Pakistan, June 4 -- The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that Pakistan's high courts are independent constitutional institutions and are neither subordinate to the FCC nor the Supreme Court. The judgement, authored by Justice Aamer Farooq, came in a case seeking directions for the Islamabad High Court to decide a pending matter on an urgent basis.

The court noted that requests are frequently filed before superior courts seeking orders for high courts to expedite proceedings. However, it emphasized that Pakistan's five high courts function as autonomous constitutional courts with their own judicial authority and administrative structures, making them independent within the constitutional framework.

The judgement further clari...