The Attroney General of Pakistan appeared before a full bench of the LHC headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and argued against the maintainability of a contempt petition against President Zardari.
Published20 Dec, 201203:06am
LAHORE, Dec 7: Hearing a contempt of court petition against President Asif Ali Zardari, a Lahore High Court full bench on Friday remarked that defiance of court judgments amounted to shaking the foundation of the
Published08 Dec, 201203:18am
LAHORE, Nov 29: The Lahore High Court came up with a surprise on Thursday and ordered the federal government to implement decisions of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) and build the much-politicised Kalabagh Dam.
Published30 Nov, 201212:08am
LAHORE, Oct 31: Mian Israrul Haq swept to victory on Wednesday in the election for the Supreme Court Bar Association and notched up the president’s slot for 2012-13.
Published01 Nov, 201202:34am
LAHORE, Oct 29: Supreme Court Bar Association’s members are all set to elect their new leadership for the year 2012-13 while candidates continued their months-long election campaign even during Eid days
Published30 Oct, 201201:02am
LAHORE, Oct 20: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said repeated violations of the Constitution and deviations from rule of law led the country astray and eroded the legal authority.
Published21 Oct, 201212:26am
LAHORE, Oct 16: With about two weeks left in annual elections of the Supreme Court Bar Association, both Mian Israrul Haq and Ahmad Awais have intensified their efforts to notch up the top slot.
Published16 Oct, 201209:22pm
The federal govt informed the LHC that President Zardari did not hold any political office and no prohibitory order had been issued by the court in the past against the president’s dual office.
Published11 Oct, 201202:04am
LAHORE, Sept 19: The judges have never issued any command or instruction to members of the legal fraternity to necessarily address the judges with the terms “My Lord” or “Your Lordship”, says a detailed judgment issued by Justice Nasir Saeed Sheikh on a w
Published20 Sep, 201212:06am
LAHORE, Sept 14: The Lahore High Court turned down on Friday a federal government’s request to become a party in a contempt of court case against President Asif Ali Zardari for not relinquishing his political office.
Published14 Sep, 201211:01pm
YDA’s president, Hamid Butt, and secretary general Nasir Abbas said a general council meeting of the association would be held on Sunday to chalk out a line of action.
Published08 Jul, 201204:22am
LAHORE, July 6: The Lahore High Court directed the striking young doctors on Friday to resume work in emergency wards of public sector hospitals by Saturday morning. The court also directed the Punjab
Published06 Jul, 201209:02pm
LAHORE, June 29: A full bench of Lahore High Court has released its order in the contempt of court petitions against President Asif Ali Zardari and directed the additional attorney general to serve its order on the president through his principal secretar
Published29 Jun, 201211:04pm
LAHORE, June 27: A full bench of the Lahore High Court gave an opportunity to President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday to disassociate his office from political activities in accordance with an order issued by a larger bench on May 12 last year.
Published27 Jun, 201209:04pm
LAHORE, June 23: Lawyers at their all-Pakistan convention on Saturday evinced the enthusiasm they had showed during the movement for the restoration of judiciary in 2007.
Published23 Jun, 201211:20pm
LAHORE, June 21: An All Pakistan Lawyers Representatives’ Convention decided on Thursday that strike at the national level would only be called by the Pakistan Bar Council and in a particular situation in the province by provincial bar councils.
Published21 Jun, 201209:22pm
LAHORE, June 15: Calling for a transparent inquiry into the Arsalan-Riaz scandal, the Pakistan Bar Council says the issue has become a major challenge for the executive to restore its image.
Published16 Jun, 201202:25am
