Umer Mehtab

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Pakistan’s May 9 riots: Supreme Court rules civilians can be tried in military courts

1 week ago | asianews.network | Umer Mehtab

May 8, 2025ISLAMABAD – With two judges dissenting, the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench (CB) on Wednesday gave its go-ahead for civilians involved in the May 9, 2023 riots to be tried in military courts. The case pertains to the military trials and the subsequent sentencing of civilians for their role in attacks on army installations during the riots that followed ex-premier Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9, 2023.
May 9 riots: SC CB rules civilians can be tried in military courts

1 week ago | dawn.com | Umer Mehtab

DAWN.COM E-Paper | May 07, 2025 Subscribe to notifications Get the latest news and updates from Dawn Not Now Allow Notifications With two judges dissenting, the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench (CB) on Wednesday gave its go-ahead for civilians involved in the May 9, 2023 riots to be tried in military courts.
Two judges object as SC accepts review pleas on reserved seats for hearing

1 week ago | dawn.com | Umer Mehtab

As the constitutional bench (CB) of the Supreme Court on Monday took up a set of review pleas against the top court’s ruling which had declared the PTI eligible for reserved seats, two judges declared the petitions as inadmissible. However, the ruling had not been implemented as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had not notified the changes given its objections. The review petitions against the SC order had been filed by the PML-N, the PPP and the .
May 9 riots: SC reserves verdict on military trials case, will announce decision this week

1 week ago | dawn.com | Umer Mehtab

The Supreme Court’s (SC) Constitutional Bench on Monday reserved its verdict on the appeals against the decision to declare the trial of civilians in military courts null and void, saying it would announce the verdict later this week.
Supreme Court throws out Punjab govt’s petition seeking remand of PTI founder

3 weeks ago | dawn.com | Umer Mehtab

The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday dismissed the Punjab government’s petition seeking the remand of PTI founder and former premier Imran Khan, ruling that the provincial government can approach the trial court if it wants. Imran, 71, has been imprisoned at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail upon his conviction in several cases, including two Toshakhana references, the cipher case, and the Iddat case, in which his wife, Bushra Bibi, is also jailed.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah takes oath as acting CJP

3 weeks ago | dawn.com | Umer Mehtab

Supreme Court Senior Puisne Judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah on Monday took oath as the acting Chief Justice of Pakistan in the absence of top judge Justice Yahya Afridi, according to a press release issued by the apex court. CJP Afridi is heading a delegation to the 20th Conference of Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of SCO member states in Hangzhou, China, scheduled to be held from April 22 to 26.
Judges transferred to IHC not to hire lawyer to defend seniority case, SC told

4 weeks ago | dawn.com | Umer Mehtab

Three judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) have chosen not to hire lawyers as the Supreme Court (SC) heard a case related to their transfer to the apex court and subsequent changes in the seniority list. A Supreme Court bench — headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and comprising Justices Naeem Akhtar Afghan, Shahid Bilal Hassan, Salahuddin Panhwar, and Shakeel Ahmed — took up petitions filed by five IHC judges, the Karachi Bar Association (KBA) and the IHC Bar Association, among others.
Federal govt asks SC to dismiss pleas of IHC judges in transfer case

4 weeks ago | dawn.com | Umer Mehtab

The federal government on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the pleas against the transfer of judges to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and the subsequent changes in the seniority list. In February, Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar from the Lahore High Court (LHC), Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro from the Sindh High Court (SHC) and Justice Muhammad Asif from the Balochistan High Court (BHC) were transferred to the IHC.
LHC’s Justice Najafi gets president’s nod for appointment to SC

1 month ago | dawn.com | Umer Mehtab |Jawed Naqvi

President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday approved the appointment of Lahore High Court Justice Ali Baqar Najafi as a judge of the Supreme Court (SC), according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice. Last week, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) had nominated LHC Justice Najafi as a judge of the SC.
SC hears pleas against judges transfer, serves notice to acting IHC CJ

1 month ago | dawn.com | Umer Mehtab

A five-member constitutional bench of the Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) acting chief justice and its two other judges as it took up pleas against their recent transfer to the court and the subsequent changes in the seniority list.