Pakistan high court releases judgment on reinstatement of ousted chief justice
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday released the detailed judgment on the July 2007 decision to reinstate Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry . The July 2007 ruling came in response to the suspension...
PITTSBURGH: Former Pakistan President Musharraf Explains "The World As I See It"
Pakistani officials announced last week that murder charges had been filed earlier this month against the nation's former president, Pervez Musharraf, who is now on a speaking tour in the US and the UK. Andrew Gilmore, Pitt Law '10, attended...
Pakistan court drops charges against leader of group suspected in Mumbai terror attacks
A Pakistani court on Monday dismissed charges against Islamic cleric Hafiz Muhammad Saeed , the founder and leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), an Islamic group suspected of playing a key role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks...
Pakistan high court acquits ex-PM Sharif of hijacking, allows him to run for office
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday acquitted opposition leader Nawaz Sharif on charges of hijacking a plane carrying General Pervez Musharraf in 1999. The conviction had barred Sharif from running for...
Pakistan Supreme Court lifts election ban on opposition leader Sharif
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday lifted a ban preventing opposition politician and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif from participating in politics. The Supreme Court had barred Sharif from...
Pakistan high court suspends decision barring ex-PM Sharif from elected office
The Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended its February decision Tuesday barring former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother from holding elected office, pending the high court's final...
Pakistan forms parliamentary panel to review key constitutional provisions
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday announced the formation of a parliamentary committee to examine the revision of key terms of the Pakistan Constitution . The revisions would include the elimination of the controversial...
Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry on Sunday resumed his former position as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan . Chaudhry was removed from the post by then-president Pervez Musharraf following Musharraf's November...
Pakistan high court chief justice retires on eve of Chaudhry reinstatement
Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar of the Supreme Court of Pakistan retired Saturday, paving the way for the official reinstatement of his predecessor, deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry . Chaudhry will re-assume the office...
Pakistan government appeals high court decision banning ex-PM from political office
The government of Pakistan President Ali Asif Zardari and his Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) filed an appeal with the Supreme Court of Pakistan Thursday, asking the court to review its...
