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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. 1TARIQ PERVEZ Versus STATE1995 SCMR 1345 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 19951480cited by
  2. 2MUHAMMAD AKRAM Versus State2009 SCMR 230 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 20091059cited by
  3. 3TARIQ BASHIR and 5 others vs THE STATE1995 PLD Supreme Court 34 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1995777cited by
  4. 4Nawab Syed RAUNAQ ALI ETC vs CHIEF SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER AND Other1973 PLD Supreme Court 236 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1973768cited by
  5. 5Messrs ELAHI COTTON MILLS LTD and others vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN throughSecretary Mk) Finance, Islamabad and 6 others1997 PLD Supreme Court 582 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1997610cited by
  6. 6THE STATE vs ZIA UR REHMAN And Other1973 PLD Supreme Court 49 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1973572cited by
  7. 7I.A. SHARWANI And Others vs GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN Through Secretary,Finance Division, Islamabad And Other _1991 SCMR 1041 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1991539cited by
  8. 8GHULAM ALI Versus GHULAM SARWAR NAQVI1990 PLD 1 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1990530cited by
  9. 9MUHAMMAD MANSHA Versus State2018 SCMR 772 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2018528cited by
  10. 10GHULAM SIKAN DAR AND ANOTHERC vs MAMARAZ KHAN AND OTHERS1985 PLD Supreme Court 11 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1985526cited by
  11. 11MUHAMMAD MUBEEN-US-SALAM and others Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Defence2006 PLD 602 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2006477cited by
  12. 12AYUB MASIH vs THE STATE2002 PLD Supreme Court 1048 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2002471cited by
  13. 13THE 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 Other1974 PLD Supreme Court 151 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1974467cited by
  14. 14GOVERNMENT OF N.W.F.P. Versus SAID KAMAL SHAH1986 PLD 360 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1986466cited by
  15. 15GHULAM QADIR and 2 others vs THE STATE2008 SCMR 1221 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2008443cited by
  16. 16BENAZIR BHUTTO (MISS) Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN1988 PLD 416 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1988443cited by
  17. 17MUHAMMAD ZAMAN vs The STATE and others2014 PSC (Crl.) 115, 2014 SCMR 749 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2014438cited by
  18. 18NAWAZ SHARIF Versus PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN1993 PLD 473 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1993427cited by
  19. 19MANAGER, JAMMU & KASHMIR, STATE PROPERTY IN PAKISTAN Versus KHUDA YAR1975 PLD 678 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1975413cited by
  20. 20MEHRAM ALI Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN1998 PLD 1445 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1998411cited by
  21. 21MUHAMMAD HUSAIN MUNIR AND Other vs SIKANDAR AND Other.1974 PLD Supreme Court 139 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1974410cited by
  22. 22CHIEF SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, LAHORE Versus MOHAMMAD FAZIL KHAN1975 PLD 331 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1975391cited by
  23. 23AL-JEHAD TRUST Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN1996 PLD 324 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1996388cited by
  24. 24SALAHUDDIN Versus FRONTIER SUGAR MILLS & DISTILERY LTD.,1975 PLD 244 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1975383cited by
  25. 25The State through Regional Director ANF vs (1) Imam Bakhsh (2) FidaPLJ 2019 SC (Cr.C.) 90, 2018 P.S.C. (Crl.) 1089, 2018 SCMR 2039, 2018 SCP 1313 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2018367cited by
  26. 26Messrs AIRPORT SUPPORT SERVICES vs THE AIRPORT MANAGER, QUAID-E-1998 SCMR 2268 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1998365cited by
  27. 27STATE through AdvocateGeneral, Sindh vs BASHIR and others1997 PLD Supreme Court 408 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1997351cited by
  28. 28PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE CORPORATION and others vs TANWEER-2010 PLD Supreme Court 676 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2010344cited by
  29. 29PIR BAKHSH REPRESENTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIRS AND Other vs THE CHAIRMAN, ALLOTMENT COMMITTEE AND Other1987 PLD Supreme Court 145 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1987340cited by
  30. 30THE MURREE BREWERY Co. LTD vs PAKISTAN THROUGH THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN, WORKS DIVISION AND 2 OTHERS1972 PLD Supreme Court 279 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1972334cited by
  31. 31GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN through AdditionalChief Secretary vs AZIZULLAH MEMON and 16 others1993 PLD Supreme Court 341 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1993332cited by
  32. 32ALI AZHAR KHAN BALOCH and otherss/Appellants vs PROVINCE OF SINDH2015 PLJ SC 216, 2015 PSC 145, 2015 SCMR 456 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2015316cited by
  33. 33FAUJI FOUNDATION AND ANOTHER vs SHAMIMUR REHMAN1983 PLD Supreme Court 457 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1983312cited by
  34. 34ANISA REHMAN Versus P.IA.C.1994 SCMR 2232 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1994310cited by
  35. 35IKRAMULLAH Versus State2015 SCMR 1002 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2015309cited by
  36. 36SHEHLA ZIA Versus WAPDA1994 PLD 693 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1994307cited by
  37. 37SHAHNAZ BEGUM vs THE HON'BLE JUDGES OF THE HIGH COURT OF SIND AND BALUCHISTAN AND ANOTHER1971 PLD Supreme Court 677 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1971306cited by
  38. 38MUHAMMAD ISMAIL vs MUHAMMAD RAFIQUE and anothers1989 PLD Supreme Court 585 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1989304cited by
  39. 39PAKISTAN Versus PUBLIC AT LARGE1987 PLD 304 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1987304cited by
  40. 40Mst. ASIA BIBI Versus State2019 PLD 64 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2019303cited by
  41. 41PAKISTAN DEFENCE OFFICERS' HOUSING AUTHORITY and others vs Lt. Col. Syed JAWAID AHMED2013 SCMR 1707 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2013301cited by
  42. 42PIR SABIR SHAH Versus SHAD MUHAMMAD KHAN, MEMBER PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY, N.W.F.P AND ANOTHER1995 PLD 66 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1995301cited by
  43. 43SIDDIQUE KHAN AND 2 OTHERS vs ABDUL SHAKUR KHAN AND ANOTHER1984 PLD Supreme Court 289 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1984300cited by
  44. 44ATTA MUHAMMAD QURESHI vs THE SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER, LAHORE1971 PLD Supreme Court 61 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1971297cited by
  45. 45Dr. MOBASHIR HASSAN Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN2010 PLD 265 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2010296cited by
  46. 46MULTILINE ASSOCIATES vs ARDESHIR COWASJEE and 2 others1995 PLD Supreme Court 423 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1995292cited by
  47. 47MOLLAH EJAHAR ALI Versus GOVERNMENT OF EAST PAKISTAN1970 PLD 173 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1970292cited by
  48. 48ZAHID AKHTAR vs GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB through Secretary, Local1995 PLD Supreme Court 530 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1995290cited by
  49. 49ENGINEER- IN- CHIEF BRANCH Versus JALALUDDIN1992 PLD 207 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1992289cited by
  50. 50Syed SAEED MUHAMMAD SHAH and anothers vs THE STATE1993 SCMR 550 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1993288cited by
  51. 51FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and others vs Haji MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAH KHAN and others1989 PLD Supreme Court 166 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1989288cited by
  52. 52KANWAL NAIN AND 3 OTHERS vs FATEH KHAN AND OTHERS1983 PLD Supreme Court 53 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1983285cited by
  53. 53AMEER ZEB Versus State2012 PLD 380 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2012279cited by
  54. 54AZEEM KHAN and another vs MUJAHID KHAN and others2016 PLJ Sc 123, 2016 SCMR 274 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2016275cited by
  55. 55MUHAMMAD ASIF Versus State2017 SCMR 486 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2017269cited by
  56. 56F.B. ALI Versus THE STATE1975 PLD 506 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1975267cited by
  57. 57MUSTAFA IMPEX, KARACHI Versus The GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Finance, Islamabad2016 PLD 808 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2016266cited by
  58. 58MANZOOR AND 4 Other vs THE STATE1972 PLD Supreme Court 81 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1972264cited by
  59. 59MUHAMMAD AZAM Versus MUHAMMAD IQBAL1984 PLD 95 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1984263cited by
  60. 60HASHIM QASIM Versus The STATE2017 SCMR 986 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2017260cited by
  61. 61THE PRINCIPAL, CADET COLLEGE, KOHAT AND ANOTHER vs MUHAMMAD SHOAB1984 PLD Supreme Court 170 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1984259cited by
  62. 62ABDUL JABBAR and another vs The STATE2019 P.S.C. (Crl.) 39, 2019 SCMR 129 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2019258cited by
  63. 63UTILITY STORES CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN LIMITED vs PUNJAB LABOUR APPELLATE TRIBUNAL And Other1987 PLD SC 447 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1987256cited by
  64. 64SINDH HIGH COURT BAR ASSOCIATION through its Secretary Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, Islamabad2009 PLD 879 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2009255cited by
  65. 65ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN through its Secretary vs JAVAID HASHMI and others1989 PLD Supreme Court 396 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1989253cited by
  66. 66Mst. KHAIR-UL-NISA AND 6 Other vs Malik MUHAMMAD ISHAQUE AND 2 Other1972 PLD Supreme Court 25 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1972253cited by
  67. 67MUHAMMAD BASHIR vs STATION HOUSE OFFICER, OKARA CANTT. and others2007 PLD Supreme Court 539 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2007251cited by
  68. 68Mst. AMINA BEGUM AND Other vs Mehar GHULAM DASTGIR1978 PLD Supreme Court 220 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1978250cited by
  69. 69AKHTAR ALI and others vs THE STATE2008 SCMR 6 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2008247cited by
  70. 70ASAD ALI Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN1998 PLD 161 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1998245cited by
  71. 71MEHMOOD AHMAD and 3 others vs THE STATE and another1995 SCMR 127 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1995245cited by
  72. 72MUHAMMAD YASIN Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Establishment Division, Islamabad2012 PLD 132 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2012244cited by
  73. 73Messrs ARMY WELFARE SUGAR MILLS LTD. and others vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and others1992 SCMR 1652 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1992242cited by
  74. 74AMAN ULLAH KHAN and others vs THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Islamabad and others1990 PLD Supreme Court 1092 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1990242cited by
  75. 75ZAKIR KHAN and others vs THE STATE1995 SCMR 1793 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1995241cited by
  76. 76MANSAB ALI vs AMIR AND 3 OTHERS1971 PLD Supreme Court 124 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1971241cited by
  77. 77Mst. SUGHRA BEGUM and another vs QAISER PERVEZ and others2015 PLJ SC 774, 2015 PSC Crl. 476, 2015 SCMR 1142 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2015236cited by
  78. 78Shahzada MUHAMMAD UMAR BEG vs SULTAN MAHMOOD KHAN AND ANOHER1970 PLD Supreme Court 139 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1970235cited by
  79. 79MURAD KHAN vs FAZALESUBHAN AND ANOTHER1983 PLD Supreme Court 82 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1983231cited by
  80. 80Mian PIR MUHAMMAD and another- vs FAQIR MUHAMMAD through L.Rs, and others2007 PLD Supreme Court 302 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2007230cited by
  81. 81ABDUL REHMAN BAJWA vs SULTAN AND 9 Other1981 PLD Supreme Court 522 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1981229cited by
  82. 82Khan IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN KHAN OF MAMDOT (REPRESENTED BY 6 HEIRS) vs MESSRS GHULAM NABI CORPORATION LTD., LAHORE1971 PLD Supreme Court 550 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1971229cited by
  83. 83Messrs KAMRAN INDUSTRIES vs THE COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS (EXPORTS) 11TH1996 PLD Karachi 68 · Sindh High Court · 1996226cited by
  84. 84FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN Versus GHULAM MUSTAFA KHAR1989 PLD 26 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1989225cited by
  85. 85GHULAM NABI AND OTHERS vs Seth MUHAMMAD YAQUB AND OTHERS1983 PLD Supreme Court 344 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1983225cited by
  86. 86MUHAMMAD ANWAR Versus Mst. ILYAS BEGUM2013 PLD 255 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2013224cited by
  87. 87Khan MUHAMMAD YUSUF KHAN KHATTAK vs S. M. AYUB AND 2 Other1973 PLD Supreme Court 160 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1973220cited by
  88. 88Naveed Asghar and two others vs The State2021 PLD Supreme Court 600, 2021 PLJ SC (Cr.C. ) 258, 2021 P SC (Crl.) 534, · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2021219cited by
  89. 89ABDUL WAHAB and others_Applicants vs HBL and others2013 PLJ SC 801, 2013 SCMR 1383 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2013219cited by
  90. 90AMIN ALI and anothers vs THE STATE2011 SCMR 323 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2011216cited by
  91. 91Hakim MUHAMMAD BUTA AND ANOTHER vs HABIB AHMAD AND OTHERS1985 PLD Supreme Court 153 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1985214cited by
  92. 92Mst. GHULAM BIBI AND OTHERS vs SARSA KHAN AND OTHERS1985 PLD Supreme Court 345 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1985213cited by
  93. 93MUHAMMAD SHARIF AND Another vs MUHAMMAD AFZAL SOHAIL Etc.1981 PLD Supreme Court 246 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1981213cited by
  94. 94THE STATE vs MUSHTAQ AHMAD1973 PLD Supreme Court 418 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1973213cited by
  95. 95LAHORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY through D.-G. and others vs Ms. IMRANA2015 P.S.C. 1360, 2015 SCMR 1739 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2015211cited by
  96. 96PAKISTAN TELECOMMUNICATION CO. LTD. through Chairman Versus IQBAL NASIR2011 PLD 132 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2011211cited by
  97. 97MEHREEN ZAIBUN NISA Versus LAND COMMISSIONER1975 PLD 397 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1975207cited by
  98. 98Haji MUHAMMAD DIN vs Malik MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH1994 PLD Supreme Court 291 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 1994206cited by
  99. 99SHARAF FARIDI and 3 others vs THE FEDERATION OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF 'PAKISTAN through Prime Minister of Pakistan and anothers1989 PLD Karachi 404 · Sindh High Court · 1989206cited by
  100. 100SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB, FOREST DEPARTMENT, PUNJAB LAHORE Versus GHULAM NABI2001 PLD 415 · Supreme Court of Pakistan · 2001203cited by