The
Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) (
Urdu: عدالت عظمیٰ پاکستان;
Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān) is the
apex court in the of
Pakistan, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. The Supreme Court has a permanent seat in
Islamabad. It also has a number of Branch Registries where cases are heard. The court has a number of
de jure powers, outlined in the
Constitution. Through several periods of
military rule and constitutional suspensions (see
Doctrine of necessity), the court has also established itself as a
de facto check on
military power.