13-Year legal battle ends: SHC clears PPP's Shazia Marri in fake degree case
- 11-Aug-2026
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday pronounced its verdict on a petition seeking the disqualification of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Shazia Marri over an alleged fake degree, after a hiatus of 13 years, ARY News reported. The court declared the disqualification petition against the prominent PPP leader unmaintainable. In its verdict, the […]
Valika Hospital HIV case: Inquiry report being concealed, SHC told
- 11-Aug-2026
KARACHI: The lawyer representing the victims in the Valika Hospital HIV transmission case told the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday that facts related to the case and the inquiry report were being concealed. The SHC heard a petition concerning the transmission of HIV among children receiving treatment at Kulsum Bai Valika Hospital, a Sindh […]
SHC seeks trial court record in Mustafa Amir murder case
- 10-Aug-2026
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has sought a progress report from the trial court in the Mustafa Amir murder case after the victim’s mother approached the court over the delay in proceedings. A bench comprising Justice Iqbal Kalhoro and Justice Abdul Rehman directed the trial court to submit the case record and provide a […]
PTI town chairman moves SHC to disqualify own party's vice chairpersons
- 06-Aug-2026
KARACHI: A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) town chairman in Karachi has approached the Sindh High Court (SHC), seeking the disqualification of four vice chairpersons from his own party for allegedly violating party discipline during a budget session. Chairman of the Saddar Town Municipal Corporation (TMC), Mansoor Ahmed Shaikh, filed the petition before the SHC’s constitutional bench […]
SHC orders FIA to remove hurdles in repatriation of Bengalis
- 01-Aug-2026
KARACHI: A constitutional bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Saturday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to remove unnecessary obstacles preventing ethnic Bengalis from returning to Bangladesh. During the hearing, counsel for the petitioners informed the court that the applicants had obtained travel permits from the Bangladesh High Commission using Bangladeshi documents. However, […]
Gul Plaza fire: Court extends Tanveer Pasta, others' interim bail
- 21-Jul-2026
KARACHI: The Additional District and Sessions Court on Tuesday extended interim bail of Tanveer Pasta and other suspects in the Gul Plaza fire case, ARY News reported. The devastating fire that broke out and engulfed Gul Plaza on the night of January 17, claimed dozens of lives, and continued for more than 32 hours before […]
SHC seeks response on 'irregularities' in Sindh Welfare Board appointments
- 16-Jul-2026
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has sought responses from relevant parties on a petition challenging new recruitments made in the Sindh Workers Welfare Board from 2021 to 2026. During the hearing, the petitioner’s lawyer argued that the prescribed rules and procedures were not followed during the recruitment process. After hearing the initial arguments, the […]
SHC says SBCA officials must pay for demolition of illegal constructions
- 13-Jul-2026
KARACHI, July 13: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has taken a strict stand against illegal constructions, directing that the expenses for demolishing unauthorised buildings in Qasba Colony be recovered directly from the salary of the responsible officer, ARY News reported. According to reports, a constitutional bench of the Sindh High Court disposed of a contempt […]
SHC fines customer Rs1.5mn over moldy bread complaint
- 13-Jul-2026
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday imposed a Rs1.5 million fine on a customer after setting aside a consumer court ruling against three bread manufacturers in a case involving allegations of moldy and expired bread. The constitutional bench of the SHC accepted the companies’ appeals and overturned the consumer court’s earlier decision, which […]
SHC plea seeks removal of fake cases, new FIRs against petitioner
- 07-Jul-2026
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court’s (SHC) constitutional bench on Tuesday issued notices to parties over a petition with regard to removal of false cases and restraining new FIRs by police. Arbab Bheel in his petition pleaded to the court that the police has booked him in malicious and false cases during his imprisonment in jail. […]