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KARACHI - A special banking court on Thursday exonerated two foreign exchange dealers from all charges of money laundering. Judge Mir Muhammad Sheikh granted the 249-A acquittal application submitted by the alleged accused Zafar Paracha and Salman Paracha through their counsel.
Earlier, the case Investigation Officer (IO) had submitted the final challan of the case, requesting the court to exclude the names of both the suspects from all charges but it was refused by the trial

LONDON - Former Pakistani captain Salman Butt along with fellow cricketers Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Amir is scheduled to appear before a British magistrate today for hearing into spot-fixing charges. The trio are facing criminal charges relating to alleged spot-fixing in relations to Lord's Test last summer.
Butt and his two team-mates were last month banned by the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption tribunal. Butt was banned for 10 years, Aamir for five years and

ISLAMABAD - In a reaction to the pardon and release of CIA contractor Raymond Davis, Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Wednesday that the government's stance on the Davis case was very clear, since it had always stated that the courts would decide the fate of the US national and the government would respect the court's verdict.
"The Lahore Sessions Court has made the decision for the US citizen's release after the families of the victims accepted compensation," she

LAHORE - Raymond Davis, who was indicted earlier in the day on two murder charges, was acquitted and released after a deal to pay "blood money" to the victims' families was reached, said Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah.
The deal ends a long-simmering diplomatic standoff between Pakistan and the United States.
"The court first indicted him but the families later told court that they have accepted the blood money and they have pardoned him," said Punjab Law Minister Rana

RAWALPINDI - The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday arrested former Religious Affairs minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi for his alleged involvement in the Hajj corruption scam after a central court cancelled his bail plea.
Kazmi was sacked by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani for his alleged involvement in the scam of billions of rupees. After his sacking, a civil court issued his arrest warrant but he sought an interim bail. However, Special Central Judge Sohail Nasir on

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday dismissed four petitions challenging the immunity status of Raymond Davis, observing that the trial court had started hearing the case and the same court would decide on the immunity for the US national, who is accused of killing two Pakistani youths in Lahore. During Monday's proceedings at the LHC, it transpired from the mood of the LHC chief justice that the fate of Davis would be decided by the trial court of Additional District and

LAHORE - Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt will fly to London on Tuesday for a first court appearance where he and fellow banned players Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer face corruption charges. Butt, Asif and Aamer were all charged following allegations of corruption during the fourth Test against England at Lord's last August.
An International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption tribunal has already banned Butt for 10 years, Asif for seven and Aamer for five. British

LAHORE - The Lahore Consumer Court on Monday summoned the Future Concern Immigration Agency chief executive for March 25 for cheating citizens for Canadian immigration and swindling Rs 0.3 million from citizen Azhar Iftikhar. Complainant Azhar Iftikhar said that Future Concern Immigration Agency Chief Executive Asim Malik took Rs 0.3 million from him in April 2010 for processing his immigration to Canada but embezzled the amount. The complainant said that Malik had taken the fees to

KARACHI - The Human Rights Commission for South Asia (HRCSA) on Monday moved a petition in the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan, Karachi registry seeking disqualification of the PPP's Sindh Assembly members, who are involved in protesting and criticising the SC's order that set aside the notification for the appointment of the NAB chairman. The petition was filed by HRCSA representative Syed Mehmood Akhtar Naqvi under Article 184(3) of the Constitution of Pakistan, pleading that the

ISLAMABAD - Foreign Office is preparing its reply to be submitted to the court in the case of American Raymond Davis involved in the killing of two Pakistanis in Lahore.
The Foreign Office official while briefing a group of journalists here on Saturday said the issue of immunity to Davis was very complicated and complex matter that required comprehensive consultations. He added it was very complex issue especially the matter of immunity as claimed by Davis, therefore, it was

LAHORE - Nepal Supreme Court Chief Justice (CJ) Ram Prasad Shreshta emphasised the need for extending cooperation among the South Asian countries to promote the judicial system in the region. CJ Ram with his delegation inaugurated an IT centre at the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday. The centre aims at informing lawyers and litigants about the details of their cases in timely fashion through SMS and email service.
LHC Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry welcomed the delegation,

KARACHI - Additional District and Sessions Judge (East) Afzal Roshan on Thursday remanded four Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan suspects, who were arrested by the Crime Investigation Department on Wednesday, for seven days. The accused men - Musharraf, Sherz Ali, Hameedullah and Ahmad Ali - were brought before the court amid tight security, escorted by a heavy contingent of law enforcers. Police produced the accused men before the trial court and sought their physical remand for conducting

LAHORE - A local court in Peshawar has reserved its order until March 7 over the release of US citizen Aaron Mark DeHaven on bail, Geo News reported on Friday. Additional Sessions Judge Altafur Rehman was hearing a plea seeking the release of DeHaven on bail.
The US citizen's lawyer Ali Raza informed the court that DeHaven migrated to Pakistan on a working visa and his client's had applied for visa extension, as the same had expired in October 2010, adding that he could not be

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered the police on Friday to quash a case registered under the Hudood Ordinance against a 60-year-old man on rape charges.
The Civil Lines police had registered a case on October 5, 2010 against Ishaq for raping a 26-year-old girl. The girl had alleged that she gave Rs 30,000 to Ishaq for sending her to Dubai but he cheated on her and subjected her to rape. Challenging the FIR, Ishaq pleaded that the complainant dragged him into the case

LAHORE - An accountability court adjourned on Friday the hearing of a reference filed against former Water and Power Development Authority and Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Lt General (r) Zahid Ali Akbar till March 11. Earlier, his son Yasir Ali filed an objection petition challenging the court orders regarding the attachment of properties owned by Zahid. The court will record arguments on said application on the next hearing date.
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LAHORE - Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry accepted an application to make foreign and local newspaper clippings about Raymond Davis's activities a part of the court record on Wednesday. Advocate Muhammad Azhar Siddique presented clippings of various newspapers and internet material comprising of 225 pages. He submitted that Davis was involved in spying activities in Pakistan, which the US government itself had admitted. He said the entire press clipping must

KARACHI - A representative for the Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) director general on Tuesday denied knowing the whereabouts of two missing Malir court staffers while submitting the law enforcement agency's report on the notice issued by the Sindh High Court (SHC). The court proceedings were adjourned until March 8 with orders to all respondents to submit their written statements along with affidavits.
The SHC division bench consisting of Justice Maqbool Baqar and Justice Shahid