October 19, 2026
Supreme Court Says Convicts Need Not Surrender to Police to Appeal
A division bench held that surrendering before the court can satisfy the requirement, rather than surrendering to police or jail authorities first.
Articles for tag: appeals, bail, Criminal Justice, Jamshed Dasti, rights, Supreme Court
October 8, 2026
Supreme Court Bars Courts From Turning Divorce Pleas Into Khula
A five-judge bench held that a family court cannot convert a woman's plea for dissolution into khula without her consent — a conversion that costs her the right to her dower.
October 7, 2026
Supreme Court Dismisses Sindh Plea Over Baldia Fire Acquittals
More than 260 workers died in the 2012 Karachi factory fire. The acquittals of the two men once sentenced to death for it now stand, after the province's review petition was rejected.
September 19, 2026
Supreme Court Warns Sindh Police Over Delayed FIRs
A Supreme Court bench warned of contempt proceedings over the consistent practice of delayed FIR registration in Sindh, and directed inspectors general nationwide to ensure cases are registered as soon as information is received.
September 19, 2026
Once Again
Yesterday this column asked for one FIR number over the deaths of fifteen newborns. Today the Supreme Court said it observes, once again, the consistent practice of delayed FIR registration. A column on the cheapest document in Pakistani justice.
September 18, 2026
Law Minister Says Court Powers Are Clearly Defined
Azam Nazeer Tarar told a bar association that the jurisdictions of the constitutional court and the Supreme Court are clearly laid down and there is no need to further complicate the debate.
September 17, 2026
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha
A Supreme Court bench granted bail to the lawyer and activist Imaan Mazari and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha pending the Islamabad High Court's decision on their sentence suspension pleas, eight months after a 17-year PECA sentence.
September 17, 2026
Supreme Court Questions Constitutional Court’s Power Over Its Records
A Supreme Court bench said the constitutional court's order summoning records of Imran Khan cases raises questions of considerable constitutional significance, and sought three weeks of guidance from the attorney general.
September 15, 2026
Constitutional Court Questions Supreme Court’s Imran Hospital Order
Federal Constitutional Court judges asked why the Supreme Court bypassed prison rules requiring government hospital treatment when it ordered Imran Khan moved to a private hospital, invoking a power to take over pending cases.
September 14, 2026
Courts Face a Week of PTI Cases Across Four Benches
The Supreme Court will hear a contempt petition against the prime minister over Imran Khan's hospital transfer, while the constitutional court, Islamabad High Court and an anti-terrorism court all take PTI matters this week.
