Posts Tagged ‘Justice Khawaja Sharif’
Justice Khawaja Sharif ka safarnama – by Khaled Ahmed
A lawyer’s ‘safarnama’ A Lahore lawyer Khwaja Muhammad Sharif travelled to the Philippines and the UK in 1995 and carefully recorded his observations during the tour. His jottings became the book that appeared titled Shakh-e-Nazuk kay Ashiyanay (Nests built on a Weak Branch) published by Kausar Brothers Publishers, Turner Road Lahore. [...]
Justice Khwaja Sharif at it again! – by Ahmed Iqbalabadi
One can now be certain for the reasons why CJP, Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed Chaudhry, insisted on having Justice Khwaja Sharif to continue as Chief Justice of Lahore High Court and have Justice Saqib Nisar supersede him to be promoted as a judge of the Supreme Court. If you all recall, the (more...)
Scoundrel as justice
When a chief justice provokes people to violence Lahore High Court’s Chief Justice has been provoking the lawyer community to take vigilante actions against Pakistan’s People’s Party (PPP) so that the democratically elected government is either sacked and the army returns to power, or new elections are held and somehow Nawaz Shiarif’s [...]
Some excerpts from Justice Khawaja Sharif’s books – by Kamran Shahid
Kamran Shahid quotes some excerpts from Justice Khwaja Muhammad Sharif's books in which he expresses his relationship with and gratitude to Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif. Source: Express 8 May 2010
How Pakistan’s judicial system promotes the Shia holocuast
Picture Source: Attack on a Shia funeral in D.I. Khan Yesterday, the LUBP posted an article about Malik Ishaq, a most dangerous terrorist of Sipah-e-Sahaba, who is about to be released by Shahbaz Sharif’s government. Previously we have pointed to the sinister affiliation between various members of the PML-N's government in Punjab, namely Rana [...]
Injustice in the case of Kalim Khan (Senior Civil Judge, Multan) – by Farhad Jarral
The ‘promotion row’ has triggered a second resignation from the subordinate courts in Punjab; this time in Multan, as a senior civil judge Muhammad Kalim Khan resigned here on Wednesday. This resignation also sparked a serious judicial crisis in Multan district courts as all civil judges went on strike while the district bar association [...]
Another deal – by Faizi Mughal
Mixing politics with judiciary is a murky but profitable business in Pakistan. In the name of rule of law and dispensation of justice, this business is flourishing by leaps and bounds. One important and advantageous aspect of this business is that parties could be changed according to wishes as Pakistan witnessed, on Nov, 28th, 1997. But, now, [...]
Justice Khawaja Sharif speaks once again, this time against Hindus – by Abdul Nishapuri
Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Justice Khawaja Sharif, has spoken once again, with the hate speech and prejudice which are his usual characteristics. Justice Sharif is notorious for his unflinching support for PML-N and Taliban and for his hostility towards liberal and secular sections of Pakistani society. His latest remarks against our [...]
Two sectarian terrorists freed by Punjab government – by Rauf Klasra
The controversial Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, who is notorious for his pro-Taliban tendencies, has facilitated the release of two convicted terrorists of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) at the request of Chief Minister of Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif. PML-N has now formalized its alliance with the outlawed [...]
Hijacking Democracy – by Anas Muhammad
Today we live in an increasingly dangerous world, which is filled with people who have their ulterior motives and willingness to harm others to benefit themselves. Our world is filled with criminals, gangsters, murderers, and terrorists. The people who would go to all extremes to get their way being inconsiderate of the rights of other human [...]
Why is Governor Salman Taseer blocking appointment of new judges in Lahore High Court?
Apparently, a very valid question, and according to Justice (retired) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, the real bone of contention. Thus, there are valid reasons for us to scratch this issue a bit further. If one is to believe Senior Adviser to Shahbaz Sharif, Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa of PML-N, Governor Slman Taseer is responsible for hindering [...]
The Rightist Judicio-Politico Mafia – by Anas Muhammad
Saturday February 13 – The Chief Justice of Pakistan defied Presidential orders through a suo moto action against the Presidential notification for appointment of certain judges. Chief Justice, in a rare nightly emergency session, formed a three members bench that suspended two recommendations for judges’ appointment by the President. The [...]
Unprecedented in legal history: Punjabi judges boycott their own courts
By Omar Khattab in Islambad Yesterday (15 February 2010) all the judges of the Lahore High Court boycotted their own courts in condemnation of President Zardari’s assertion of his legal right of appointing Saqib Nisar as the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court and the elevation of the present Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Khawaja [...]
Pakistan’s Supreme Court declares war on the democratic government – by Abdul Nishapuri
In a (not so) surprise move, top judicial bureaucrats sitting in Pakistan's Supreme Court and Lahore High Court have declared war against a fragile democracy in Pakistan. The (right-wing) establishment has taken its dagger out for a final attack on the democratic government of the (left-wing) Pakistan People's Party. In a decision announced in [...]
Chief Justice Hamid Mir’s verdict in favour of Justice Khawaja Sharif – by Abdul Nishapuri
Following in the footsteps of Dr Shahid Masood, a fellow member of the Pakistani Taliban Union of Journalists, Hamid Mir too has assumed the position of the Chief Justice of Pakistan. Here is Hamid Mir's latest, summary verdict on the Federal government's decision to recommend Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif's name as a judge in the Supreme [...]
Elections in Quetta and Baltistan, Some Questions for the LHC – by Humza Ikram
In last 48 hours two general elections were held, First one took place in Gilgit -Balistan and the other one took place in Quetta. Although official election resulta are not announced yet, unconfirmed reports suggest that in both places PPP candidates have won. The significance of these results is far greater than (more...)
Ali Ahmed Kurd’s description of the likes of Iftikhar Chaudhry & Khawaja Sharif
Analysis by Abdul Nishapuri - from another thread: In Hamid Mir’s talkshow, Capital Talk, on 22 December 2009, Ali Ahmad Kurd expressed three key reservations about the current Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of Pakistan: 1. CJP and other judges of the Supreme Court are populist. They read daily newspapers, watch TV talk-shows and then [...]
Chief Justice of Punjabi Taliban Khawaja Muhammad Sharif of Lahore High Court blocks deportation of terror suspects to the USA
Chief Just of Lahore High Court Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, an ex-employee and loyalist of Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif of PML-N, and a secret member of Jamaat-e-Islami and Hizbut-Tahrir, has once again shown his true colours. Not unlike certain other pro-Jamaat-e-Islami and pro-Taliban judges in Pakistani Courts, this man is a supporter of Punjabi [...]
Justice Khawaja Sharif, stop playing this dangerous game – by Omar Khattab
Yesterday Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry’s escort cars met with an accident. Nothing happened to the car in which Justice Iftikhar was travelling. However, within minutes the rumor-bazaar came alive with the right-wing Urdu anchors and reporters insinuating who might be behind the accident. This is not unusual because this is what (more...) [...]
Rhetoric of constitution and the dubious role of the Lahore High Court – by Farhad Jarral
President Asif Ali Zardari's address today (25 November 2009) to the party workers brought a new debate on electronic media. This new debate is part of the smear campaign against Asif Ali Zardari which was started since PPP came into power last year. Media's new rhetoric is that the President of Pakistan can't address a public procession . As a [...]
