Nasir Iqbal

Articles by Nasir Iqbal

SC directs IHC to decide Imaan, Hadi's pleas against sentence within two weeks

News May 12, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to decide within two weeks the pleas of human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, se...

SC overturns its own conviction of ex-minister Anwar Saifullah in graft case

News May 12, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday overturned its own 2016 judgement convicting former federal minister for petroleum and natural resources Anwar Saifullah in a corruption reference, observing tha...

Imran’s sister urges Supreme Court to order his hospitalisation

Health May 12, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Dr Uzma Khan, the sister of ex-premier Imran Khan, on Monday challenged before the Supreme Court the Islamabad High Court ruling to refuse to shift him to Shifa International Hospital, allo...

Imaan, Hadi submit additional documents ahead of hearing on appeals in apex court tomorrow

News May 11, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, have submitted additional documents to the Supreme Court of Pakistan, bringing these on record before the he...

SC dismisses appeals against SHC order in TRG shareholding dispute

News May 11, 2026

The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday dismissed a set of appeals instituted by Greentree Holdings Limited (GTH) against a June order by the Sindh High Court (SHC), which had held that GTH shares were the p...

Better to err in acquittal than in conviction: Supreme Court

News May 10, 2026

β€’ Rules abscondence alone cannot be treated as proof of guilt β€’ Acquits murder convict after 20 years ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court acquitted a murder convict who had been sentenced to life impris...

FCC sets aside Income Tax Ordinance section enabling taxation on β€˜deemed income’ from assets and property

News May 7, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Thursday set aside Section 7E of the Income Tax Ordinance (ITO) 2001 as ultra vires the Constitution, which had empowered tax authorities to levy t...

Pakistan Bar Council seeks end to lawyers promising β€˜guaranteed results’

News May 7, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The disciplinary committee of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has stressed the need for concrete efforts to eliminate the menace of rendering professional services by lawyers with the promis...

FCC questions integrity of Nadra records in custody case

News May 7, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The functioning of National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) came under scrutiny on Wednesday when the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) questioned the notion that its records a...

SC, FCC operate as coordinate courts, exercising clearly demarcated jurisdictions: CJP Afridi

News May 6, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi has ruled that the constitutional scheme following the passage of the 27th Amendment treated the Supreme Court (SC) and the Federal Constitution...