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	pakistan juvenile 9/11 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Judge Mian Mohammad Ajmal of the Supreme Court stated that according to the birth and school leaving certificates, the petitioner was born on June 5, 1981, and on the date of the offence, February 7, 1998, he was indeed 16.
		The responsibility of an advocate is to assist the court, however it is the duty of the court or the presiding officer to gather and keep as much information as required in a particular case for a fair decision and the dispensation of justice.
		OMCT urges the President of Pakistan, General Pervaiz Musharaf, to commute his sentence on the grounds that he was a child at the time of the offence, as contended by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
	www.ncadp.org /html/pakistan_juvenile_9_11.html (1004 words)

	Constitution of Pakistan - Helplinelaw
		The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice to be known as the Chief Justice of Pakistan and so many other Judges as may be determined by Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) or, until so determined, as may be fixed by the President.
		The Supreme Court and the Federal Shariat Court, with the approval of the President and a High Court, with the approval of the Governor concerned, may make rules providing for the appointment by the Court of officers and servants of the Court and for their terms and conditions of employment.
		A special court shall consist of a judge, being a person who is, or has been or is qualified for appointment as, a judge of a high court and is appointed by the federal government after consultation with the Chief Justice of the high court.4.
	www.helplinelaw.com /law/pakistan/constitution/constitution07.php (5404 words)

	Supreme Court Of Pakistan
		The Supreme Court of Pakistan is the apex court in the judicial hierarchy of the country.
		The Court is comprised of a Chief Justice and 16 Judges.
		The Supreme Court is the court of ultimate jurisdiction in the land.
	www.supremecourt.gov.pk /intro-0.htm (343 words)

	Information of Pakistan
		Appointment of Supreme Court Judges The Chief Justice of Pakistan is appointed by the President.
		Any decision of the Supreme Court to the extent it decides a question of law or is based upon or enunciates a principle of law is binding on all courts in Pakistan.
		Appointment of High court Judges A Judge of the High Court is appointed by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of Pakistan, the Governor of the Province and the Chief Justice of the High Court in which appointment is to be made.
	www.infopak.gov.pk /judiciary.aspx (3191 words)

	Supreme Court Of Pakistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Supreme Court of Pakistan was established on 2nd March 1956 under the newly enacted Constitution (I956) of Pakistan.
		The Supreme Court building is situated on the Constitution Avenue and is flanked by the Prime Minister's Secretariat to the north and President's House and the Parliament Building to the south.
		The Supreme Court of Pakistan is comprised of the Chief Justice and 16 Judges.
	www.scp.com.pk /sub_links/introduction.htm (1375 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Court upholds wedding feast ban
		The court ruled the ban was not against Islamic teachings and should remain in force as it discourages extravagant displays of wealth.
		According to the Supreme Court, the government's decision was in line with the teachings of Islam, which lays great emphasis on a simple way of life.
		The Supreme Court also described the practice of giving dowry by the bride's family as an evil and exploitative custom, and said the state should do everything to stop it.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/3986615.stm (406 words)

	The Supreme Court of Pakistan - Pakistan - Equal Employment Opportunities
		The Supreme Court of Pakistan is the highest court of justice in the country.
		If the Supreme Court considers that a question of public importance with reference to the enforcement of any of the Fundamental Rights conferred by Chapter 1 of Part II of the Constitution is involved, it has the power to make an order under article 199.
		The Supreme Court is empowered to issue such directions, orders or decrees as may be necessary for doing complete justice in any case or matter pending before it, including an order for the purpose of securing the attendance of any person or the discovery or production of any document.
	www.ilo.org /public/english/employment/gems/eeo/law/pakistan/c_scp.htm (354 words)

	RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE IN PAKISTAN
		In 1990, a religious court ruled that the penalty for crimes under the law (Section 295-C of the country's Constitution) is execution.
		However, before the Pakistan Supreme Court, his lawyer was able to prove that the accuser had used the conviction to force Mashi's family off their land and then acquired control of the property.
		In 1993 the Supreme Court of Pakistan heard a case by a number of Ahmadis who asserted that they were being deprived of their religious rights and freedoms, as guaranteed under Article 20 of the constitution.
	www.religioustolerance.org /rt_pakis.htm (2222 words)

	RTE News - Pakistan's Supreme Court clears Musharraf referendum
		A ruling by Pakistan's Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Musharraf to hold a referendum on extending his rule.
		The court rejected petitions brought by opposition parties seeking to stop the vote, which is scheduled for next Tuesday.
		Pakistan's main political and religious parties have united in opposing the vote.
	www.rte.ie /news/2002/0427/pakistan.html (133 words)

	Supreme court - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The court's decisions are final and binding on the federal courts and the courts from all provinces and territories, including the Province of Quebec which has its own distinct legal system in matters of property and civil law based on the Civil Code of Quebec.
		The Supreme Court of Pakistan was established on 2nd March 1956 under the newly enacted Constitution (1956) of Pakistan.
		Hoge Raad der Nederlanden is the Supreme Court of the Netherlands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Supreme_court (2686 words)

	Judgment of Supreme Court of Pakistan
		The Federal Shariat Court had negatived the contention and the Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court had, while allowing the withdrawal of the appeal, held that the judgment of the Federal Shariat Court shall remain in the field.
		Consequently, the court held that the doctrine expressed by Jehovah's Witnesses as to the non-cooperation with the Commonwealth in terms of military obligation was prejudicial to the defense of the community and Section 116 did not give immunity to it.
		The United States Supreme Court observed in Lanzetta vs. New Jersey, (306 U.S. 451, 1939) that vagueness is a constitutional vice conceptually distinct from overbreadth in that an overbroad law need lack neither clarity nor precision, and a vague law need not reach activity protected by the first amendment.
	www.irshad.org /exposed/legal/pkcort93.php (16208 words)

	Pakistan Link Headlines
		The statement said that the petition filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association against the appointments of the SC judges from the LHC is not maintainable in law.
		Objecting to the SCBA (Supreme Court Bar Association) petition, the statement said the petition is not maintainable as no judicial review can lie against the recommendations made by the Chief Justice of Pakistan in the process of constitutional consultation for the appointment of judges of the Supreme Court.
		The SCBA prayed that the Federation of Pakistan be kindly ordered to file a comprehensive written statement stating all the facts including the reasons given by either judicial consultee or the Executive for ignoring ten senior judges of Lahore High Court.
	www.pakistanlink.com /headlines/Mar/21/07.html (505 words)

	Report on the situation of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan - Section 10E - Supreme Court Judgment - Summary
		At the outset of the proceeding, the attorney for the appellants, Retired Judge Fakhruddin Ibrahim, told the court that he had come not to seek a judgment as to whether Ahmadis should be called Muslims or not.
		What the appellants sought from the Court was the restoration of their basic rights guaranteed under Article 20 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
		The judgment thus denies Ahmadis the religious practices which have earlier been declared by the courts to be their religious practices and effectively entrenches the persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistani law.
	www.thepersecution.org /archive/10_e.html (473 words)

	Pakistan News : Pakistan's Supreme Court stops Taliban-style bill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		ISLAMABAD- Pakistan's Supreme Court has blocked a Taliban-style bill passed by the Islamist-led government in a conservative province bordering Afghanistan.
		The Supreme Court backed a petition filed by moderate President Pervez Musharraf "seeking an opinion as to the legality of the Hisba (Accountability) Bill 2006," a court official told reporters Friday.
		The new bill was backed by Pakistan's main alliance of fundamentalist Islamic parties, the hardline MMA (Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal or the United Action Party), which rules the province.
	www.keralanext.com /news/?id=921765 (316 words)

	The Ahmadi Case in Pakistan
		The Court assumes that religious speech is the same as commercial speech and cites a number of provisions in foreign jurisdictions allowing restrictions on commercial speech and protection of certain words and phrases through application of copyright laws.
		Pakistan is obliged to comply with international human rights standards regardless of the ruling in the Ahmadl case.
		The fact that its Supreme Court would issue such as opinion as this is an indication of the serious efforts that need to be made in that country to understand and fully implement the international standards.
	www.webcom.com /hrin/parker/ahmadi.html (3111 words)

	Pakistan Times \| Top Story: Pakistan Supreme Court grants Bail to Zardari in BMW Case
		usband of Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court was released and taken to Bilawal House by the jubilant PPP workers and the leaders Monday night.
		Secretary General Pakistan Muslim League, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed Monday commenting on the decision of Supreme Court to grant bail to Asif Ali Zardari, said contrary to the claims of opposition, judiciary in Pakistan is independent and takes decisions on merit.
		Welcoming the decision of Supreme Court of Pakistan former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said that the bail granted to Asif Ali Zardari would have positive effect on political situation of the country.
	pakistantimes.net /2004/11/23/top1.htm (829 words)

	Constitution Of The Islamic Republic Of Pakistan - The Supreme Court Of Pakistan
		The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice to be known as the Chief Justice of Pakistan and so many other Judges as may be determined by Act of [1] [Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] or, until so determined, as may be fixed by the President.
		to attend sittings of the Supreme Court as an ad hoc Judge for such period as may be necessary and while so attending an ad hoc Judge shall have the same power and jurisdiction as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
		The Supreme Court shall have power, subject to the provisions of any Act of [10] [Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] and of any rules made by the Supreme Court, to review any judgment pronounced or any order made by it.
	www.lhc.gov.pk /constitution/viich2.htm (1319 words)

	[Chapter 2: The Supreme Court of Pakistan] of [Part VII: The Judicature]
		The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice to be known as the Chief Justice of Pakistan and so many other Judges as may be determined by Act of [160] [Majlis-e-Shoora(Parliament)] or, until so determined, as may be fixed by the President.
		(3) Until provision is made for establishing the Supreme Court at Islamabad, the seat of the Court shall be at such place as the President may 165 appoint.
		The Supreme Court shall have power, subject to the provisions of any Act of [169] [Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] and of any rules made by the Supreme Court, to review any judgment pronounced or any order made by it.
	www.pakistani.org /pakistan/constitution/part7.ch2.html (1280 words)

	News
		ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 : A Full Court of the Supreme Court has unanimously resolved to observe the Golden Jubilee of the Apex Court in the year 2006, in a simple and austere manner, befitting he dignity of the Apex Court.
		The Full Court meeting was held in the Supreme Court Building at Islamabad yesterday which was presided over by Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and attended by the Judges and Registrar of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
		Committees comprising Judges of the Court would be constituted to plan various events to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Court.
	www.pakistanlink.com /Headlines/Jan06/20/13.htm (446 words)

	Supreme Court of Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Court also has the power to overturn presidential orders and parliamentary legislation by declaring such orders or laws to be unconstitutional.
		Even during military rule, when the Court might have been expected to be subject to a supra-constitutional dispensation, it has managed to use its institutional authority to maintain some influence over political events.
		The Supreme Court of Pakistan is the only court in the world to give cover to military dictators under its novel law of neccessity theory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Pakistan (1061 words)

	News > Round-up > Press releases > IFJ welcomes pro-worker decision of Pakistan supreme court
		"This positive decision of the Pakistan Supreme Court to dismiss the review petition of newspaper employers is a morale booster for newspaper employees struggling for their legitimate rights," said IFJ President Christopher Warren.
		The court order will have a far reaching impact on cases of a similar nature pending in the lower court.
		Despite repeated calls by the IFJ affiliate in Pakistan, the PFUJ, and the National Assembly, Federal Cabinet and the provincial assemblies, newspaper owners across the country have failed to implement the Seventh Wage Award decision handed down on three-and-a-half years ago on 8 October 2001.
	www.nwmindia.org /News/Round_up/ifjpak2.htm (325 words)

	Sitting Judges - Lahore High Court, Lahore - Pakistan
		Justice Khosa was enrolled as an Advocate of the Lahore High Court on November 13, 1979 and later as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on September 12, 1985.
		As an Advocate Supreme Court he had handled thousands of cases of constitutional, criminal, civil, service, revenue and election laws in the superior courts of Pakistan.
		His legal services had, on many occasions, been usefully utilized by the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Lahore High Court when he was called upon to assist the Courts as amicus curiae in different important cases.
	www.iways.net /LHC/judges/jbiodata/jasif_saeed_khan.htm (867 words)

	Pakistan's Supreme Court seeks information about missing people - Irna
		The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday ordered the government to provide information by December 1 on missing persons, most of the disappearances involving people active in politics.
		The chief justice said that the court should be told how many are missing and what steps the government is taking to trace them.
		The issue of disappearances in Pakistan came to the fore after the body of journalist Hayatullah Khan was found in June in a tribal region in North Waziristan region.
	www.irna.ir /en/news/view/line-20/0611113164084748.htm (519 words)

	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN
		The petitioner is a citizen of Islamic Republic of Pakistan and is domiciled in one of as federating units, the Province of Sindh.
		The petitioner is aggrieved by the promulgation of the Pakistan Armed Forces (Acting Aid of the Civil Power) Ordinance, 1998, being Ordinance XII of 1998 notified in the Gazette of Pakistan on 20-11-98 ("The Ordinance").
		The honorable superior courts have repeatedly held that there cannot be any parallel system of judiciary and also that the executive has no authority to set up any system of judiciary which is not subject to the superintendence and control of the superior courts as visualized in Article 203 of the Constitution.
	www.mqm.org /sc-petition-301198.htm (3074 words)

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