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Most-Cited Pakistani Judgments

These are the most frequently cited judgments across our corpus of Pakistani case law, ranked by how many other reported judgments cite them. Citation frequency is a strong signal of a case's authority, so this list surfaces the landmark precedents of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the High Courts. Each entry links to the full judgment, its citation, and the cases that cite it.

  1. 1Nawab Syed RAUNAQ ALI ETC vs CHIEF SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER ANDPLD 1973 Supreme Court 236 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1973700cited by
  2. 2TARIQ BASHIR and 5 others vs THE STATEPLD 1995 Supreme Court 34 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1995657cited by
  3. 3Messrs ELAHI COTTON MILLS LTD and others vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN throughSecretary Mk) Finance, Islamabad and 6 othersPLD 1997 Supreme Court 582 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1997548cited by
  4. 4THE STATE vs ZIA UR REHMAN And OtherPLD 1973 Supreme Court 49 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1973504cited by
  5. 5I.A. SHARWANI And Others vs GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN Through Secretary,Finance Division, Islamabad And Other _1991 SCMR 1041 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1991471cited by
  6. 6GHULAM SIKAN DAR AND ANOTHERC vs MAMARAZ KHAN AND OTHERSPLD 1985 Supreme Court 11 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1985451cited by
  7. 7THE FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN THROUGH THE SECRETARY, ESTABLISHMENT DIVISION, GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN RAWALPINDI vs SAEED AHMAD KHAN AND Other M. R. TOOSY, Ex PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, SARGODHA AND OtherPLD 1974 Supreme Court 151 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1974411cited by
  8. 8MUHAMMAD HUSAIN MUNIR AND Other vs SIKANDAR AND Other.PLD 1974 Supreme Court 139 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1974392cited by
  9. 9AYUB MASIH vs THE STATEPLD 2002 Supreme Court 1048 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2002388cited by
  10. 10Mst. SAEEDA FATIMA vs G. NIZAMUDDIN JAMI and 3 othersPLD 1993 Karachi 473 · Sindh High Court · 1993365cited by
  11. 11HUSSAIN BAKHSH vs SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, RAWALPINDI AND OtherPLD 1970 Supreme Court 1 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1970346cited by
  12. 12MUHAMMAD ZAMAN vs The STATE and others2014 PSC (Crl.) 115, 2014 SCMR 749 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2014342cited by
  13. 13PIR BAKHSH REPRESENTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIRS AND Other vs THE CHAIRMAN, ALLOTMENT COMMITTEE AND OtherPLD 1987 Supreme Court 145 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1987327cited by
  14. 14Messrs AIRPORT SUPPORT SERVICES vs THE AIRPORT MANAGER, QUAID-E-1998 SCMR 2268 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1998317cited by
  15. 15GHULAM QADIR and 2 others vs THE STATE2008 SCMR 1221 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2008315cited by
  16. 16THE MURREE BREWERY Co. LTD vs PAKISTAN THROUGH THE SECRETARY TOPLD 1972 Supreme Court 279 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1972312cited by
  17. 17PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE CORPORATION and others vs TANWEER-PLD 2010 Supreme Court 676 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2010306cited by
  18. 18GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through AdditionalChief Secretary vsPLD 1993 Supreme Court 341 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1993295cited by
  19. 19SHAHNAZ BEGUM vs THE HON'BLE JUDGES OF THE HIGH COURT OF SIND AND BALUCHISTAN AND ANOTHERPLD 1971 Supreme Court 677 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1971295cited by
  20. 20STATE through AdvocateGeneral, Sindh vs BASHIR and othersPLD 1997 Supreme Court 408 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1997294cited by
  21. 21ALI AZHAR KHAN BALOCH and otherss/Appellants vs PROVINCE OF SINDHPLJ 2015 SC 216, 2015 PSC 145, 2015 SCMR 456 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2015281cited by
  22. 22ATTA MUHAMMAD QURESHI vs THE SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, LAHOREPLD 1971 Supreme Court 61 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1971281cited by
  23. 23FAUJI FOUNDATION AND ANOTHER vs SHAMIMUR REHMANPLD 1983 Supreme Court 457 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1983271cited by
  24. 24PAKISTAN AND Other vs PUBLIC AT LARGE AND OtherPLD 1987 Supreme Court 304 · Federal Shariat Court · 1987270cited by
  25. 25SIDDIQUE KHAN AND 2 OTHERS vs ABDUL SHAKUR KHAN AND ANOTHERPLD 1984 Supreme Court 289 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1984270cited by
  26. 26MULTILINE ASSOCIATES vs ARDESHIR COWASJEE and 2 othersPLD 1995 Supreme Court 423 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1995264cited by
  27. 27ZAHID AKHTAR vs GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB through Secretary, LocalPLD 1995 Supreme Court 530 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1995258cited by
  28. 28PAKISTAN DEFENCE OFFICERS' HOUSING AUTHORITY and others vs Lt. Col. Syed JAWAID AHMED2013 SCMR 1707 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2013256cited by
  29. 29MUHAMMAD ISMAIL vs MUHAMMAD RAFIQUE and anothersPLD 1989 Supreme Court 585 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1989255cited by
  30. 30STEEL Brother & Co. LTD., KARACHI-S vs A. WAHID OpponentPLD 1970 Karachi 173 · Sindh High Court · 1970255cited by
  31. 31KANWAL NAIN AND 3 OTHERS vs FATEH KHAN AND OTHERSPLD 1983 Supreme Court 53 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1983249cited by
  32. 32FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and others vs Haji MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAH KHAN and othersPLD 1989 Supreme Court 166 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1989243cited by
  33. 33MUHAMMAD BASHIR vs STATION HOUSE OFFICER, OKARA CANTT. and othersPLD 2007 Supreme Court 539 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2007234cited by
  34. 34UTILITY STORES CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN LIMITED vs PUNJAB LABOUR APPELLATE TRIBUNAL And OtherPLD 1987 SC 447 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1987232cited by
  35. 35AMAN ULLAH KHAN and others vs THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Islamabad and othersPLD 1990 Supreme Court 1092 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1990231cited by
  36. 36MANZOOR AND 4 Other vs THE STATEPLD 1972 Supreme Court 81 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1972231cited by
  37. 37Mst. AMINA BEGUM AND Other vs Mehar GHULAM DASTGIRPLD 1978 Supreme Court 220 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1978230cited by
  38. 38ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN through its Secretary vs JAVAID HASHMI and othersPLD 1989 Supreme Court 396 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1989229cited by
  39. 39MANSAB ALI vs AMIR AND 3 OTHERSPLD 1971 Supreme Court 124 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1971226cited by
  40. 40MUHAMMAD AZAM vs MUHAMMAD IQBAL AND OTHERSPLD 1984 Supreme Court 95 · Shariat Appellate Bench · 1984225cited by
  41. 41Mst. KHAIR-UL-NISA AND 6 Other vs Malik MUHAMMAD ISHAQUE AND 2 OtherPLD 1972 Supreme Court 25 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1972223cited by
  42. 42THE PRINCIPAL, CADET COLLEGE, KOHAT AND ANOTHER vs MUHAMMAD SHOABPLD 1984 Supreme Court 170 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1984222cited by
  43. 43Shahzada MUHAMMAD UMAR BEG vs SULTAN MAHMOOD KHAN AND ANOHERPLD 1970 Supreme Court 139 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1970220cited by
  44. 44Khan IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN KHAN OF MAMDOT (REPRESENTED BY 6 HEIRS) vsPLD 1971 Supreme Court 550 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1971214cited by
  45. 45Syed SAEED MUHAMMAD SHAH and anothers vs THE STATE1993 SCMR 550 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1993213cited by
  46. 46ABDUL REHMAN BAJWA vs SULTAN AND 9 OtherPLD 1981 Supreme Court 522 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1981213cited by
  47. 47MURAD KHAN vs FAZALESUBHAN AND ANOTHERPLD 1983 Supreme Court 82 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1983212cited by
  48. 48GHULAM NABI AND OTHERS vs Seth MUHAMMAD YAQUB AND OTHERSPLD 1983 Supreme Court 344 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1983209cited by
  49. 49Lt.Col. NAFISUDDIN ANSARI vs Qazi HABIB ULLAH and anothersPLD 1989 Lahore 26 · Lahore High Court · 1989208cited by
  50. 50STATE through AdvocateGeneral, Sindh, Karachi vs FARMAN HUSSAIN andPLD 1995 Supreme Court 1 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1995206cited by
  51. 51Khan MUHAMMAD YUSUF KHAN KHATTAK vs S. M. AYUB AND 2 OtherPLD 1973 Supreme Court 160 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1973206cited by
  52. 52AZEEM KHAN and another vs MUJAHID KHAN and othersPLJ 2016 Sc 123, 2016 SCMR 274 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2016203cited by
  53. 53Mian PIR MUHAMMAD and another- vs FAQIR MUHAMMAD through L.Rs, and othersPLD 2007 Supreme Court 302 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2007202cited by
  54. 54AMANULLAH KHAN LEGHARI vs ADIB SHAIKH AHMEDPLD 2001 Karachi 415 · Sindh High Court · 2001199cited by
  55. 55Messrs ARMY WELFARE SUGAR MILLS LTD. and others vs FEDERATION OF1992 SCMR 1652 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1992199cited by
  56. 56MUHAMMAD SHARIF AND Another vs MUHAMMAD AFZAL SOHAIL Etc.PLD 1981 Supreme Court 246 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1981199cited by
  57. 57Messrs KAMRAN INDUSTRIES vs THE COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS (EXPORTS) 11THPLD 1996 Karachi 68 · Sindh High Court · 1996196cited by
  58. 58LAHORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY through D.-G. and others vs Ms. IMRANA2015 P.S.C. 1360, 2015 SCMR 1739 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2015194cited by
  59. 59ABDUL WAHAB and others_Applicants vs HBL and othersPLJ 2013 SC 801, 2013 SCMR 1383 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2013194cited by
  60. 60ABDUL JABBAR and another vs The STATE2019 P.S.C. (Crl.) 39, 2019 SCMR 129 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2019193cited by
  61. 61AKHTAR ALI and others vs THE STATE2008 SCMR 6 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2008190cited by
  62. 62Mst. GHULAM BIBI AND OTHERS vs SARSA KHAN AND OTHERSPLD 1985 Supreme Court 345 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1985189cited by
  63. 63Hakim MUHAMMAD BUTA AND ANOTHER vs HABIB AHMAD AND OTHERSPLD 1985 Supreme Court 153 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1985188cited by
  64. 64THE STATE vs MUSHTAQ AHMADPLD 1973 Supreme Court 418 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1973187cited by
  65. 65Messrs RABBIYA ASSOCIATIES through Proprietor vs Messrs ZONG (CHINAPLD 2011 Karachi 132 · Sindh High Court · 2011181cited by
  66. 66Haji MUHAMMAD DIN vs Malik MUHAMMAD ABDULLAHPLD 1994 Supreme Court 291 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1994181cited by
  67. 67Mst. SUGHRA BEGUM and another vs QAISER PERVEZ and othersPLJ 2015 SC 774, 2015 PSC Crl. 476, 2015 SCMR 1142 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2015180cited by
  68. 68GOURANGA MOHAN SIKDAR vs THE CONTROLLER OF IMPORT AND EXPORT ANDPLD 1970 Supreme Court 158 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1970180cited by
  69. 69SHARAF FARIDI and 3 others vs THE FEDERATION OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF 'PAKISTAN through Prime Minister of Pakistan and anothersPLD 1989 Karachi 404 · Sindh High Court · 1989179cited by
  70. 70KHIZER HAYAT and others vs INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE (PUNJAB),PLD 2005 Lahore 470 · Lahore High Court · 2005178cited by
  71. 71MEHMOOD AHMAD and 3 others vs THE STATE and another1995 SCMR 127 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1995177cited by
  72. 72Naveed Asghar and two others vs The StatePLD 2021 Supreme Court 600, PLJ 2021 SC (Cr.C. ) 258, 2021 P SC (Crl.) 534, · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2021175cited by
  73. 73ARDESHIR COWASJEE and 10 others vs KARACHI BUILDING CONTROL AUTHORITY (KMC), KARACHI and 4 others1999 SCMR 2883 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1999171cited by
  74. 74CHAIRMAN, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, RAWALPINDI vs PAKISTANPLD 1991 Supreme Court 14 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1991171cited by
  75. 75PAKCOM LIMITED and others vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and othersPLD 2011 Supreme Court 44 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2011170cited by
  76. 76Messrs GADOON TEXTILE MILLS And 814 Others vs WAPDA And Other1997 SCMR 641 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1997168cited by
  77. 77ASSISTANT COLLECTOR CUSTOMS and others vs Messrs KHYBER ELECTRIC2001 SCMR 838 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2001165cited by
  78. 78ANWAR HUSSAIN vs AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK OF PAKISTAN ANDPLD 1984 Supreme Court 194 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1984165cited by
  79. 79MEERAN BUX vs THE STATE and anothersPLD 1989 Supreme Court 347 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1989164cited by
  80. 80ABDUL QADI R vs THE STATEPLD 1976 Revenue 6 · Board of Revenue · 1976163cited by
  81. 81Miss ASMAJILANI Mst. ZARINA GAUHAR vs THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB AND ANOTHER THE PROVINCE OF SIND AND 2 Other (A) ConstitutionPLD 1972 Supreme Court 139 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1972163cited by
  82. 82A. HABIB AHMED vs M. K. G. SCOTT CHRISTIAN And 5 OtherPLD 1992 Supreme Court 353 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1992162cited by
  83. 83APPLICATION BY ABDUL REHMAN FAROOQ PIRZADA vs BEGUM NUSRAT ALI GONDA V. FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and othersPLD 2013 Supreme Court 829 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2013161cited by
  84. 84HAMEED AKHTAR NIAZI vs THE SECRETARY, ESTABLISHMENT DIVISION,1996 SCMR 1185 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1996161cited by
  85. 85BAHADUR AND ANOTHERs vs THE STATE AND ANOTHERsPLD 1985 Supreme Court 62 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1985160cited by
  86. 86DOSSANI TRAVELS PVT. LTD and others vs Messrs TRAVELS SHOP (PVT) LTD.PLD 2014 Supreme Court 1 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2014159cited by
  87. 87JUSTICE KHURSHID ANWAR BHINDER and others vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and anotherPLD 2010 Supreme Court 483 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2010159cited by
  88. 88ZAKIR KHAN and others vs THE STATE1995 SCMR 1793 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1995159cited by
  89. 89AL SAMREZ ENTERPRISE vs THE FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN1986 SCMR 1917 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1986158cited by
  90. 90IMTIAZ AHMED and anothers vs THE STATEPLD 1997 Supreme Court 545 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1997155cited by
  91. 91NIAZ MUHAMMAD KHAN vs Mian FAZAL RAQIBPLD 1974 Supreme Court 134 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1974155cited by
  92. 92ALL PAKISTAN NEWSPAPERS SOCIETY and otherss vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTANPLD 2004 Supreme Court 600 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2004152cited by
  93. 93AMIR vs THE STATEPLD 1972 Supreme Court 277 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1972152cited by
  94. 94TARIq AZIZ-UD-DIN and others vs NOT2010 SCMR 1301 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2010151cited by
  95. 95Mst. KARIM BIBI AND OTHERS vs HUSSAIN BAKHSH AND ANOTHERPLD 1984 Supreme Court 344 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1984151cited by
  96. 96ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN THROUGH SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND KASHMIR AFFAIRS, ISLAMABAD_Referring Authority vs ABDUL WALI KHAN, M. N. A., FORMER PRESIDENT OF DEFUNCT NATIONAL AWAMI PARTYPLD 1976 Supreme Court 57 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1976151cited by
  97. 97PAKISTAN MUSLIM LEAGUE (N) through Khawaja Muhammad Asif, M.N.A. and others vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ministry of Interior and othersPLD 2007 Supreme Court 642 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2007150cited by
  98. 98WATTAN PARTY through President vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Cabinet Committee of Privatization, Islamabad and othersPLD 2006 Supreme Court 697 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2006150cited by
  99. 99Haji GHULAM RASOOL AND OTHERS vs THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF AUQAF, WEST PAKISTANPLD 1971 Supreme Court 376 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1971150cited by
  100. 100ASGHAR AND 12 Other vs THE STATE AND 4 OtherPLD 1970 Lahore 439 · Lahore High Court · 1970150cited by
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