Law on electronic crimes cannot override Constitution, observes SC - Newspaper dawn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dawn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Under the rules, the Judicial Commission can recommend the appointment of ad hoc judges in the Supreme Court after its sanctioned strength of 17 judges is complete. AFP/File
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has issued a countrywide strike call for Wednesday (July 28) to protest the summoning of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) to take up for a second time the elevation of Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar of the Sindh High Court (SHC) for filling the remaining vacant office of a judge in the Supreme Court.
In addition, Khushdil Khan, the PBC vice chairman, summoned an emergent meeting for Tuesday (today) to consider names for representing it at JCP meetings.
Govt ready to withdraw election law changes violating Constitution
July 14, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The government is willing to withdraw all those amendments in the Election Act 2017, recently bulldozed through the National Assembly, that are in violation of the Constitution. The government assured the Senate committee on parliamentary affairs that anything violative of the Constitution will be taken back. The controversial government-backed electoral reform bill, after its passage by the National Assembly in indecent haste, has already been frozen on the direction of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
It is said that Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan played an important role in changing the government’s position. After bulldozing the bill, the government is now seeking a consensus with the opposition on changes in the electoral system and attempting to take the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) into confidence.
SC issues contempt notice to local PPP leader - Newspaper dawn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dawn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
ISLAMABAD: The federal law ministry, seeking the reversal of the Supreme Court decision favouring Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s family, wants the Supreme Court to follow in the footsteps of.