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The News International (blog)
April 25, 2018
Approximately, financial crimes involving around one thousand billion rupees were dropped under the deal which was later scrapped by former Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, investigators claimed. But the trial against those 8,043 individuals allegedly involved in murders, corruption, misuse ofÃâà...
The Nation
April 18, 2018
Justice Jilani served as Chief Justice of Pakistan for eight months after the retirement of Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry in December 2013. He is also related to former Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani and former ambassador of Pakistan to the US, Jalil Abbas Jilani. The Nation contacted PTI'sÃâà...
DAWN.com
April 12, 2018
Though there was no clear determination about the length of disqualification in Article 62 (1)(f), former chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry had held in the 2013 Abdul Ghafoor Lehri case that under Article 63, there were certain disqualifications which were of temporary nature and a personÃâà...
DAWN.com
April 8, 2018
The NJPMC, which met with the then CJP Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry in the chair, had decided to provide services of an adequate number of judicial officers to the ECP for their appointment as DROs and ROs. Sections 50 and 51 of the Elections Act, 2017 says that the ECP shall appoint ROs and DROsÃâà...
Daily Times
April 4, 2018
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard the contempt pleas against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan, former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and former chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. Senior attorney Naseer Ahmed Kiyani who has filed the appealÃâà...
DAWN.com
March 30, 2018
The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday fixed separate contempt of court petitions against former premier Nawaz Sharif, PTI Chairman Imran Khan and former chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry for hearing on April 4. Senior lawyer Naseer Ahmed Kayani has filed a petition against Imran Khan, accusingÃâà...
The Nation
March 30, 2018
The SC on Friday fixed separate contempt of court petitions against former premier Nawaz Sharif, PTI Chairman Imran Khan and former chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry for hearing on April 4. The petition against Imran Khan has been filed by senior lawyer Naseer Ahmed Kayani, accusing the PTIÃâà...
DAWN.com
March 29, 2018
As per the written order of the court, Mr Musharraf's counsel Akhtar Shah had raised the objection that Justice Afridi was a counsel for ex-chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and had challenged the imposition of Nov 3, 2007 emergency. It is worth mentioning that the former military dictator is facingÃâà...
Pakistan Today
March 27, 2018
In 2007, the then prime minister Shaukat Aziz had visited the SC to meet former chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry regarding the Pakistan Steel Mills case which had brought the judiciary and the executive on the warpath. Later, Iftikhar Chaudhry had visited the prime minister's house in FebruaryÃâà...
The News International (blog)
March 27, 2018
LAHORE: Toeing in the footsteps of one of his predecessors Yousaf Raza Gilani, incumbent Pakistani Premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi became only the second head of government in the recent history when he decided to call on the sitting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Gilani had also metÃâà...
Daily Times
March 18, 2018
This decision of Supreme Court was successfully presided by the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mr. Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry. Perhaps the first initiative taken by Pakistani Government to safeguard the transgender rights in Pakistan, I best hope that this will bring a true change in the mindsets of people asÃâà...
DAWN.com
March 4, 2018
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court's 2006 annulment of the sale of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) will again be the focus of attention when a nine-judge larger bench will take up on Tuesday a restoration application aimed at reviving a challenge to the verdict. Headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, theÃâà...
The Nation
February 27, 2018
Haqqani had left the country when former chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was hearing the Memogate case against him and the court had formed a commission to probe charges against him. Later, the commission held him guilty in its findings but he never returned to Pakistan to face theÃâà...
The News International (blog)
February 26, 2018
PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari termed elections 'ROs polls', accused former chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry of siding with the Sharifs to ensure the PML victory, Imran claimed that the ECP and caretaker government in Punjab were used to rig polls. Imran demanded a judicial commission to problemÃâà...
The News International (blog)
February 25, 2018
PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari termed elections 'ROs polls', accused former chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry of siding with the Sharifs to ensure the PML victory, Imran claimed that the ECP and caretaker government in Punjab were used to rig polls. Imran demanded a judicial commission to problemÃâà...
The News International (blog)
February 25, 2018
PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari termed elections 'ROs polls', accused former chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry of siding with the Sharifs to ensure the PML victory, Imran claimed that the ECP and caretaker government in Punjab were used to rig polls. Imran demanded a judicial commission to problemÃâà...
The News on Sunday
February 10, 2018
It was only recently that Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry started using the contempt jurisdiction to force the executive to act according to law and came down heavily on corrupt and irregular practices. In quite a few cases judiciary-executive conflict was caused by differences on interpretation of the lawsÃâà...
DAWN.com
February 8, 2018
On June 4, 2013, a nine-judge SC bench headed by then chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry had directed the then interior secretary to adopt legal measures ensuring the return of Mr Haqqani to Pakistan. The court had also hinted that it might adopt coercive measures in view of his continued refusalÃâà...
Geo News, Pakistan
February 2, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Former chief justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry said on Friday that the Supreme Court demonstrated immense patience in the case of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Nehal Hashmi. The apex court on Thursday announced its verdict in the contempt case of SenatorÃâà...
DAWN.com
January 5, 2018
On Friday, former Lahore High Court judge Shabbar Raza Rizvi asked a seven-judge Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, why the then 14-judge bench, headed by former chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, had issued notices to former president Pervez Musharraf,Ãâà...
DunyaNews Pakistan
December 15, 2017
This day would always be remembered as defining moment for judiciary as a 13-member bench unanimously overturned Pervez Musharraf's decision to suspend then Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.
DAWN.com
December 9, 2017
HYDERABAD: Pakistan Justice and Democratic Party (PJDP) head and a former Supreme Court chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Saturday lashed out at ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif for resorting to running a smear campaign against the judiciary after being disqualified in the PanamaÃâà...
DAWN.com
December 31, 1999
He also recalled that major bars like the PBC and SCBA had not hosted any farewell dinner for former chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry when he retired. But he hastened to add that a judge of the Supreme Court, the highest court of the country, was not fearful of anything and he could say anythingÃâà...
gulfnews.com
December 31, 1999
2007 Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf dismisses Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry over serious allegations. 2008 The UAE Government makes Arabic the official language in all federal departments. 2011 Space shuttle Discovery makes a final landing after 39 flights. 2013 Hundreds ofÃâà...
The Express Tribune
December 31, 1999
After the era of former CJP Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, it is for the first time that the apex court initiated contempt proceedings against parliamentarians. It will be interesting to see whether the use of contempt would uphold the dignity of courts. However, the use of contempt power by the SC had beenÃâà...
