Day: February 3, 2026

ISLAMABAD: In a ruling with far-reaching implications for public service law, the Supreme Court has held that a civil servant who is reinstated after a wrongful dismissal is, as a general rule, entitled to receive full back pay and benefits for the period he remained out of service. The verdict, authored by Justice Shahid Waheed, came while adjudicating the question of whether police officials, upon annulment of a dismissal order, automatically acquire the right to back pay. The five-judge bench, led by Justice Waheed, issued the 13-page judgment reaffirming that…

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PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi on Monday directed the authorities to complete the verification process for the disbursement of relief funds to the affected families of Tirah within one week, stressing that payments must be ensured at the earliest. The directives were issued during a high-level meeting chaired by the chief minister to review matters relating to the payment of compensation and relief funds to the affectees of Tirah, Kurram and Bajaur. The meeting was briefed in detail on ongoing relief measures in the affected areas, utilisation of…

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ISLAMABAD: In a judgment reasserting the primacy of constitutional discipline over personal sentiment, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that judges of superior courts must not allow morality, compassion, personal beliefs or political realities to shape their decisions, stressing that courts exist solely to interpret and apply the law. The ruling came as the FCC set aside a Sindh High Court (SHC) decision that had directed Benazir Bhutto Medical University to allow a student to appear in a “special/super supplementary examination” for second year MBBS physiology. In doing so,…

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