Attorney general, chief election commissioner discuss electoral reforms geo.tv - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from geo.tv Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will consider the apology tendered by a local leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Masoodur Rehman Abbasi, facing contempt charges for his derogatory outburst against Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed in the light of similar decisions taken against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz lawmakers Danial Aziz, Talal Chaudhry and Nihal Hashmi.
The one-page handwritten apology in the Urdu language was read out by Additional Attorney General Sohail Mehmood on Friday before the court, as its copy was not made available to the bench.
Headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, the four-judge bench had taken up contempt hearing after taking suo motu notice of the matter.
IHC seeks replies on petition against presidential ordinance
Issues notices to Federation, secretaries ECP, law and justice
ISLAMABAD:
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to the Federation, Election Commission secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice secretary as well as other parties seeking replies on a petition filed against the presidential ordinance on making electronic voting machines mandatory in the elections and enabling overseas Pakistanis to cast their votes.
Last month, President Arif Alvi promulgated the Elections (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2021, under Article 89 of the Constitution only two days after National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser constituted a committee of cabinet members to engage the opposition on the issue of electoral reforms.
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday withdrew its appeal in the Supreme Court, challenging the order of the Lahore High Court, passed on May 7, granting one-time permission to Leader of.