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  Pakistan Parliament passes controversial constitutional amendment bill for judiciary

  World | October 21, 2024 9:25 IST

  A constitutional amendment requires separate passage in the National Assembly and Senate, with a two-thirds majority vote. With the passage of the constitutional amendment bill, now a committee will select judges in Pakistan.

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  Pakistan chief justice says all orders and actions initiated by PM, president subject to court order

  World | April 03, 2022 22:09 IST

  Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial took notice of the situation and a three member bench held the initial hearing despite the weekend and issued notices to all the respondents, including President Alvi and deputy Speaker of the NA.

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  Pakistan's Chief Justice inaugurates rebuilt Hindu temple destroyed by radical Islamists

  World | November 09, 2021 17:41 IST

  In December last year, century-old Shri Param Hans Ji Maharaj temple in Teri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Karak district was vandalised and demolished by a mob led by some local clerics belonging to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F).

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  New Pakistan chief justice to take oath Sunday

  World | July 05, 2014 19:52 IST

  Islamabad: Justice Nasirul Mulk will take oath on Sunday as the chief justice of Pakistan.President Mamnoon Hussain will administer the oath at Aiwan-e-Sadr, the president's house, Geo News reported Saturday.The 64-year-old, from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,

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  Justice Jillani sworn-in as Pakistan chief justice

  World | December 12, 2013 13:19 IST

  Islamabad: Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani took oath Thursday as Pakistan's 21st chief justice, succeeding Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, the man responsible for military dictator General Pervez Musharraf's downfall.President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath of office

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  Pakistan Chief Justice steps down after longest term in country's history

  World | December 11, 2013 18:11 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan's assertive and controversial Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry today bid farewell to his office after the longest term at the helm of the Supreme Court in the country's history.  A meeting of the full