Sanam Javed seeks khula from husband, Lahore court issues notice
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist Sanam Javed Khan has approached a family court in Lahore seeking dissolution of her marriage with her husband, Atiq Riaz....
Court directs Parvez Elahi to appear for indictment in Punjab Assembly recruitment case
LAHORE: An Anti-Corruption Court on Wednesday postponed proceedings in the Punjab Assembly illegal recruitment case until November 18, 2026, directing former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry...
Meeting with Imran Khan at Adiala Jail was a legal necessity, not a favour: Salman Akram Raja
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Salman Akram Raja has said the meeting with party founder Imran Khan at Adiala Jail was required on legal...
ATC gives police another seven days to investigate PTI leader Shabbir Gujjar
ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has extended the physical remand of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shabbir Gujjar by seven days in connection with the Jinnah...
LHC summons Lahore DC over detention of Imran Khan’s sisters, orders family meeting
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday directed the Lahore deputy commissioner (DC) to appear before the court on November 4 in connection with...
Special PIMS team conducts medical check-ups of Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi at Adiala Jail
RAWALPINDI: A special medical team from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) visited Adiala Jail on Saturday to examine Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran...
Hammad Azhar seeks bail in Jinnah House attack case
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azhar has approached a Lahore court seeking bail in the Jinnah House attack case related to the May 9...
SHC orders removal of fake official number plates, emblems from private vehicles within seven days
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has given its staff, judicial officers and lawyers seven days to remove unauthorised green number plates, official insignia and...
Court completes scrutiny of charge sheet in Imran Khan’s Foreign Funding Case
ISLAMABAD: A banking court has completed scrutiny of the charge sheet in the foreign funding case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and other...
Imaan Mazari, Hadi Ali Chatha sentenced to 10 years in Jail
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) has sentenced human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chatha, to 10 years in prison each in...
Indian court temporarily halts exit order against actor Imran Khan
WEB DESK: A court in India has temporarily stayed an order requiring Bollywood actor Imran Khan to leave the country, allowing him to remain until...
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani resigns, cites concerns over judicial independence
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) judge Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani resigned from his position on Wednesday, expressing serious concerns over the 26th and 27th Constitutional...
Women confront suspect accused of stealing phones in Karachi
KARACHI: A court has remanded a man accused of taking mobile phones from around 60 women after luring them with promises of jobs to one...
Hammad Azhar sent to jail on 14-day judicial remand in May 9 case
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Tuesday ordered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Hammad Azhar to be sent to jail on a 14-day judicial...
Imran Khan’s sisters’ detention extended for another 30 days, LHC told
LAHORE: The Punjab government has extended the detention of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s sisters, Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, for another...
LHC directs Punjab police chief to recover man missing for two years
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has ordered the Punjab inspector general to trace Ali Hassan, who has reportedly been missing for two years, and produce...
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LHC keeps Shireen Mazari warrant suspension in place
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court’s Multan bench has continued to suspend the arrest warrants issued for former federal minister Shireen Mazari in an anti-corruption case....
Court rejects Iqrarul Hassan’s bail plea in social media case
KARACHI: A Judicial Magistrate-East court on Thursday dismissed the bail application of Awam Raj Tehreek chief Iqrarul Hassan in a case involving the alleged circulation...
PHC seeks progress in cases of missing KP minister, MNA
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday heard petitions seeking the recovery of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister Fazal Shakoor Khan and MNA Fazal Muhammad, who have...
Lahore deploys 14 additional judges to tackle rising drug cases
LAHORE: The Lahore Sessions Court has assigned 14 additional sessions judges to hear drug-related cases as filings reach record levels. Between 200 and 300 cases...
Court remands Iqrarul Hassan to prison
KARACHI: A Karachi court on Monday sent Iqrarul Hassan to prison on judicial remand, rejecting the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency’s (NCCIA) request for further...
Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi sworn in as acting chief justice of FCC
ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi has been sworn in as the Acting Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) of Pakistan. Justice Aamer...
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...