice Ramday being evicted from his house

    It is being reported by various news agencies that Justice Ramdey is being evicted from his residence to be replaced by another Supreme Court Judge Mr. Musa Laghari on the explicit orders of the present siting Chief Justice Mr Dogar. It must be recalled that Justice Ramday was released from his 4-month house arrest barely…

  • Proposed Resolution for the Restoration of Judges by the National Assembly

    The text of the draft prepared for Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari by Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim for the restoration of the pre-Nov 3rd Judges (DRAFT RESOLUTION) THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PAKISTAN WHEREAS, We the elected representatives of the people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan acknowledge and honor the long and arduous struggle for…

  • Chief Justice of Pakistan’s Release as covered LIVE

    Courtesy: Noman

  • PPP proposing “Minus-One-Formula”

    The top PPP leadership has recently approached the legal community proposing a “Minus-One-Formula” which opens the door for a full restoration of the judiciary without the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. It is in some way living up to the Murree Declaration albeit with a few political compromises but basically a face saving package for…

  • Aitzaz Ahsan vs Malik Qayyum debate

    This debate between Aitzaz Ahsan and Malik Qayyum was featured on Hamid Mir’s show Capital Talk on 19th March. Its an hour long discussion divided into nine parts but a definite must watch

  • CJP Iftikhar Chaudhry to be freed on Tuesday after 5 months and 13 days of House Arrest

    It is being reported in The News that once the new Prime Minister takes office i.e on Tuesday 25th March the first order of business would most likely be to free the Deposed Chief Justice Mr. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry after Musharraf kept in under house arrest for over five months and 13 days. The security…

  • Seminar: Do Countries sell their own people?

    A seminar is being held in Lahore on Human Rights titled, Do countries sell their own people? Civil liberties in the age of the War on Terror. Time: 3:00 PM Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 Venue: HRCP Auditorium (107 Tipu Block, Garden Town, Near Barkat Market) – Google Map or Download the JPEG Image The…

  • Let the original judges return

    By Naeem Sadiq, Published in Dawn on 17th March Just imagine for a moment that an ordinary government servant, say a Lower Division Clerk of the Revenue Department appears on a local TV Channel and announces that the constitution of Pakistan is no more valid and the country would hence forth be run by a…

  • Black Flag Week Protest at Harvard University

    Cambridge, MA: Student Action Committee USA Chapter (SAC-USA) staged a successful protest in Harvard Yard today demanding immediate restoration of the pre-Nov 3 independent judiciary in Pakistan. The protestors condemned – in no uncertain terms- the unconstitutional acts of General (r) Musharraf which include the sacking of an independent judiciary, gagging of media and free…