A view of the Supreme Court of Pakistan building at sunset in Islamabad, October 3, 2023. — Reuters Bench examines legality of military trials for civilians. Of the 5,000 accused during the events of May 9, 105 were brought before military courts. The JAG branch assists in drafting court judgments. ISLAMABAD: Justice Jamal Mandokhail on … Read more
Listen to the article ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court on Thursday raised questions about the decision of the competent authorities to divide the cases relating to the riots of May 9, 2023 between the military courts and the anti-terrorism courts (ATC). While hearing the intra-judicial appeal regarding the military trial of civilians, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Industry and Production on Thursday asked whether the government would purchase power from solar consumers at Rs 9 per unit, while expressing concerns over “potential lobbying by independent power producers (IPPs) )” against solar policy. The upper house panel met under the chairmanship of Senator Aon Abbas Buppi to … Read more
Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday expressed doubts over the sincerity of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the upcoming negotiations with the coalition government, questioning the party’s abrupt change in approach. Speaking to a private news channel on Monday, he described the PTI’s push for dialogue as a “complete turnaround.” “I repeatedly ask what happened … Read more