Published on: August 26, 2025 9:39 AM
The registrar office Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday canceled the cause-list of Chief Justice Sardar Sarfraz Dogar due to his unavailability.
Three cases were scheduled for Monday before the court of Chief Justice IHC which included Azam Khan Swati’s plea seeking cases details against him.
The three cases were placed in no-scope list and they will be rescheduled later.
Arshad Sharif Case
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday scheduled the petitions for tomorrow seeking formation of judicial commission to probe the murder of TV anchor Arshad Sharif.
As per the registrar office’s cause-list, Justice Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas would take up the case on Tuesday filed by senior anchor Hamid Mir. The petitions of Judicial Activism and wife of Arshad Sharif would also be heard on the same day.
It may be mentioned here that previously IHC’s former chief justice Aamer Farooq had reserved its verdict on the petitions.
Repatriation of 18 Afghans halted
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday stopped the process of repatriation of 18 Afghan nationals and sought comments from the respondents against it.
The court served notices to the Ministry of Interior, NADRA, DG Immigration, FIA and police, and sought response from them.
Chief Justice Sarfaraz Dogar has issued a written order on the petition of the Afghan nationals. Lawyers Adil Aziz Qazi and others appeared in the court on behalf of the petitioners.
The order said that on August 4, the authorities had cancelled the POR cards of the petitioners and ordered their return.
According to the lawyer, the petitioners belong to the family of the late Fazlur Rehman who had applied for citizenship in 2008 after fulfilling all the legal requirements. According to the lawyer, no decision has been taken on the citizenship application yet.
The court issues notice to the parties and directed them to submit their comments on the next hearing September 18.
