Balochistan High Court

Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a Baloch Yakjehti Committee organizer, challenges her life sentence for a security personnel killing in the Balochistan High Court, which has admitted her plea. The Supreme Court also issued notices in a related bail case under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has formed interview committees to vet candidates for high court judge appointments without including any Supreme Court judges. The panels, chaired by Federal Constitutional Court judges, include high court chief justices, the attorney general, senators, and a bar association representative for four high courts.

The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has initiated a process to fill 10 vacant additional judge positions in the Lahore High Court. The commission approved new interview rules and established a seven-member panel to evaluate candidates, following the 27th Constitutional Amendment that expanded the JCP's authority to set judicial appointment criteria.

The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) in Pakistan issued a landmark ruling mandating heightened judicial scrutiny for transactions affecting women’s inheritance rights. The court overturned a lower court decision that upheld a compromise agreement disinheriting two sisters, emphasizing that female heirs must be protected from coercion, fraud, and social pressure in inheritance disputes.

The Balochistan High Court suspended a first information report (FIR) filed against Mehmood Khan Achakzai, the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and Chairman of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party. The FIR, registered in Qila Abdullah district, accuses him of spreading hatred against a state institution and criticizing the government during a public gathering. The court admitted Achakzai's constitutional petition and issued notices to the provincial government for the next hearing, suspending further action on the FIR until further proceedings.