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Judges’ letter: Supreme Court to reopen suo motu case hearing

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7 months ago

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The Islamabad High Court’s six judges wrote a letter accusing the nation’s intelligence services of interfering in judicial matters. The Supreme Court has now restarted the case’s suo motu hearing.

Judges of the high courts will present their ideas for consideration to a six-member bigger bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa during the showdown.

The high court judges have accused the nation’s intelligence agencies of interfering in judicial matters. Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Anwar is expected to respond to these accusations and offer recommendations.

The supreme court received proposals from judges of the Islamabad High Court and provincial high courts during the previous session.

These suggestions must be made public, per the court’s order.

A secret agency may use the AGP to file a response, the court said, if it wished to reply.

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and other parties were also requested by the court to provide their responses with recommendations on the matter by May 7.

Justices Mansoor Ali Shah, Musarrat Hilali, Athar Minallah, Jamal Mandokhail, and Naeem Akhtar Afnan make up the six-judge panel that is presiding over the suo motu proceedings. Chief Justice Isa is not one of them.

Offers for IHC Submits

After six high court judges complained of suspected intelligence agency meddling in their cases, the Islamabad High Court convened a full court conference on April 27 and sent its recommendations to the Supreme Court.

Every single one of the IHC judges suggested that all high court, session, and civil court judges report to their senior judges in the event of any interference.

Under the guidelines, judges will be held accountable for wrongdoing if they do not report interference within seven days.

According to the guidelines, a session judge will receive reports from civil judges about incidents of interference, and the high court inspection judge will subsequently be notified. After then, the chief justice of the high court would be consulted by the inspection judge.

Whether to consider the subject administratively or judicially should be decided ultimately by the high court administrative committee, according to the judges’ proposal.

The administrative committee may also, given the gravity of the matter, submit the case to the entire court, and in the end, the high court may use its own judgment to address contempt of court in compliance with institutional agreements, as indicated in the recommendations.

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A letter citing “interference of intelligence agencies in judicial matters” was sent to the Supreme Judicial Council on March 25 by six justices of the Islamabad High Court.

Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani, Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir, and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz were among these judges.

A full court hearing on the subject was alluded to by the Supreme Court in April when it took suo motu notice. Prior to it, Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, the former chief judge, refused to start any proceedings for the one-man inquiry commission that the federal government had established.

CJP Isa then asked all of the IHC justices for their opinions on whether the whole court should be called to discuss this important matter.

The proposals were drafted by the IHC judges jointly, following a conference called by Chief Justice Aamer Farooq last week.

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To stop begging in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan would implement a stringent Umrah regulation.

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The action, according to details, is intended to stop the begging mafia from damaging Pakistan’s reputation in the holy land.

As part of its severe efforts against beggars, the Ministry of Religious Affairs has planned to require pilgrims to sign an affidavit vowing not to beg before leaving for Umrah. Those who violate this affidavit will face strict legal action.

Umrah pilgrims will not be permitted to travel alone; they must travel in groups in order to further discourage begging. This measure ensures that pilgrims are accountable for their actions and are less likely to engage in begging.

In order to discourage begging, tour companies will also have to get pilgrims to sign affidavits.

According to sources, the administration is committed to resolving this issue because begging has damaged Pakistan’s ties with Saudi Arabia.

Four travel agents were arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for sending residents to Saudi Arabia to beg during raids in different parts of Multan.

Mohammad Ejaz, Ghulam, Ghulam Yaseen, and Sadiq Hussain were among the agents that were arrested, according to an FIA official.

The representative clarified that the information from previously detained people was the basis for these arrests.

The agents were allegedly sending citizens to Saudi Arabia with the purpose of begging and then collecting a share of the money earned through begging.

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These cities’ schools will reopen tomorrow as the smog subsides.

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Prior to this, the Punjab government declared that schools will be closed from November 17 to November 25.

A Punjab government announcement states that schools in the Rawalpindi Division will reopen tomorrow since the area’s air pollution has reduced following a reduction in haze.

The notice stated that schools in Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Attock, and Chakwal would reopen tomorrow.

According to reports, the level of toxic fog in Lahore and other Punjabi cities has somewhat decreased.

With an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 497, Lahore was recognised as the second most polluted city in the world.

In the past, the district government of Lahore prohibited outdoor activities in response to the growing pollution menace.

Religious meetings are exempt, but all sports, exhibits, and activities are suspended, as is dining outside of restaurants, according to a statement released by the DC Lahore.

Additionally, stores, marketplaces, and shopping centres will close by 8 PM, however pharmacies, labs, gas stations, and supermarkets will not be affected.

Only grocery and medical departments may remain open in large department stores.

During pollution, the Deputy Commissioner of Lahore has advised residents to use masks and refrain from needless outside activities.

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SHC considers objections to the plaza’s building next to Mazar-e-Quaid

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SHC Justice Zafar Rajput said during Monday’s hearing of a petition against the unlawful construction of a plaza next to Mazar-e-Quaid that “everything has been fair in love and Pakistan.”

“Can you believe over an advertisement in Pakistani conditions?” the justice of the Sindh High Court asked during the hearing.

In Jamshed Town, the petitioner’s attorney said that an unlawful plaza was being constructed over a plot of land. “It has violated the sacredness of Quaid’s mausoleum,” the attorney stated.

The attorney argued that advertisements for the project’s booking have already been published. “What happens when advertisements are published?” the bench asked. The lawyer stated, “Layman will consider the project as lawful after these advertisements are published.”

After calling for additional arguments regarding the petition’s maintainability, the judge postponed the hearing for three weeks.