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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed presiding over the full court reference on Friday. — INP ISLAMABAD: Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan on Friday highlighted the need for developing an objective mechanism for an exercise by the Supreme Court of its inherent jurisdiction in enforcing fundamental rights under Article 184(3) of the Constitution. “This power has been exercised by the apex court with great caution and most sparingly,” the AGP conceded, but suggested th...

A Supreme Court judge observed on Wednesday that the government had come to seek a legal opinion from the apex court under its advisory jurisdiction on a political issue but its thrust was on morality. — Photo courtesy Supreme Court website/File ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court judge observed on Wednesday that the government had come to seek a legal opinion from the apex court under its advisory jurisdiction on a political issue but its thrust was on morality. “Your thrust is on morality but th...

In a synopsis submitted to the Supreme Court, the JUI-F contended that the reference carried an inference that the Senate elections were not held under the Constitution. — Photo courtesy Supreme Court website/File ISLAMABAD: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has opposed the presidential reference seeking open ballot for the coming Senate elections, arguing that it was not moved in good faith and amounted to bypassing parliament. In a synopsis submitted to the Supreme Court through senior...

Apex court told reference infers as if elections are not held under Constitution.