Anmol alias Pinky acquitted in two more drug cases in Karachi
KARACHI: A Karachi court on Friday acquitted alleged drug trafficker Anmol, also known as Pinky, in two additional narcotics cases due to insufficient evidence. The...
SC grants interim bail to Jamshed Dasti in fake degree case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to politician Jamshed Dasti in a criminal case concerning an alleged fake degree. During Thursday’s hearing, the...
Justice Munib Akhtar sworn In as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Justice Munib Akhtar took oath as the acting Chief Justice of Pakistan on Thursday at a ceremony held at the Supreme Court. Supreme Court...
Barrister Gohar moves PHC against emergency, Governor’s Rule in KP
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has approached the Peshawar High Court (PHC), challenging the imposition of an emergency and Governor’s Rule...
Judicial Commission verifies Ahsan Bhoon’s degree, sources say
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan has verified the authenticity of commission member Ahsan Bhoon’s degree, according to sources. The commission met under the chairmanship...
LHC appoints bailiff to locate Javed Hashmi’s daughter
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court’s Multan Bench has directed a bailiff to recover Advocate Amna Javed Hashmi, daughter of senior politician Javed Hashmi, after a...
ATC rejects hearing Imaan Mazari, Hadi Chattha’s plea against terrorism charges at current stage
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Saturday disposed of an application filed by lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, challenging...
PTI MPA Abdul Salam Afridi allegedly abducted at gunpoint in Mardan, PHC petition says
PESHAWAR: A petition has been filed in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) seeking the recovery of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member of Provincial Assembly Abdul Salam...
Mir Raza case: DIG Amir Farooqi’s replies to judicial commission come to light
KARACHI: Details of the 19 questions put to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Amir Farooqi, who heads the investigation team in the Mir Raza case, and...
Court schedules hearing on petition challenging KP chief minister’s appointment
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan will hear a petition challenging the appointment of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on October 15, 2026....
Court acquits 67 religious party activists for lack of evidence
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad has acquitted 67 accused individuals due to lack of evidence in a case registered during a 2021 protest staged...
LHC dismisses civil judge Zile Huma following misconduct inquiry
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Aaliya Neelum has approved the dismissal of civil judge Zile Huma over misconduct and a breach of discipline, according...
LHC closes inquiries against seven sessions judges
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has ended inquiry proceedings against seven district and sessions judges after its Administrative Committee cleared them of the allegations. A...
LHC revises judges’ seniority list after Justice Raheel Kamran’s resignation
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued an updated seniority list of its judges following the resignation of Justice Raheel Kamran, bringing the number...
Three held in Lahore over alleged gang rape of Azerbaijani woman
LAHORE: Police have arrested three men in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 22-year-old Azerbaijani woman in Lahore, DIG Investigation Syed Zeeshan Raza...
Three suspects granted bail in Ayat Noor murder case
PESHAWAR: The Abbottabad Bench of the Peshawar High Court has granted bail to three suspects arrested in connection with the murder of four-year-old Ayat Noor...
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...