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Broad Contempt Powers Used to Censor Press. Pakistan’s judges should cease using their contempt of court powers to prevent the media from airing programming critical of the judiciary,Human Rights Watch said today. . . . →Read More:The SC shouldn’t censor media through contempt of court charges  Leave a comment  Media Check  Broad Contempt Powers Used to Censor Press,Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry,Constitution,contempt of court,criticism by the media,honourable judges of the superior court are criticised,judiciary,media,Pakistan judges,Pakistan:Judges Muzzling Critics in the Media,Pakistan’s independent judiciary,PEMRA,prevent media criticism,security,The SC shouldn’t censor media through contempt of court charges,threats of contempt of court proceedings By Sardar Mohammad Raza Khan Not merely an abstract idea After forty years of serving as a judge,I still ponder and reflect as to whether our judiciary is truly independent or not. Sixty five years back,the nation became independent and these past sixty five years it has spent in knowing as to whether . . . →Read More:When will we attain Independence of Judiciary By Hassan Naqvi Blasphemy law has been hovering the free soul spirits now and again,drifting back into the formation of this law,heads droop down on finding its non-existent implementation in Quran and Sunnah. Who took up the charge and declared the implementation of such sensitized issue? Where their root does belongs from? And . . . →Read More:Islam:No punishment for blasphemy Leave a comment Law &Order anti-Islam movie,anti-Islamists,anti-U.S protests,beloved Prophet (P.B.U.H),blasphemy,blasphemy law,Constitution,Innocence of Muslims,Islam,Islam prescribes no punishment for blasphemy,Islam:No punishment for blasphemy,Islami history,judiciary,Maulana Yusuf Ali,Muslim countries,Muslims,Quran,Sunnah ISLAMABAD:Federal minister of Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that the constitution is supreme and the Parliament is the constitution-making institution. He said the Prime Minister would appear in court on 18th September and accept whatever ruling the court issues. . . . →Read More:Raja Pervez Ashraf to appear in front of court Leave a comment Law &Order Constitution,Federal minister of Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira,judiciary,PM to appear before court:Kaira,Prime Minister would appear in court on 18th September and accept whatever ruling the court issues,Raja Pervez Ashraf,Raja Pervez Ashraf to appear in front of court By Rana Tanveer LAHORE: A full bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday asked President Asif Ali Zardari to dissociate himself from political activities by September 5. The bench was hearing a contempt of court petition against President Zardari for holding dual offices,as president of Pakistan and co-chairman of the . . . →Read More:Zardari cannot hold 2 post,step down as PPP co-Chairman:LHC Leave a comment Law &Order Dual offices:President asked to quit party office by Sept 5,hearing a contempt of court petition against President Zardari,hief Justice LHC Umar Ata Bandial,judiciary,Lahore High Court,President Asif Ali Zardari to dissociate himself from political activities,president of Pakistan and co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party,step down as PPP co-Chairman:LHC,Zardari cannot hold 2 post IN disqualifying a sitting,democratically elected prime minister,the Supreme Court has taken an extraordinary — and unfortunate — step. . . . →Read More:Disruption in democracy ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani cautioned the apex court on Monday to remain within its constitutional bounds lest it provokes a clash between the three tiers of government. “The powers of all institutions are described clearly in the constitution,” said the prime minister,while addressing the Supreme Court Bar Association at the auditorium . . . →Read More:Pakistan,Karachi:PM Vs CJ Leave a comment Law &Order apex court,Constitution,construct a new building for the Supreme Court Bar Association,country’s democratic set-up through the 18th and 19th amendments,judiciary,Karachi violence,Karachi:PM Vs CJ,Legal assistance,Pakistan,Pervez Musharraf,PPP,Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani,restoration of Zafar Qureshi,ruling Pakistan Peoples Party,SCBA,Turf War In More Than One Way But still,they are what the people of Pakistan voted for…well,56% of them anyway –the rest were bogus votes. Hurray for the parliament! Hurray for Pakistan’s democracy! The Army has finally been cowed down! The ISI has its tail between its legs,and its DG has surrendered! Hurray for Pakistan! Oh . . . →Read More:Forget Governance:Pakistan’s civilian politicians know nothing about security and sovereignty Leave a comment Speaker's Corner corrupt expenditures,DG ISI,education,election rigging in Pakistan,Fight against terrorism,Forget Governance,health,in-Camera Joint Session of Parliament,ISI,Islam,ISPR,judiciary,lawlessness,martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto,MQM,Mukhtaran Mai case,murder of Salmaan Taseer,National Assembly,OBL,Osama bin Laden,Pakistan Army,Pakistan's civilian politicians,Pakistan's democracy,Pakistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity,PML-N,PML-Q,PPP,President Zardari,Qatil League,Raymond Davis Case,RPP scandal,rule of law,security,Shahbaz Bhatti,Shahbaz Sharif,Shazia case,sovereignty,War on terror It is often misunderstood that the judiciary takes action against measures taken by the executive,but it is the constitution which provides this important role to the judiciary for regulating the state machinery,Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said on Sunday. He was addressing the concluding session of the three-day National Judicial Conference. . . . →Read More:Judiciary’s regulatory role misperceived:Chief Justice | |||
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