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In a letter to the CJP, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah withdraws from the special bench.

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Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, the Supreme Court’s most senior judge, excused himself from a special bench to hear a tax case.

The head of the Practice and Procedure Committee, Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, received a letter from Justice Shah on Wednesday.

He said he had written earlier that he would not be a part of special benches until the full court sits on the amendment ordinance.

He stated that “history will never forgive [us] because people are watching what we do.”

As you may remember, Chief Justice Isa led a three-member panel that heard the tax review case on October 4. Included on the court were Justice Shah and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan.

In order to hear the review petition, Justice Shah was added to the bench after he wrote a dissenting note in the case.

Notably, Justice Shah had also voiced concerns with the ordinance amending the Practice and Procedure and had skipped the Practice and Procedure Committee meeting.

In his letter to the Judges Committee, Justice Shah noted that the Practice and Procedure Ordinance was introduced in a hurry and gave an explanation for his decision to not join the committee. Within a few hours after it was put into effect, it was informed. The Judges Committee was reorganized, but no explanation was provided for the expulsion of Justice Muneeb Akhtar, the second-most senior judge.

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Maintaining Fertiliser Price Stability: The Need for a Continuous Gas Supply to the Fertiliser Sector

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To guarantee fertiliser price stability, a cabinet committee meeting was presided over by Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, the deputy prime minister.

Senior government officials, including Industries Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain, attended the meeting.

The attendees received an update on the government’s, gas suppliers’, and fertiliser industry’s conversations. Additionally, the gas supply for the fertiliser sector was evaluated and determined to be adequate.

Throughout the Rabi cropping season, the Deputy Prime Minister ordered the fertiliser industry to maintain a continuous gas supply in order to guarantee steady production and stock levels.

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Fifth Straight Cut: PM Applauds SBP’s Policy Rate Reduction

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Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has praised the State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to lower its policy rate by an additional 2 percent, stating that the bank’s current 13 percent rate is encouraging for the nation’s economy.

He expressed optimism in a statement that the policy rate cut would encourage investment and further boost investor confidence in the country’s economy.

The prime minister said that decreasing the inflation rate also lowered the policy rate and that future inflation rate reductions will be even more pronounced.

Additionally, he expressed gratitude to the Federal Finance Minister and other officials for their work in this area.

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GHQ Attack Case: Prosecution Seeks Bail Cancellation of CM KP & Other Accused, Indicts 9 More

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25 defendants, including PTI officials, have non-bailable arrest warrants issued by the Anti Terrorism Court of Rawalpindi for their failure to show up for court proceedings related to the GHQ attack case.

Judge Amjad Ali Shah added nine more suspects to the GHQ attack indictment list during today’s ATC Court sessions, bringing the total to 98.

Among the 61 defendants who appeared in court were Shah Mehmud Qureshi and the founder of the PTI.

Among those charged are Khadim Hussain Khokhar, Mehr Mohammad Javed, Chaudhary Asif, Zakir Ullah, Azeem Ullah, Shireen Mazatri, Major Retired Tahir Sadiq, and former MPA Rashid Hafeez.

A plea to cancel the bail of 23 suspects, including Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has also been filed by the prosecution side.

In the GHQ attack, there were 119 accused in total.

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