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title: "FCC issues new practice and procedure rules"
description: "Most outlets led with the Federal Constitutional Court's (FCC) publication of its new 126-page Practice and Procedure Rules, highlighting key provisions on contempt, review petitions, appeals, and habeas corpus. One outlet also briefly mentioned additional areas such as death penalty cases, adjournments, and lawyer enrolment. The framing remained largely consistent across the coverage, with a focus on the procedural aspects of the rules."
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# FCC issues new practice and procedure rules

pakistan · updated 2 Oct 2026, 6:58 AM PKT · 2 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the Federal Constitutional Court's (FCC) publication of its new 126-page Practice and Procedure Rules, highlighting key provisions on contempt, review petitions, appeals, and habeas corpus. One outlet also briefly mentioned additional areas such as death penalty cases, adjournments, and lawyer enrolment. The framing remained largely consistent across the coverage, with a focus on the procedural aspects of the rules.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Dawn** — [FCC frames rules on fundamental rights](https://www.dawn.com/news/2034123/fcc-frames-rules-on-fundamental-rights) · 2 Oct 2026, 6:58 AM PKT
  > • Habeas corpus petitions meeting prescribed requirements will be fixed for hearing as early as possible, within seven days of their filing • No court fee on pleas in criminal matters ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cons­ti­tutional Court (FCC) on Thursday no­­tified the Federal Constitutional Cou­­rt (Practice and Procedure) Rules, 2026 under Article 191 of the Constitution to regulate its practice and...
- **Daily Times** — [FCC issues procedure rules, sets out key provisions on contempt, review pleas](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1561257/fcc-issues-procedure-rules-sets-out-key-provisions-on-contempt-review-pleas/) · 2 Oct 2026, 6:01 AM PKT · 76% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan (FCCP) has made public its 126-page Practice and Procedure Rules, laying down detailed procedures for contempt proceedings, review petitions, appeals, adjournments, habeas corpus petitions and other matters before the court. Under the rules, the court may initiate contempt proceedings on its own motion or on an application by any […]
- **Business Recorder** — [FCC frames rules on contempt, appeals, habeas corpus and others](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442255/fcc-frames-rules-on-contempt-appeals-habeas-corpus-and-others) · 2 Oct 2026, 5:23 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has framed rules covering contempt of court, review petitions, death penalty cases, habeas corpus petitions, appeals, adjournments, enrolment of lawyers, and court proceedings. Federal Constitutional Court (Practice and Procedure) Rules, 2026 provide that disciplinary action may be taken against a lawyer for filing a frivolous or mala fide revie...

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3 articles from 3 outlets, 2 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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