Tag: acquittal
ATC acquits Faisal Raza Abidi in anti-judiciary remarks case
ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Faisal Raza Abidi on Thursday was acquitted by an Islamabad anti-terrorism court in anti-judiciary remarks case.
Abidi along with...
SC acquits man accused of burning his wife alive
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday overturned the life sentence handed to a man who was convicted in 2012 for allegedly burning his...
IHC fixes NAB’s appeal for hearing against Zardari’s acquittal
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday fixed April 18, a date for hearing NAB’s appeal against trial court decision for acquitting the former president...
Jahangir Tareen files acquittal plea in PTV attack case
ISLAMABAD: Disqualified Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former party secretary Jahangir Tareen has filed an acquittal plea in the PTV attack case.
As per the details,...
Aasia Bibi’s husband requests for family asylum in UK, US after...
The husband of Aasia Bibi, acquitted on charges of blasphemy, has requested British Prime Minister Theresa May to grant his wife and their family...
Aasiya Bibi case: Complainant files review petition against acquittal
---Govt denies reports about filing review petition, putting Bibi's name on ECL
ISLAMABAD: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court for a review of...
LHC seeks apology from media for airing Khadija’s ‘frivolous’ claims
Court says campaign being run to malign judiciary as a whole
LAHORE: As the Lahore High Court (LHC) acquitted the accused, Shah Hussain, in...
NBP president seeks acquittal in Dar illegal assets case
--Judge criticises defendants' lawyer for seeking leave for Umrah in middle of trial
ISLAMABAD: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) President Saeed Ahmed on Wednesday moved an...
Asma Nawab’s acquittal sheds light on slow justice in Pakistan
KARACHI: Asma Nawab spent two decades in jail, wrongfully accused of murdering her family. Finally acquitted, she is seeking a new life, free from...
Imran’s acquittal verdict ‘must’ve come from above’, says Maryam
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz on Friday criticised the acquittal of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in the SSP...
SC acquits murder convict after 13 years
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday acquited a man convicted of murder and handed down life term by a sessions court in 2005.
The man, identified...
Thai singer handed rare acquittal in royal defamation case
A Thai court acquitted a folk singer-turned-activist of his third royal defamation charge on Thursday, a rare ruling under a draconian law that is...
SHC acquits cop murder accused due to lack of evidence
KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday acquitted a cop murder accused after the prosecution remained unable to present concrete evidence against him.
The trial...
NBP president seeks acquittal in Dar’s graft reference: report
ISLAMABAD: The President of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), Saeed Ahmed, on Monday sought acquittal in former finance minister Ishaq Dar's assets reference in which...
FIA arrests Axact CEO Shoaib Shaikh in money laundering case
--SHC sets aside acquittal verdict after FIA prosecutor says there's sufficient evidence against Axact CEO
KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday arrested Axact CEO...
SC dismisses plea against acquittal of blasphemy accused
ISLAMABAD: A three-judge Supreme Court (SC) bench on Thursday dismissed a plea against the 2017 acquittal of an accused in a blasphemy case.
Headed by...
Money laundering case: FIA files appeal against Axact chairman’s acquittal
KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday filed an appeal against the acquittal of Axact Chairman Shoaib Shaikh and other accused in a...
