Tag: Court

Witness in corruption case against Dr Asim fails to appear in...

KARACHI: An accountability court on Saturday resumed the hearing of the case filed against Dr Asim Hussain and others over an alleged corruption worth Rs...

Court approves Aseefa Bhutto’s appeal to meet her father

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Monday approved a petition filed by Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari, daughter of former president Asif Ali Zardari, to meet her father on...

NAB shifts three suspects to Islamabad in fake accounts case

--Omni Group chairman's son along with two other accused will be produced in court KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Sunday shifted three suspects to...

German IS woman in court accused of letting Yazidi ‘slave’ girl...

BERLIN: A German woman who joined the Islamic State jihadist group went on trial Tuesday accused of the war crime of letting a five-year-old...

Lawyers booked for firing in court

FAISALABAD: Cases were filed against several lawyers on Thursday for carrying out firing and creating ruckus inside a local court’s premises in Faisalabad. Sources stated that police...

Court summons more witnesses in Rs6bn corruption reference

KARACHI: An accountability court on Monday summoned more witnesses in a reference about the corruption of more than Rs6 billion in the Information Department...

Alleged abduction, conversion: Hindu girls approach court for protection 

GHOTKI: Two Hindu minor girls, who were allegedly abducted and forcefully converted to Islam, on Sunday approached a court in Bahawalpur seeking protection. According to...

Dar’s wife has no proof she was gifted Gulberg residence, NAB...

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday submitted its reply in an accountability court against the objections raised by former finance minister Ishaq Dar's...

PML-N leaders draw judge’s ire for making noise in court

ISLAMABAD: Accountability Court Judge Arshad Malik on Tuesday reprimanded two Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders for making noise during the hearing of a corruption...

UK court hands down 18-year imprisonment to two Pakistanis over drugs...

LONDON: A court in the United Kingdom (UK) on Sunday sentenced two Pakistani nationals involved in drugs smuggling. Asghar Khan and Rashid Mehmood used to smuggle...

Three death sentences awarded to man for raping, murdering minor

A court in Dera Ismail (DI) Khan has awarded three death sentences to a man who raped and murdered a minor girl last year, a private...

Pakistan urged to not target mentally ill people with death penalty

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Pakistan to remove people with mental disabilities from death row as it violates “country’s international legal obligations”. In a...

SHC extends ex-minister Jam Khan Shoro’s bail in corruption case

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday extended bail of former provincial minister Jam Khan Shoro till December 5 in a corruption case. According...

SHC gives one-month ultimatum to resolve traffic issues

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday gave all Karachi stakeholders a one-month ultimatum to carry out joint efforts and formulate a plan to...

Gender-based violence court awards life sentence to child rapist

A gender-based violence court has handed life imprisonment and a fine to the tune of Rs500,000 to a man convicted of raping a minor...

Time sought for reply in case of Uzair Baloch’s production before...

KARACHI: Mother of Lyari gangster, Uzair Baloch, on Tuesday reached the Sindh High Court (SHC) appealing for production of her son before the court. Assistant...

Court gives bail to those accused of brawl with Azam Swati’s...

ISLAMABAD: A local court in Islamabad on Tuesday approved the bail application of those accused of a brawl with Usman Swati, the son of...