Tag: Court

Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for Khaleda Zia

A Bangladeshi court issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday for opposition leader Khaleda Zia for failing to attend hearings on graft charges, amid fears...

Malaysian court scraps cross-dressing ban in landmark decision

A Malaysian court on Friday gave transgender Muslims the right to cross-dress in a landmark decision overturning an Islamic law ban that could trigger...

Court reinstates National Savings director

The Islamabad High Court Friday directed the Finance secretary and National Savings director general to reinstate the service of Muhammad Tariq as Director (Legal)...

Court seeks intelligence agencies’ comments in missing persons’ cases

The Sindh High Court (SHC) Tuesday sought comments from Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Intelligence Bureau (IB), Military Intelligence (MI) and Rangers director general on a...

India’s top court grants bail to Jayalalithaa Jayaram

India's top court granted bail Friday to a powerful south Indian film star turned politician jailed last month for corruption, sparking jubilation in her...

PTI will have to wait for FIR against Sharif brothers

Court seeks govt’s reply on petition seeking registration of murder case against PM, Punjab CM, others     While hearing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s petition...

Court stays execution of murder convict

A court on Tuesday postponed for almost a month the hanging of a murderer in what would have been the country's first civilian execution...

Court again orders police to submit reply in PAT workers’ killing...

Islamabad District and Sessions judge Friday expressed his anger over non submission of reply by police personnel in the case pertaining to killing of...

Court wants SOPs for detention under PPO

Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed provincial authorities to work out a standard operating procedure (SOP) regarding the detention of a person or suspect...

Indian court grants bail to rape-charge editor

India's Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to a leading editor of an investigative magazine charged with raping a colleague in a high-profile case...

Rangers to explain their case on student detention

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday directed counsel for Rangers to submit a report of Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the matter pertaining...

Sonia, Rahul Gandhi summoned in court over ‘misappropriation’ claims

Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi have been summoned by an Indian court for allegedly “misappropriating assets” of a newspaper, the BBC reported on...

Reply sought in Raja’s case

The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday sought reply from the government for removal of former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf’s name from the Exit...

FIR may be lodged against army personnel: AG

Justice Khawaja says no doubt on matter of case registration but it has to be decided if armymen will be tried in civil court...

Plea admitted against cellular phone tower

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has accepted a petition against towers of cellular companies in the residential areas, issuing notices to all parties. A three-member...

Court seeks reply against MD PTV appointment

Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices and sought reply in 15 days from parties in case against appointment of Pakistan Television (PTV) Network...

Court summons all accused in next RPP hearing

An accountability court on Wednesday summoned all accused in the Rental Power Projects (RPP) case, including former prime ministers Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Yousuf...