UPDATE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS – MAY 2024


 

This update is meant to identify key developments during the month on Performance of Democratic Institutions in Pakistan with selected high-profile international developments included occasionally.

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In this issue:

  1. Anniversary of May 09: To Apologise or not Apologise
  2. Who is the real traitor: General Yahya Khan or Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rehman: Imran Khan
  3. My only regret is trusting General Bajwa: Imran Khan
  4. “Well aware of [our] limit” and expect others to uphold the Constitution: COAS
  5. Need for early hearing of the military court cases: Justice Shahid Waheed
  6. SC suspends judgement to deprive SIC of reserved seats
  7. SC takes exception to findings of the Faizabad sit-in Commission
  8. Parliament lacks the legislative competence to make the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023: Justice Ayesha A. Malik
  9. SC judges blast earlier judges for being complacent towards attack on judiciary
  10. Pakistanis own properties worth US $ 11 billion in Dubai
  11. IHC approved bail application of Mr. Imran Khan in the 190 million pound corruption case
  12. Media Freedom
  13. Mr. Nawaz Sharif, newly elected PML-N President, demands action against former SC judges
  14. Black Sheep in Higher Judiciary: PM
  15. Punjab Assembly passes Defamation Bill, 2024
  16. 10th meeting of the SIFC Apex Committee
  17. Elections Act (Amendment) Ordinance 2024 and NAB (Amendment) Ordinance 2024 promulgated
  18. Live telecast of all cases relating to enforced disappearances: IHC
  19. No live-streaming of the NAB amendment case: SC
  20. SC’s displeasure over statements of British High Commissioner
  21. Telecom companies barred from recording citizens’ telephone conversations for surveillance
  22. 83rd Formation Commanders Conference
  23. Speaker National Assembly meets Foreign Dignitaries
  24. Chairman Senate meets Foreign Dignitaries
  25. Interactions of COAS with Foreign Dignitaries
  26. Prime Minister’s Interactions with COAS
  27. Putin removes his long-standing defence minister