Over 44,000 cases pending before SC.

KARACHI -- More than 44,000 cases are pending before the Supreme Court of Pakistan, it emerged on Saturday.

The SC disposed of 491 cases in April while 685 new cases were instituted during this month and the total pending cases stood at 44,017 on April 30.

According to the SC statistics, the total pendency was at 43,948 cases on April 1 and the principal seat of the court in Islamabad decided 319 cases in April, the Karachi registry disposed of 65 cases, 107 cases met the ends of justice at its Lahore registry while no case was decided at the...