Justice Isa, others ask SC to change Oct 28 hearing date.

ISLAMABAD -- Justice Qazi Faez Isa and other litigants on Tuesday submitted a plea seeking the deferment of a hearing of a set of petitions filed against a presidential reference against Justice Isa which had earlier been scheduled by the Supreme Court for October 28. The petitioners have contended that a protest sit-in is likely in Islamabad on the aforementioned date and also pointed out that the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will be holding elections on October 29 and 30, which will keep some litigants and their counsels busy. They said that the 'conditions for movement' in Islamabad would not be suitable on October 28 due to the...

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