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Former chief justice files contempt plea against Pak PM
The Morning Standard
|July 29, 2025
A former chief justice of Pakistan has filed a contempt of court petition against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for allegedly failing to implement a decision of the Supreme Court.
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In his petition, former Chief Justice Jawad S Khawaja maintained that the apex court, on May 7, while announcing the trial of civilians by military courts, had directed the federal government to amend the law or legislate within 45 days to provide civilians convicted by military courts the right to appeal to
This story is from the July 29, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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