Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

NEWS ABOUT: Pakistan Supreme Court

Pakistan Supreme Court stories: 18 news summaries

 Pakistan High Court 
 Lifts Ban on Sharif 

Two-time ex-PM will be allowed to contest elections

May 26, 09 6:40 AM CDT
(AP) - The Pakistani Supreme Court has lifted a ban on opposition leader Nawaz Sharif that prevented him from running for election, clearing the way for the popular politician to vie for a third term as prime minister. Sharif had been blocked from public office because of a criminal conviction in 2000... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Pakistan • Pakistan Supreme Court • Nawaz Sharif • Muslim League • Pakistan Muslim League • Asif Ali Zardari

 Pakistan's Top Justice 
 Returns to Jubilation 

Reinstated judge calls for end to corruption

Mar 24, 09 8:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan's chief justice triumphantly returned to the bench today, reports the BBC, as supporters showered him with rose petals outside the supreme court in Islamabad. Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry was suspended by former president Pervez Musharraf during the 2007 state of emergency. Last week current president Asif Ali Zardari finally fulfilled... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Pervez Musharraf • Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry • Pakistan Supreme Court • Iftikhar Chaudhry • Nawaz Sharif • Asif Ali Zardari • Pakistan lawyers • Pakistan judges

Pakistan Court Upholds Ban on Sharif; Tensions Rise

Political infighting may cause more instability

Feb 25, 09 3:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Pakistan’s supreme court refused today to let opposition leader Nawaz Sharif or his brother hold elected office, prompting fears of political infighting that could further destabilize the country, the BBC reports. President Asif Ali Zardari immediately moved to dismiss the provincial government in Punjab led by Sharif’s brother... More »

MORE ABOUT:
War on Terror • Pakistan • Pakistan Supreme Court • political factions • Nawaz Sharif • Shahbaz Sharif • Asif Ali Zardari

New Pakistan Leaders to Seek Talks With Militants

Election victors continue to work for coalition government

Feb 20, 08 3:28 AM CST
(Newser) - The victors in the Pakistan elections favor negotiations with al-Qaeda and the Taliban over  military confrontation, reports the New York Times. “We will have a dialogue with those who are up in the mountains,” said Asif Ali Zardari, widower of assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. “We want... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Taliban • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • corruption • Benazir Bhutto • Baluchistan • Pakistan Supreme Court • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • Asif Ali Zardari • tribal areas • al-Qaeda • election • coalition • dialogue • Gen. Jehangir Karamat

Constitutional Changes Spark New Battles in Pakistan

Opponents vow to undo Musharraf's revisions

Dec 16, 07 4:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf just retired his army uniform, but he should prepare for a fight, the AP says, as Nawaz Sharif's opposition group plans to reverse constitutional revisions he made before lifting emergency rule yesterday. Musharraf imposed limits on the press, sealed the retirements of Supreme Court judges, and... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Pakistan • constitution • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan Supreme Court • Nawaz Sharif • emergency rule • martial law • Pakistan elections

Musharraf Set
to Restore Constitution*

*But he'll tweak it first
to ensure he can't
be prosecuted

Dec 13, 07 7:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf is set to lift Pakistan's state of emergency Saturday, but he's not going to take any guff for it—the president will only restore the constitution if it is first amended so he can't be tried for actions during the past 6 weeks of emergency rule. As lawyers... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry • Pakistan Supreme Court • Nawaz Sharif • emergency rule

Commonwealth Boots Pakistan

Group ignores Musharraf's plea, predicts 'severe' economic effects

Nov 22, 07 6:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Ten days after demanding democracy in Pakistan, the 53-nation Commonwealth yanked the country's membership today until Musharraf lifts military rule, the Times reports. The vote will nix hundreds of millions of pounds of investment and have "severe consequences for investment" for Pakistan's economy, a Commonwealth member said.  More »

MORE ABOUT:
Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Pakistan Supreme Court • Commonwealth • Pakistan elections

Kangaroo Court Clears Way For Musharraf's 2nd Term

Imran Khan's party reacts with boycott of Jan. 8 elections

Nov 22, 07 8:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf's kangaroo court wasted little time today in dismissing the last challenge to his October election victory, Reuters reports. The move paves the way for Musharraf to quit as army chief and assume a post as civilian president—which will dull international condemnations since he imposed emergency rule. In... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Pakistan Supreme Court • state of emergency

Pakistan Frees 3,000 Prisoners

Yet high-profile figures, including Khan, remain jailed

Nov 20, 07 5:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Pakistani police have released over 3,000 opposition activists—including lawyers and members of the political opposition—arrested since the suspension of the constitution on Nov. 3, Pakistan's interior ministry said today. Under pressure from Washington, President Pervez Musharraf, whose hand-picked court validated his reelection, is withdrawing some of the... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Pakistan Supreme Court • state of emergency

Kangaroo Court Gives Musharraf Thumbs Up

Prez may call end to emergency rule before January elections

Nov 19, 07 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Pakistan’s Supreme Court today shot down opposition to Pervez Musharraf’s re-election, an unsurprising turn given that Musharraf packed the court with allies. But with the ruling in hand, Musharraf may be ready to end emergency rule, the AP reports, something the US has demanded he do before January’... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Pakistan Supreme Court

Musharraf Names Close Ally Interim PM

Bhutto rules out alliance, turns to Sharif; 2 killed in protests

Nov 15, 07 12:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf today named close ally Mohammedmian Soomro as Pakistan's caretaker PM, effective at midnight tonight reports the BBC. The move came as Benazir Bhutto ruled out a power-sharing agreement with Musharraf, and turned instead to rival opposition leader Nawaz Sharif—even as the country's attorney general said he expects... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan Supreme Court

As Election Ruling Looms, Bhutto Leaves Pakistan

Ex-PM changes her mind and flies to family in Dubai

Nov 1, 07 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ending days of confusion after the assassination attempt that killed more than 100 of her supporters, Benazir Bhutto has left Pakistan and flown to Dubai to see her family. Bhutto had postponed her trip for fear that that the government might impose a state of emergency in her absence, making... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan Supreme Court

Court Threatens Bhutto Return

Pakistan court to decide if Musharraf can offer Bhutto amnesty

Oct 12, 07 8:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The power-sharing arrangement aimed at stabilizing Pakistan's shaky government has hit yet another snag, the BBC reports. Pakistan's Supreme Court, which has already held up certifying President Pervez Musharraf's re-election win until it rules on challenges, now says it must rule on whether the amnesty  granted to Benazir Bhutto on... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan Supreme Court • Iftikhar Chaudhry

Musharraf Victory Likely Will Stand

Analysts predict court won't void Pakistan leader's victory

Oct 7, 07 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The official ruling is 10 days off, but it’s likely Pakistan’s Supreme Court will uphold the re-election of President Pervez Musharraf, analysts tell Reuters. The court could still rule Musharraf ineligible because he ran while head of the army, but it probably won’t take such drastic action.... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Pakistan Supreme Court • Pakistan elections

Pakistanis Protest Court Ruling

Journalists, lawyers clash with police over decision allowing Musharraf to seek another term

Sep 29, 07 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Protests broke out in Pakistan today after lawmakers approved Pervez Musharraf's run for re-election. Protesters, led by journalists and lawyers. clashed with police, who hurled tear gas and brandished riot batons outside a federal building. At least 3 demonstrators were hospitalized and 2 journalists arrested after the melee, CNN reports. More »

MORE ABOUT:
Pervez Musharraf • protests • Islamabad • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan Supreme Court • Nawaz Sharif • power sharing deal • Pakistan elections

Musharraf Wins Case, Will Run For Reelection In Uniform

Pakistani court rejects challenges to dual role

Sep 28, 07 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gen. Pervez Musharraf has won his case in Pakistan's Supreme Court to run for president while remaining chief of the army, the BBC reports. The verdict deals a blow to opposition parties, who had hoped the court would invalidate Musharraf's dual campaign before the  parliamentary vote next week. it comes... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Pakistan Supreme Court

Opposition
Will Boycott Musharraf Election

Vow to resign from parliament next week

Sep 28, 07 2:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistani opposition leaders vow to vacate their legislative seats to protest President Pervez Musharraf's bid for re-election next week, the BBC reports. Members of the influential MMA religious alliance say they will resign from parliament and four provincial assemblies, which decide who will be the next president. More »

MORE ABOUT:
Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan Supreme Court • Nawaz Sharif • Pakistan People's Party • boycott • opposition alliance • Pakistan elections

Musharraf Faces Bumpy Road to Re-Election

Bhutto mounts challenge to second presidential term

Jul 22, 07 5:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf is facing yet another hurdle: Benazir Bhutto says she will return to Pakistan to challenge his plans for another presidential term. The exiled ex-PM tells the Sunday Times she is considering abandoning talks with the increasingly unpopular Musharraf, embarrassed last week after the country's Supreme Court reinstated... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Taliban • terrorism • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • United States • Red Mosque • Islamabad • counterterrorism • Benazir Bhutto • Pakistan Supreme Court • Iftikhar Chaudhry • Waziristan • Pakistan elections • al-Qaeda

18 Stories


from our news partners