Tag: Detention

‘Political conspiracy’ against Musharraf

The All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) protested against the continued detention of military dictator Pervez Musharraf, terming it “a part of an elaborate political...

ATC summons 18 prosecution witnesses in judges’ detention case

 An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday issued summons to call 18 witnesses from the prosecution in the judges’ detention case against former president Pervez...

Judges detention case: IHC issues notices to all parties; seeks record

    The Islamabad High Court (IHC) hearing judges detention case against former military ruler Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf on Monday issued a notice to all...

Judges’ detention case: ATC rejects Musharraf’s bail plea

  The anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Wednesday rejected a bail plea filed by former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in the judges’ detention case. Earlier, ATC...

Judges’ detention case: Prosecutor excuses from proceeding

  The anti-terrorist court in Islamabad on Wednesday directed the government to appoint a public prosecutor in the judges’ detention case against former military ruler...

No innocent person can be kept under detention: CJP

  Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has remarked that no innocent person could be kept under detention for even a second. He expressed...

Musharraf’s internment at farmhouse was government’s decision

The decision to intern former military ruler Pervez Musharraf at his farmhouse in Islamabad was not taken by the court, but rather the federal...

Pakistan allows concessions to detained Taliban

In another positive gesture towards the peace and stability in Afghanistan, Pakistan has given some major relaxations to important Taliban leaders in its detention,...

Detention of Shahabuddin, Ali Musa not justified: SC

Supreme Court on Tuesday announced the detailed verdict of a case pertaining to the bail of Ali Musa Gilani, son of former Prime Minister...

Illegal arms: US functionaries released after brief detention

Authorities on Tuesday released three US functionaries held in Peshawar for illegally carrying weapons. According to the media reports, judicial magistrate in a local...

HC quashes PSA detention of Masarrat Aalam

The High Court has quashed the detention order of Hurriyet leader Masarrat Aalam Butt and directed the puppet administration to release him forthwith. According to...

China detains Tibetans back from India: rights group

China has detained large numbers of Tibetans for political re-education after they returned from a visit to India to listen to religious teachings, a...

Pakistanis among 30 immigrants escaping detention in Indonesia

Thirty Pakistani and Afghan immigrants tunnelled their way out of an Indonesian detention centre using spoons, nails and wooden sticks, an official said on...

‘Six innocent women and two infants in police detention’

The Kamber-Shahdadkot district police have detained six women and two infants for the last 10 days without any justification, Sindh’s lawmakers were informed during...

Punjab govt extends terrorist leader’s detention

The Punjab government has extended the detention period of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader Malik Ishaq, a private TV channel reported on Tuesday. The banned outfit’s leader...

IHC moved against three-year-long ‘illegal’ detention

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday summoned the Adiyala Jail superintendent on August 26 in a habeas corpus petition filed by two prisoners...

Court extends detention of accused murderer

A judicial magistrate of Model Town courts extended on Tuesday the remand of a woman accused of killing her teenaged servant until August 26....