By News reportAg APPISLAMABAD: The Sindh government Thursday reiterated its stance that the Senate elections should be held through the secret ballot, as Article 226 of the Constitution advocated.
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February 12, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Thursday asked Justice Qazi Faez Isa not to hear cases involving the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
The court issued a written order late Thursday night in the case related to release of Rs500 million each to lawmakers directed by the prime minister on account of development funds ahead of the Senate elections.
“In these circumstances, it would not be proper for the judge to hear the matter considering that he had already filed a petition against the Prime Minister of Pakistan, in his personal capacity,” says the written order issued by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed. The Chief Justice further noted down that in order to uphold the principle of un-biasness and impartiality, it would be in the interest of justice that the Judge (Justice Isa) should not hear matters involving the prime minister of Pakistan. The court noted that (Qazi Faez Isa, J.) sought to place on record photocopies of
SC bars Isa from hearing cases about PM
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February 12, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Thursday asked Justice Qazi Faez Isa not to hear matters involving the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
The court issued written order late night in the matter regarding release of Rs500 million each to lawmaker directed by the prime minister on account of development funds ahead of Senate elections. “In these circumstances, it would not be proper for the judge to hear the matter considering that he had already filed a petition against the Prime Minister of Pakistan, in his personal capacity”, says the written order issued by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed.
Pakistan s Supreme Court acquits militant convicted of beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl
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AKIPRESS.COM - Pakistan’s Supreme Court on January 28 ordered the release of a militant convicted of beheading American journalist Daniel Pearl, a decision that shocked his family and drew condemnation from Washington, Reuters reported.
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was the main suspect in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of the Wall Street Journal reporter, was acquitted by a panel of three judges.
“By a majority of two to one, they have acquitted all the accused persons and ordered their release,” a provincial advocate general, Salman Talibuddin, told Reuters.