Karachi court clears Natasha Danish in Karsaz drug-use case
KARACHI: A Karachi court has acquitted Natasha Danish in a case concerning alleged drug use linked to the fatal Karsaz road accident. The court observed...
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NCCIA issues fresh notices to Momina Iqbal, Saqib Chadhar over new evidence
LAHORE: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has issued fresh notices to actor Momina Iqbal and PML-N MPA Saqib Chadhar following the emergence of...
Justice Raheel Kamran Sheikh resigns from Lahore High Court
LAHORE: Justice Raheel Kamran Sheikh has resigned as a judge of the Lahore High Court (LHC), bringing his judicial career at the court to an...
IHC calls for cessation of unwarranted social isolation of PTI leader Bushra Bibi
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued a detailed ruling emphasizing that Bushra Bibi, the wife of PTI leader Imran Khan, should not be...
The Hague tribunal upholds Indus Waters Treaty, rejects India’s suspension claim
THE HAGUE: The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has ruled that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) between Pakistan and India remains in force, delivering a...
Mir Raza Murder Probe: Judicial commission calls MLO, Police Officials, ambulance drivers
KARACHI: A judicial commission probing the alleged murder of businessman Mir Raza Ali has launched proceedings, summoning police officials, a medico-legal officer and ambulance drivers...
Judicial Panel Summons Family of Mir Raza Ali and Lawyer Jibran Nasir
KARACHI: The judicial investigation team tasked with probing the death of young entrepreneur Mir Raza Ali has officially begun its inquiry, issuing notices to key...
Imran’s hospital transfer: SC registrar admits contempt plea after PTI removes objections
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court registrar’s office has accepted a contempt of court petition filed by Dr Uzma Khan, sister of jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder...
SC denies early hearing request in PTI founder’s hospital transfer case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has rejected the federal government’s plea for an expedited hearing of its review petition concerning the transfer of PTI’s founder to...
Islamabad Chief Commissioner seeks early SC hearing on review plea against Imran Khan’s hospital transfer
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad’s Chief Commissioner has moved the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing of a review petition challenging its August 18 order directing the transfer...
Sindh cabinet orders Judicial probe into Mir Raza Murder case
KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet on Sunday approved the establishment of a judicial commission to investigate the murder of young businessman Mir Raza, as the high-profile...
Govt moves fresh review petition against SC order on Imran Khan’s hospital transfer
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has filed a fresh review petition in the Supreme Court challenging its August 18 order concerning the transfer of PTI founder...
Govt challenges SC order for Imran Khan’s transfer to shifa hospital
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has filed a review petition before the Supreme Court challenging its directive to transfer incarcerated PTI founder and former prime minister...
Supreme Court permits Imran Khan to speak with sons twice weekly
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has granted Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), permission to communicate with his sons via phone twice a week....
SC orders Imran Khan’s transfer to shifa international hospital for medical care
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has directed authorities to move incarcerated PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan from Adiala jail to Shifa International Hospital...
Kaghan man arrested for allegedly killing wife, staging death as mountain accident
MANSEHRA: Police have arrested a man accused of murdering his wife and attempting to conceal the crime by portraying her death as an accidental fall...
Karachi court acquits anmol ‘Pinky’ in 2021 drug case
KARACHI: An Additional District and Sessions Court South has acquitted Anmol alias Pinky in a drug case registered in 2021 after accepting her plea for...
SHC orders Chief Secretary-led probe Into HIV infections at Karachi hospital
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered a high-level investigation into the spread of HIV among children receiving treatment at Kulsoom Bai Valika Hospital...
PSC rules in favor of taxpayers, prohibits retroactive tax penalties
ISLAMABAD: In a significant decision, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that taxpayers cannot be subjected to new penalties for tax issues dating back...
Sharjeel Memon approaches NCCIA over alleged false social media claims
KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has approached the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) over what he described as false, fabricated and malicious...
SHC orders swift removal of Illegal wall chalking, posters across Sindh
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered the immediate removal of illegal wall chalking, posters, banners and other unauthorized public advertisements throughout the province,...
Three missing Dadu schoolgirls traced in Mirpurkhas, produced before court
MIRPURKHAS: Police have recovered three schoolgirls from Mirpurkhas after they were reported missing from Mehar in Sindh’s Dadu district. The girls were presented before a...
Full Court SC reference on Aug 7 to honour retiring Justice Hilali
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court to hold full court reference for Justice Musarrat Hilali on Aug 7 .The Supreme Court of Pakistan will organise a full court...
Constitutional Court recognizes pension benefits as a fundamental right for retired workers
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court has affirmed that pension and related retirement benefits are a basic legal right of employees, ruling that such payments must...
LHC Bar warns of protest over financial crisis, threatens to encircle Punjab Assembly, CM Office
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Bar Association has issued a stern warning to the Punjab government, giving a 15-day deadline for the release of overdue...
IHC cautions Aramco, GO Pakistan over failure to file replies in fuel station case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday warned Aramco Asia Singapore Pvt Ltd and Gas & Oil Pakistan Ltd (GO) that it could proceed...
SC rules FCC has exclusive jurisdiction over NAB appeals, related bail matters
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has settled a significant constitutional question regarding the appellate forum for National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cases, holding that both...
Sessions judge, security guard killed in Mastung ambush; additional judge wounded
MASTUNG: A sessions judge and his police security guard were killed, while an additional sessions judge sustained serious injuries after unidentified gunmen opened fire on...
Indian court sentences 44 Somali Pirates to life in prison
WEB DESK: An Indian court has handed life sentences to 44 Somali nationals after convicting them in two piracy cases involving the hijacking of commercial...
Judicial commission approves six new high court judges, approves transfers
ISLAMABAD, July 20: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), led by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, has sanctioned the appointment of six additional judges across various...
Suspect in Group Captain Asim Tariq murder case remanded to police custody
ISLAMABAD: An individual linked to the killing of Pakistan Air Force Group Captain Asim Tariq has been transferred to police custody on a seven-day physical...
Man files Rs178.7 million compensation claim over eye injury in BRT Red Line accident
KARACHI: A Karachi resident has approached a court seeking Rs178.7 million in compensation after allegedly losing an eye in an accident linked to the ongoing...
Court issues summons to Fazlur Rehman over remarks criticizing national security agencies
GUJRANWALA: A local judicial authority has officially summoned Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), to appear before the court on July 28 in...
Wali Murder Case: main accused admits crime in court
KARACHI: Hamza, the primary suspect in the tragic case of six-year-old Wali’s assault and killing, has confessed to his involvement during a court hearing before...
Petition filed in Gujranwala seeking case against JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman
GUJRANWALA: A petition has been submitted to a sessions court in Gujranwala seeking the registration of a criminal case against Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) chief Maulana...
JCP announces schedule for High Court Judges shortlisted candidate’s interviews
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Judicial Commission (JCP) has announced the timetable for interviews of shortlisted candidates vying for judgeships in various High Courts. The interview sessions for...
Prime suspect sentenced to death in Mureed Abbas murder case
KARACHI: An additional district and sessions court on Thursday handed down a death sentence to the main accused, Atif Zaman, in connection with the 2019...
JCP schedules High Court Additional Judges Interviews for July 13–17
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) will conduct interviews for candidates seeking appointment as additional judges to the country’s high courts from July 13...
Court rules registrar lacks authority to dismiss constitutional petitions
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court has clarified that the registrar does not possess the authority to dismiss or reject constitutional petitions. Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi...
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NAB takes control of Bahria Icon Tower in major money laundering case
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday took over Karachi’s Bahria Icon Tower Pakistan’s tallest building after a Rawalpindi accountability court upheld the provisional...
SPSC appeals SHC orders in Federal Constitutional Court over CCE results
KARACHI: The Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) has formally challenged six interim rulings issued by the Sindh High Court concerning the results of the Combined...
Lahore SHO relieved of duties following complaint by judicial officer
LAHORE: Station House Officer (SHO) Faryad Ashraf of Lahore’s Defence C Police Station has been removed from his position with immediate effect after a complaint...
LHC introduces five new digital platforms to strengthen judicial services
LAHORE: Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, Justice Alia Neelum, on Tuesday unveiled five new digital platforms aimed at modernizing judicial administration and improving...
SC clarifies ownership of bride’s Jewelry, wedding gifts
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has clarified that jewelry gifted to a bride during her wedding is her personal and exclusive property, and cannot...
Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi petition supreme court for suspension of sentence in £190 million case
RAWALPINDI: Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan and founder of PTI, along with his wife Bushra Bibi, has filed a petition with the...
PTI clears legal hurdle to contest elections with Bat Symbol in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has achieved a significant legal victory in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The AJK High Court today annulled the Election Commission’s...
ATC Jails Islamabad DIG, imposes fine over delay in PTI protest case
ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday sentenced Islamabad Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Muhammad Jawad Tariq to one month in prison and fined him Rs100,000...
SC issues important ruling on rights of govt employees
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has issued a landmark verdict affirming that government employees who are acquitted with honor are entitled to full pay and benefits....
Justice Munib Akhtar takes oath as acting CJP
ISLAMABAD: Senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Munib Akhtar, was sworn in as the Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan on Monday during a ceremony...
IHC directs Jail officials to provide signed power of attorney for Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday ordered prison authorities to obtain and hand over signed powers of attorney for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder...