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US Supreme Court Denies Tahawwur Rana's Plea to Halt Extradition
Rana, a Pakistani-origin Canadian citizen, had filed an "Emergency Application For Stay" before the Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court and the Circuit Justice for the Ninth Circuit.
Former Bangladeshi Supreme Court Judge Arrested by Border Guards Near Indian Borde
The news broke out a little after the arrest of ASM Firoz, the Awami League leader, from his residence. According to a BGB notification, Manik has been kept in a BGB outpost since midnight.
PTI moves Pakistan Supreme Court against trials in military courts
The petition has been moved by PTI's Additional Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan on behalf of the party, seeking the top court's intervention under Article 184(3). The petition has put 22 questions before the court asking for its input on the scope of the law, whether the requisition violates Article 17 or not and if the deployment is a "threat to the system of parliamentary democracy".
Salaries of Pakistan SC judges exceed President, PM
The highest salary is that of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), followed by the Supreme Court judges and President, The News reported. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister gets lesser than the salaries of ministers and federal secretaries, the data revealed. The PAC sought details of perks and privileges received by the President, Prime Minister, CJP and other Supreme Court judges.
No Islamabad cop attends Pak Supreme Court security meet as protests loom
A day earlier, PDM president and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced that the ruling coalition would stage a peaceful demonstration outside the top court building over its "unjust behaviour", shortly after the Islamabad High Court granted PTI Chairman Imran Khan interim bail for two weeks in the Al-Qadir Trust case as well as other ones registered against him anywhere in the country, barring the authorities from arresting him till May 15, The Express Tribune reported.
Pakistan SC orders immediate release of Imran Khan
The top court also directed the former Prime Minister to approach the Islamabad High Court (IHC), Dawn reported. The directives were issued by the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Umar Ata Bandial, as the court resumed hearing the former premier's plea against his arrest.
SC can't force govt to hold negotiations: Chief Justice of Pakistan
Umar Ata Bandial passed these remarks as a three-member bench, headed by the CJP and comprising Justices Ijazul Ahsan and Munib Akhtar, resumed hearing the elections delay case, Dawn reported. However, the hearing was adjourned barely an hour after it started with the CJP saying that a detailed order would be issued later.
US Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill
The future of the drug was questioned after a federal judge in Texas, on April 7, ruled to suspend FDA-approved mifepristone used in more than half of abortions in the country. In a split decision, it also rejected restrictions on mifepristone implemented by a lower court, essentially maintaining the status quo, the BBC reported.
Pakistan SC warns govt of serious consequences if poll funds not released
The top court issued the warning while hearing the Defence Ministry's request to hold general elections across Pakistan simultaneously upon completion of the terms of the national as well as Sindh and Balochistan Assemblies, Dawn reported. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, and Justice Munib Akhtar heard the petition.
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