Tag: Court

Dr Afridi’s lawyer raises technical issue against tribal court’s verdict

Dr Shakil Afridi’s lawyer on Thursday raised a technical objection in the sentencing of his client during a hearing before a Frontier Crimes Regulations...

Egypt court defers fate of constitution

An Egyptian court meant to rule on Tuesday on the fate of an Islamist-dominated panel has instead referred the case to a superior court...

Hague being taken to court over drone strikes

British Foreign Secretary William Hague is being taken to court amid accusations of being an accomplice in drone strikes that are said to break...

Attaining peace through the supremacy of law

Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan (SCBAP) hosted a conference entitled “Peace through Law” at Avari Hotel, Lahore on October 19 and 20. Hundreds...

RCB given 3 days to clear garbage dumping point

Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench judge, Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh has directed the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) chief executive officer (CEO) to clean...

IBA observes strike to protest colleague’s murder

The Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) on Saturday observed a complete strike in protest against the brutal killing of Syed Shakir Ali Rizvi near the...

Lawyer gunned down near Lahore High Court

A senior lawyer, Syed Shakir Ali Rizvi, was killed near the Lahore High Court (LHC) in a drive-by shooting on Friday. According to police, four...

Court rejects bail plea of two top officials in Hajj scam

The special court has rejected the bail applications of former DG Hajj Rao Shakil and ex Additional Secretary Ministry of Religious Affairs Aftab-ul-Islam,...

Court issues arrest warrants of KP’s sports minister

District and session court issued arrest warrants of sports minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Aqil Shah as he did not appear before the court on...

SC rejects plea to file second FIR in Benazir murder case

Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday rejected a plea seeking registration of second FIR of slain PPP chairperson and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. A...

US court throws out bin Laden driver conviction

A US federal court threw out Tuesday the conviction of Osama bin Laden’s former driver, once jailed at Guantanamo Bay, saying material support for...

Saudi Arabia to allow women lawyers to plead cases in court

Women lawyers in Saudi Arabia will be be allowed to plead cases in court for the first time from next month, according to a...

Case regarding Hamza Shahbaz not yet ruled off: Ayesha Malik

Rejecting the news reports regarding the ruling off of her case from the civil court, alleged wife of Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, Ayesha Ahad Malik...

Court orders FIR against land mafia in APP MD case

Deepalpur City Police on Sunday registered a criminal case against three alleged land grabbers in the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Mananging Director (MD),...

Court grants bail to prayer leader Khalid Jadoon

District and sessions judge Islamabad Raja Jawwad Abbas on Thursday granted bail to Khalid Jadoon, the prayer leader of Mehra Jaffer mosque who had...

SC showed flexibility on Swiss letter issue, says Aitzaz

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator Aitzaz Ahsan on Wednesday said the Supreme Court has shown flexibility while dealing with the incumbent government in...

Karachi: Court grants bail to Rehman Malik in dual nationality case

A local court on Monday granted bail to Federal Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, in dual nationality case. The district and session court (south) passed the...