{
  "id": 451458,
  "title": "Delay in judicial appointments: IHC tells govt to explain consequences of keeping PM's advice pending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/delay-in-judicial-appointments-ihc-tells-govt-to-explain-consequences",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T08:04:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2021893/delay-in-judicial-appointments-ihc-tells-govt-to-explain-consequences-of-keeping-pms-advice-pending"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued a ruling on a public interest petition challenging President Asif Ali Zardari’s delay in approving judicial appointments, directing the government to explain the constitutional consequences of keeping the premier’s advice pending for an indefinite period. Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir, who had reserved the order on the maintainability of…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Delay in judicial appointments: IHC tells govt to explain consequences of keeping PM's advice pending",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/delay-in-judicial-appointments-ihc-tells-govt-to-explain-consequences-451820",
        "published": "2026-08-10T08:04:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}