Sindh lawyers boycott courts to express solidarity with Palestinians
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Lawyers and civil society should raise voice against violence: Sindh Bar Council
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Sindh Bar Council has announced a boycott of court proceedings today to express solidarity with oppressed Palestinians.
According to the statement issued by the council, lawyers will not attend court proceedings today and urged civil society to also raise voice against oppression of innocent people.
On the other hand, the death toll from Israeli attacks on the blockaded Gaza Strip rose to 197, including 34 women and 58 children on Monday.
Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip entered its eighth consecutive day with more air raids, martyring at least 33 Palestinians, wounding dozens more, and flattening at least two residential buildings.
Delay in filling vacancies in Pak SC raises eyebrows as pending cases mount ANI | Updated: May 17, 2021 13:32 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): After the retirement of two PakistanSupreme Court judges, there has been a noticeable delay in filling up their vacant positions in the court, and this has resulted in eyebrows being raised the country.
According to The Express Tribune, PakistanSupreme Court judges Faisal Arab and Manzoor Malik retired on November 4, 2020, and April 30 this year respectively. However, despite an ever-growing caseload, two vacant positions in the Supreme Court have not yet been filled.
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Secretary Ahmed Farooq Rana claimed that the reason for this delay in filling the vacant SC posts is internal differences. But the common man is suffering because of these rifts, he added.
Delay in filling vacancies in Pak SC raises eyebrows
ANI
17 May 2021, 18:37 GMT+10
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): After the retirement of two Pakistan Supreme Court judges, there has been a noticeable delay in filling up their vacant positions in the court, and this has resulted in eyebrows being raised the country.
According to The Express Tribune, Pakistan Supreme Court judges Faisal Arab and Manzoor Malik retired on November 4, 2020, and April 30 this year respectively. However, despite an ever-growing caseload, two vacant positions in the Supreme Court have not yet been filled.
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Secretary Ahmed Farooq Rana claimed that the reason for this delay in filling the vacant SC posts is internal differences. But the common man is suffering because of these rifts, he added.
Delay in filling two SC posts raises eyebrows
Bar official says Al-Jihad Trust case verdict should be implemented
A file photo of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. PHOTO: EXPRESS
ISLAMABAD:
Supreme Court judge Faisal Arab retired on November 4, 2020 after completing his term while Justice Manzoor Malik also retired on April 30, 2021. However, despite an ever-growing caseload, two vacant positions in the Supreme Court have not yet been filled. Another apex court judge, Justice Mushir Alam, will also retire this year on August 17.
The Supreme Court comprises 17 judges including the chief justice of Pakistan and many experts believe that this strength is insufficient to deal with the cases. At present the number of pending cases in the apex court is 49,000. Talking to The Express Tribune, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Secretary Ahmed Farooq Rana claimed that the reason for this delay in filling the vacant SC posts is internal differences.
Petition filed in SHC against IBA Sukkur faculty
National
April 30, 2021
SUKKUR: A constitutional petition seeking judicial probe into the allegations of sexual harassment by the IBA University Sukkur faculty and officials, levelled by a varsity student, has been filed in the SHC. A member of the Sindh Bar Council and former president High Court Bar Association Sukkur, Advocate Qurban Ali Mallano, filed the constitutional petition in the Sindh High Court, Sukkur Bench, on Thursday. Meanwhile, the chief minister Sindh, who is also the chancellor of the university, has ordered secretary boards and universities to look into the case and furnish him a report within seven days.