42000 cases pending hearing with SC.

ISLAMABAD -- As many as 42000 cases are pending hearing in Supreme Court (SC) so far, say official statistics available with reporter.

During last year over 8000 cases were disposed off. In 337 days tenure of former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khan Khosa as chief justice decisions were announced on cases including extension in service tenure of army chief, Judge Arshid Malik video scandal, definition of terrorism, Asia Masih blasphemy case, Ashiana Housing scandal and action against false witnesses.

During his tenure as chief justice, special court awarded death sentence on five counts to former president Pervez Musharraf in high treason case.

The judicial restraint exercised during the...

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