Pakistan court orders Musharraf investigated for detaining judges
A Pakistani court on Monday directed police to open an investigation into allegations that former president Pervez Musharraf illegally detained 60 members of the judiciary after declaring emergency rule in November 2007....
Pakistan Supreme Court declares emergency rule unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday declared that former president Pervez Musharraf violated the Constitution of Pakistan when he declared emergency rule in November 2007. The...
Pakistan high court summons Musharraf to explain emergency rule declaration
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday summoned former president Pervez Musharraf to appear before the court and justify his November 2007 declaration of emergency rule in the country. Under the rules,...
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...
Reinstated Pakistan CJ Chaudhry calls for end to judicial corruption on first day
Pakistan's Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry returned to work Tuesday after being reinstated earlier this week and immediately called for members of the Pakistani judicial system to put an end to corruption...
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...
