Pakistan: Senate body approves bill to clip Islamabad officials' judicial powers

Feb 05, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], February 5 : Pakistan's Parliamentary committee has approved four bills, including one that seeks separation of the judiciary and the district administration...

Celebi vs UoI: Govt defends decision to revoke security clearance; cites potential threats to civil aviation security

May 22, 2025

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, argued that the government's plenary superintendence powers apply to national and airport security. He called the case...

Bangladesh to hold national election on Feb 12, first since Sheikh Hasina's ouster

Dec 11, 2025

A national referendum on the "July Charter" will also be held on the same day, proposing significant reforms to state institutions, including curbing executive...

Israeli protesters stage new nationwide protests after Netanyahu pushes bill to limit judicial powers

Jul 30, 2023

Israeli protesters have staged new nationwide protests days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed the bill to limit the judicial powers, according to Al...

Consciences only awakened after their monopoly was curtailed: Khawaja Asif on SC judges' resignations

Nov 14, 2025

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif criticised two Supreme Court judges for resigning after the 27th Constitutional Amendment passed, accusing them of "selective amnesia" and...

Israeli Justice Minister threatens to renew contentious judicial overhaul initiative

Dec 15, 2024

Raising the spectre of a constitutional crisis, Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin threatened to renew a judicial overhaul stalled by war, accusing the High...