SC upset by lack of food subsidies in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court bench was flabbergasted on Tuesday when it was told that no subsidy on food items has ever been extended to the neediest segments of Balochistan since the year 2009.

This is not all. Not a single fair price shop exists outside Quetta city to ensure the delivery of wheat flour or foodgrains at affordable prices to the poorest people of the province.

SC reinstates PTI's Qaisar Jamal Khan as MNA

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf candidate Qaisar Jamal Khan as Member of the National Assembly (MNA) from NA-47, days after an election tribunal had declared his election void.

A two-judge bench, headed by Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani, heard the case today.

The court issued notices to the respondents and adjourned the hearing of the case until two weeks.

Treason case: Musharraf’s counsel requests for formation of larger bench

ISLAMABAD: The counsel for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has once again asked for the constitution of a larger bench of the Supreme Court to hear petitions seeking treason charges against him.

A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja, has been hearing a set of petitions seeking the initiation of a treason case against the former army strongman.

SC directs ECP to make all efforts for right of Vote to Overseas Pakistanis

The Supreme Court in its short order has directed that all efforts should be made to facilitate the Overseas Pakistanis to cast their votes in the upcoming general elections

The order was passed by a 3 member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry while hearing this case in Islamabad today. The court also disposed of this case.

Musharraf does not trust bench hearing treason case: counsel

ISLAMABAD: Musharraf’s counsel Ahmed Raza Kasuri on Tuesday told the apex court that his client, General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, had no faith in the Supreme Court bench hearing the treason case against the former military strongman.

During Tuesday’s hearing of the case at the apex court, another counsel for Musharraf, Ibrahim Satti, said adding his client’s name to the exit control list was in violation of the Constitution.

Satti added that there was no hint of a case for high treason against his client and therefore the addition of Musharraf’s name on ECL was a violation of his fundamental rights.

Petition filed against Musharraf in SC

ISLAMABAD: A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday requesting it to order the adding of former president Pervez Musharaf’s name to the Exit Control List (ECL), DawnNews reported.

The petition was filed by Maulana Abdul Aziz, the chief cleric of Lal Masjid. The petitioner in his application stated that the Lal Masjid operation was conducted on the orders of the former president, adding that the court should order the inclusion of his name to the ECL.