Malik Asad is an Islamabad-based reporter for Dawn with two decades of experience covering legal affairs, judicial developments, and the civil bureaucracy. He can be found on X at @asadrp.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi expected to make final decision on appointment once Ghulam Sarwar Nihang relieved of his present office.
Updated02 Aug, 202609:53am
The agency had issued a notice to Toor for an inquiry into “alleged dissemination, transmission and/or public exhibition of false/fake information"
Published31 Jul, 202601:28pm
Powers assigned to special public prosecutor challenged; Nihang’s elevation leaves prosecution service without permanent head.
Updated31 Jul, 202607:56am
The petitioner requested the court to suspend the NCCIA notice and restrain the agency from taking any action against him.
Published30 Jul, 202605:09pm
Govt weighs "constitutional options" if holdup persists; insiders say president has authority to withhold assent without time-bar.
Updated28 Jul, 202608:13am
The prosecution contended that the petitions were premature, as the NCCIA raised a preliminary objection to their maintainability.
Published24 Jul, 202607:15pm
Rawalpindi Bar Association voices deep distress over what it termed the systematic exclusion of lawyers from Rawalpindi division in the recent appointment process for high court judges.
Updated24 Jul, 202608:48am
Justice Minhas rules against enforcement of Dubai decree; judgement notes criminal findings do not bind civil courts, calls for balance between global and local principles.
Updated24 Jul, 202607:32am
