Power, discretion and transparency
A look at the use of discretionary powers by the CJP highlights the dire need for regulating such authority
A file photo of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. PHOTO: EXPRESS
ISLAMABAD:
There is a growing debate that the discretionary powers of the Chief Justice of Pakistan should be structured and regulated to ensure more transparency in the affairs of the Supreme Court. The CJP currently enjoys unfettered discretionary powers to constitute benches, ‘fix’ cases and initiate public interest proceedings under Article 184 (3) of the constitution. Likewise, being Chairman Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) as well as Supreme Judicial Council, the CJP has vast discretionary of the powers in the process regarding judges appointments and their removal under Article 209 of constitution.
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According to its agenda, the CSB is considering promotions of all service cadres of the civil bureaucracy. Creative Commons/File
ISLAMABAD: The Central Selection Board (CSB) has recommended promotion of bureaucrats belonging to the Police Service of Pakistan (PSP), Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), Secretariat Group and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in BS-21 and BS-20.
Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) chairman Zahid Saeed convened a meeting of the board from Jan 4 to 6 to consider 396 officers for promotion. According to its agenda, the CSB is considering promotions of all service cadres of the civil bureaucracy.
Sources in the CSB said the newly appointed chairman of the commission was taking too much time to examine the case of each and every officer, with the result that the board was much behind its schedule. They explained that the board was supposed to examine the promotion of PSP officers at 10.45am, Secretariat Group officers at 12.15pm, PAS at 2pm and Info
NAB rebuts report on Khurram Humayun suicide
National
December 31, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday vehemently denied a news item published in daily ‘The News’ and ‘Jang’ by terming it as baseless, fabricated, unfounded and an effort to influence the subjudice cases by distorting facts.
A NAB spokesman said in a statement that the news item titled ‘Controller General Accounts Khurram Humayun committed suicide owing to stress of NAB investigations’ published in ‘Daily The News’ and ‘Jang’ on Wednesday (December 30, 2020) has no link with facts.
He said the Bureau has issued denial to Jang group but they had changed the wordings of NAB’s version with the intention to instill negative image of NAB in peoples’ minds. The Bureau has decided to submit that distorted version to accountability court as a proof of mala fide intentions with the plea to take action against the group for publishing distorted NAB’s version and
NAB rebuts report on Khurram Humayun’s suicide
National
December 31, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday vehemently denied a news item published in daily ‘The News’ and ‘Jang’ by terming it as baseless, fabricated, unfounded and an effort to influence the subjudice cases by distorting facts.
A NAB spokesman said in a statement that the news item titled ‘Controller General Accounts Khurram Humayun committed suicide owing to stress of NAB investigations’ published in ‘Daily The News’ and ‘Jang’ on Wednesday (December 30, 2020) has no link with facts.
He said the Bureau has issued denial to Jang group but they had changed the wordings of NAB’s version with the intention to instill negative image of NAB in peoples’ minds.