Tag: Court
Moldovan court suspends president in political standoff
BUCHAREST: Moldova's Constitutional Court has temporarily stripped the country's pro-Moscow president of his duties for refusing to endorse new ministers in a political standoff.
Monday's...
EU takes Poland to court over judicial independence
BRUSSELS: The European Union referred Poland to its top court on Monday, in the latest legal confrontation between Brussels and populist member governments.
EU leaders...
S Africa’s top court legalises personal, private cannabis use
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's top court ruled Tuesday that private, personal cannabis use was legal in a landmark case that had pitted law enforcement agencies...
Court has power to use executive authority: law minister
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Farogh Nasim Sunday said that the Supreme Court has the power to use executive authority.
Speaking during a show...
Court summons PM Khan for accusing former PTI lawmakers of selling...
PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan has been summoned by a court in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) for a second time for leveling allegations of horse-trading...
Myanmar says court in Reuters reporters’ case was independent
YANGON: Myanmar's government spokesman said on Friday a court that convicted two Reuters journalists under the colonial-era Official Secrets Act was independent and followed...
Brazil electoral court bars Lula from presidential race
BRASILIA: Brazil's top electoral court on Friday barred jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from running in this year's presidential because of...
Ugandan court grants bail to lawmakers charged with treason
KAMPALA: A Ugandan judge granted bail on Monday to 12 opposition politicians, including popular songwriter Robert Kyagulanyi, who have been charged with treason over...
Zimbabwe opposition in court over post-vote violence
HARARE: Members of Zimbabwe's defeated opposition party were appearing in court Saturday, accused of staging violent protests against alleged rigging in this week's historic...
South African court overturns immunity for Grace Mugabe in assault case
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's High Court on Monday overturned a decision by the government to grant Zimbabwe's former first lady Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity after...
MMA star Conor McGregor back in court amid melee plea talks
NEW YORK: Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor is due in court amid plea negotiations to resolve charges stemming from a backstage melee at...
Cabinet meeting to discuss holding Sharifs’ trial in court tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Federal Cabinet scheduled for tomorrow will discuss whether to continue holding the trial of former premier Nawaz Sharif, his...
Ephedrine quota case: court adjourns hearing till July 17
RAWALPINDI: Anti-Drug Court Special Judge Muhammad Ikram on Monday heard ephedrine quota case.
The special judge, during the hearing, remarked that along with case trial,...
Indian court upholds death for 2012 Delhi gang rape convicts
NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death penalty for three men convicted in the gang rape of a young woman in...
Egypt court postpones verdicts citing ‘security concerns’
CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Saturday postponed until July 28 the verdicts for hundreds of defendants detained for their involvement in a 2013 sit-in,...
Charging excessive school fee amounts to contempt of court, IHC rules
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday ruled that charging an excessive fee to students by private schools counts as contempt...
NAB references: Court gives Nawaz till 19th to hire legal counsel
Accountability court says Saturday hearings not mandatory, advises Nawaz to convince Haris to rejoin case
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Tuesday asked former prime minister...
