Party Head Or Parliamentary Party: Caught In Legal Quagmire
Pakistan is once again in the middle of crisis. The Supreme Court ruling on Dost Muhammad Mazari’s interpretation of article ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Tag: Article 63-A
Supreme Court: Hobbling From One Crisis To Another
People thought wife of the senior puisne judge, Justice Qazi Faez Isa, having been compelled to go public in an ...
SC Order On Article 63-A Is A Reminder That Pakistan Needs Judicial Reform
The Supreme Court’s short order on the president’s reference on Article 63A of the Constitution marks a significant turn in ...
SC Verdict On Article 63-A Is A Case Of Constitutional Rewriting
Much has been written about the Supreme Court’s opinion in the Presidential Reference on Article 63-A of the Constitution of ...
SC Verdict On Article 63-A Will Take Pakistan Toward An Orwellian Democracy
Pakistan Supreme Court’s 3:2 split decision that the votes of the defecting lawmakers will not be counted adds yet another ...
Lifetime Ban For Defecting Lawmakers Would Be A Severe Punishment: CJ Bandial
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial remarked that punishing dissenting lawmakers with a lifetime ban would be too ...
Article 63-A Case: SC Says Lawmaker To Remain Disqualified Till Court Cancels Disqualification
During hearing of the presidential reference seeking the apex court’s opinion on Article 63-A, Justice Ijazul Ahsan said that a ...
PM Imran Tells PTI MNAs To Skip No-Confidence Vote
Prime Minister Imran Khan has formally ordered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs not to attend the National Assembly session for the ...
PM Imran Clarifies Remarks Questioning Impartiality Of SC Judges
Prime Minister Imran Khan has clarified previous remarks implying that some judges on the Supreme Court were partial to Pakistan ...
Chief Justice Says Not Counting Vote During No-Confidence Motion Tantamount To Contempt
Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has remarked that it would be 'contemptuous' to not count a vote cast ...
Striking A Balance Between Right To Vote And Discouraging Floor-Crossing
Democracy can be a tricky term to explain in a political structure like the one that endures in Pakistan. Defining ...
Justice Isa Questions Lack Of Senior Judges On SC Bench For Opinion On Article 63-A
Supreme Court judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa has raised concerns over the lack of senior judges on the presidential bench ...
Govt Attempts To Pass Ordinance Disqualifying Dissident Members, Law Ministry Refuses To Comply
The Federal Ministry of Law and Justice has reportedly refused to draft an ordinance proposed by Attorney General Khalid Javed ...
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
Pakistan, IMF Technical-Level Talks Commence From Today
In a bid to break the deadlock with...
Punjab Caretaker Government Acting In Violation Of Constitution
If 2022 was a challenging year for the...