Tag: Court

UK top court says it can’t demand abortion law change in...

LONDON/BELFAST: Britain's Supreme Court expressed the view on Thursday that Northern Ireland's strict abortion law was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights,...

Court in Mithi gives two-year sentence each to four convicts over...

A two-year prison sentence was given to four people by a judicial magistrate in Mithi for forcing a 14-year-old Hindu girl to marry a 55-year-old...

Film mogul Weinstein appears handcuffed in court to face rape charges

NEW YORK: Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein appeared in handcuffs in a New York court on Friday to face charges of rape and other sex...

Man moves court against son for ‘speaking to girls on cell...

LAHORE: A man filed a plea in a district and sessions court in Lahore pertaining to his "son talking to girls late at night on his...

Court adjourns hearing against Dar till May 30

ISLAMABAD: The accountability court of Islamabad Thursday adjourned hearing on reference pertaining to assets beyond known sources of income against former finance minister Ishaq...

SHO issued notice by court over non-registration of case against Nawaz...

LAHORE: A sessions court issued a notice to Old Anarkali's police station's SHO on Saturday pertaining to a petition that sought the registration of...

Grand Hyatt Hotel project: CDA stops legal adviser from appearing in courts

ISLAMABAD: In light of recommendations of the Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, the legal wing of the Capital Development Authority (CDA)...

Hamza grilled by NAB, says ‘hands clean’ in Saaf Pani scam

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Member National Assembly (MNA) Hamza Shehbaz made an appearance at the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday to record his statement in...

EU takes 6 member states to court over air quality

BRUSSELS: The European Union is taking six member states to court for exposing their citizens to too much air pollution. The European Commission on Thursday...

Salman Khan avoids limelight as he heads back to court

JODHPUR: Indian movie star Salman Khan managed to avoid the spotlight when he returned to court on Monday over his five-year jail sentence for killing...

MML president urges politicians to respect court decisions

LAHORE: Milli Muslim League (MML) President Saifullah Khalid on Thursday urged all politicians to respect the decisions made by the courts. While addressing an event...

Jury finds comedian Bill Cosby guilty of sexual assault

NEW YORK: In a verdict that seemed destined to stand as a major milestone in the #MeToo movement against sexual assault, the once beloved...

Teen refugees can apply for families to join them in EU:...

Refugees who enter the European Union alone as minors can apply to be reunited with their families, even if they reach legal adulthood before...

Court adjourns hearing in fake degrees, money laundering case against Axact...

An additional district and sessions court in Karachi on Saturday adjourned the hearing of the fake degrees and money laundering cases against Axact Chief...

South Africa’s Zuma appears in court on corruption charges

DURBAN: Former South African president Jacob Zuma appeared in court on Friday to face corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal, a scandal...

Court sends seminary teacher accused of child molestation on physical remand

KARACHI: A District and Sessions Court here on Thursday granted physical remand of seminary teacher to the police in a case of raping and...

Court issues arrest warrant of former cricketer Sarfaraz Nawaz

LAHORE: A sessions court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant of former cricketer Sarfraz Nawaz after he did not appear before the case despite...