Azerbaijani woman alleges sexual assault by three men in Lahore
LAHORE: A 22-year-old Azerbaijani woman has told a judicial magistrate that she was sexually assaulted by three men in Lahore’s Defence area after allegedly being...
Naqeebullah murder case: SHO, six others acquitted for lack of evidence
KARACHI: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi on Saturday acquitted seven more policemen in the Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case, citing insufficient evidence, taking the total...
ATC directs Imaan Mazari, Hadi Chattha to appear via video link
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad has directed human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, to appear through video link...
Court issues bailable warrants for CDA chairman, Islamabad commissioner
ISLAMABAD: A civil court in Islamabad has issued bailable arrest warrants for the Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman and the Islamabad commissioner over alleged non-compliance...
LHC rejects petitions calling for immediate halt to detetions orders of Imran’ sisters
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed the petitions calling for an immediate halt to the detention orders of Imran Khan’s sisters, Noreen Niazi...
Mir Raza Ali case: Judicial commission questions SSP Soomro over investigation lapses
KARACHI: A judicial commission probing the killing of young businessman Mir Raza Ali has raised serious questions over the handling of the investigation, with SSP...
KU professor Arif Saqi reaches settlement with assault case suspect
KARACHI: University of Karachi Professor Arif Khan Saqi has confirmed that he has reconciled with Konain Shah, the man accused of assaulting him in a...
Rawalpindi hotelier moves LHC against repeated business closures
RAWALPINDI: A hotel owner has approached the Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC), challenging the administration and police orders to shut down his...
SC suspends Imaan Mazari, Hadi Chattha sentences in social media posts case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday suspended the prison sentences of lawyer and rights activist Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, advocate Hadi Ali Chattha,...
KU professor assault case: accused gets second bail from Malir court
KARACHI: A Malir district court on Tuesday granted bail to Konain Shah in a case pertaining to alleged threats against University of Karachi Professor Dr...
SC stresses gender-sensitive investigations in domestic murder cases
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has directed law-enforcement agencies to adopt a gender-sensitive approach while investigating domestic killings, stressing that the privacy of a marital home...
Multan High Court frees three men in PTI leader Tahir Hameed Qureshi murder case
MULTAN: The Lahore High Court’s Multan Bench on Monday overturned the convictions of three individuals previously sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the murder...
IHC bars use of government resources for PTI Islamabad march
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday directed provincial governments to prevent the use of official resources and state machinery for political rallies and...
KP Advocate General challenges IHC jurisdiction in PTI long march petition; court seeks affidavits
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday ordered the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chief secretary and inspector general of police to provide affidavits regarding a...
Mir Raza case: Judicial commission orders notice to Sindh home minister
KARACHI: The judicial commission probing the death of businessman Mir Raza Ali on Tuesday ordered the issuance of a notice to Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan...
Former police surgeon Dr. Ayesha in custody on charges of promoting extremist group narratives
QUETTA: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta has remanded former police surgeon Dr. Ayesha Faiz to CTD custody for three days. Dr. Ayesha Faiz, who...
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...