Category: Courts

ISLAMABAD: Affirming the right to privacy, the Supreme Court has set aside a subordinate court’s order that sought to compel a petitioner to undergo a DNA test for parentage confirmation. The top…

RAWALPINDI: Mediation – a process in which a mediator facilitates communication and negotiation to help parties reach a mutually acceptable agreement – took centre stage on Wednesday as Justice Jawad Hassan of…

ISLAMABAD – In a significant move aimed at dramatically enhancing the efficiency of its operations and providing greater relief to the public, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has officially notified a new, comprehensive…

Today, as the global community observes International Human Rights Day, we renew our constitutional and moral commitment to safeguard the dignity, liberty, and equality of all people. This day commemorates the adoption…

Summoning of any party in a case is one of the important phases in adjudication, for which the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, Justice Ms. Aalia Neelum, has taken the…

ISLAMABAD – The Federal Judicial Academy (FJA) successfully concluded a comprehensive Three-Day Financial Management Course for Nazirs and Budget & Accounts Examiners of District Courts. The course, held in Islamabad from December…

ISLAMABAD – The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), apex body responsible for appointing justices to the superior judiciary, recommended elevation of Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb as a permanent judge of the Supreme…

LAHORE – While underscoring dire need for civil courts to examine and decide the maintainability of a plaint at the first hearing, Lahore High Court Judge Justice Jawad Hassan observed that no…

LAHORE – Days ago the Punjab Judicial Academy marked a significant milestone when Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, Justice Aalia Neelum, presided over the 39th meeting of the Board of…