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ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman retired Jus­tice Javed Iqbal conce­ded before the Supreme Court on Saturday that — with 1,226 pending references, curr­ent strength of accountability courts and workload — it is impossible to adjudicate and finalise a corruption reference within 30 days. A report was submitted on behalf of the NAB chairman to the Supreme Court which is …

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government informed the Supreme Court on Saturday that the entire country was under a serious threat of locust invasion if the menace was not contained in the breeding regions of the country. An area of 300,000 square kilometres, roughly 37 per cent of the country’s total area, is vulnerable to the desert locust. Sixty per cent of …

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government on Saturday informed the Supreme Court that enforcement of partial lockdowns under the Punjab Infectious Diseases (Prevention and Control) Ordinance 2020 was not in violation of the Federal Legislative List (FLL) of the Constitution rather it was aimed at securing public health, public order and prevention of a pandemic of an unparalleled magnitude. It was, in …

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (NHSRC) informed the Supreme Court on Saturday that the number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan might be over 50,000 by the end of April — 2,392 critical patients needing intensive care, 7,024 serious patients and 41,482 others who would have mild symptoms and just require isolation at their homes. In …

ISLAMABAD: The senior counsel representing Justice Qazi Faez Isa argued before the Supreme Court on Monday that even the prime minister cannot ask any income tax officer to hand over tax records of an individual since such a request does not fall within the purview of the income tax laws. Advocate Munir A. Malik contended before the full court of …

Sindh advocate general on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the provincial chief minister had approved the payment of compensation to Amal Umer’s parents in line with the government’s policy regarding compenmsation to victims. The top court was hearing a case pertaining to the killing of 10-year-old Amal who was shot dead last year during an ‘encounter’ between police and …

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Health Dr Yasmin Rashid on Saturday told the Supreme Court that the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) would start conducting paediatric liver transplant within six months. The minister also informed a two-judge SC bench that the Punjab cabinet had approved a draft legislation to abolish the trust of the PKLI which would be run by …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that a request has been made to the UK Central Authority regarding absconding PML-N leader Ishaq Dar’s extradition and that the ministry now awaits a response. A three-judge bench headed by the chief justice was hearing a case related to Dar’s non-appearance before the apex court in a corruption …