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Federation of Pakistan was the first constitutional case after the promulgation of Constitution of Pakistan of 1956 and an important case in Pakistan's political history. The case gained prominence as it indirectly questioned the first martial law imposed by President Iskander Mirza in 1958.
Blasphemy in Pakistan. The Pakistan Penal Code outlaws blasphemy (Urdu: قانون ناموس رسالت) against any recognized religion, with punishments ranging from a fine to the death penalty. According to various human rights organizations, Pakistan's blasphemy laws have been used to persecute religious minorities and settle personal ...
Jawwad S. Khawaja v. Federation of Pakistan, PLD 2024 SC 337 (commonly referred to as the military courts case ), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in which it was held that the Constitution of Pakistan does not allow for the court-martial of civilians. The case concerned the constitutionality of military courts set up to ...
Asma Jilani vs Government of Punjab. In the famous case of Asma Jilani, a detailed history of the Martial law in the British days has been mentioned and its comparison has been made with the past days. Two appeals were filed in the case, one by Miss Asma Jilani in the Punjab High Court for the release of her father Malik Ghulam Jilani, and the ...
Sh. Azmat Saeed. Sami Ullah Baloch v. Abdul Karim Nousherwani is an overturned decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in which the Court unanimously held that electoral disqualification under Article 62 (1) (f) of the Constitution of Pakistan was for life. The ruling barred former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif from holding public ...
The Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) is an emergency and extra-constitutional order that suspends either wholly or partially the Constitution of Pakistan — the supreme law of the land. [1] The PCO acts as a temporary order while the constitution is held in abeyance or suspension. [2] These orders have mostly been enforced during times ...
blasphemy. Asia Bibi in February 2020. In 2010, a Pakistani Christian woman, Aasiya Noreen (Urdu: آسیہ نورین, romanized: Āsiyāh Naurīn, [ˈɑːsiɑː nɔːˈriːn]; born c. 1971[1]), commonly known as Asia Bibi (آسیہ بی بی) or Aasia Bibi, was convicted of blasphemy by a Pakistani court and was sentenced to death by hanging. [2]
Alvin Robert Cornelius. Federation of Pakistan v. Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan (1955) was a court case of the Dominion of Pakistan. The Federal Court of Pakistan (now the Supreme Court of Pakistan) ruled in favor of the Governor General of Pakistan 's dismissal of the 1st Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. The dismissal was legally challenged by ...