Tag: Justice

Aitzaz criticises Justice Khosa’s extra note

Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt of court case, said on Friday that Justice Asif Saeed Khan...

US wants to see Hafiz Saeed brought to justice

The US wants to see Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack, brought to justice whether he is tried in a Pakistani...

LUMS holds moot on criminal justice system

Dr Ali Qazilbash was invited at LUMS on Friday to speak at a conference on criminal justice, titled ‘The Criminal Justice System: Towards a...

Tell them where their money is being spent: CJ

Lahore High Court Chief Justice Azmat Saeed has said people’s right to education, health and justice is enshrined in the constitution of Pakistan and...

CJP terms right to life basic principle of environmental justice

The constitution of Pakistan does not articulate the issue of environmental protection and preservation in any of its provisions, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry...

Illegal logging can be curbed by criminal justice system: WB

Every two seconds, an area of forest the size of a football field is clear-cut by illegal loggers around the globe. A new World...

Bench and bar together serve the cause of justice: CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the nexus between the bench and the bar is very strong and the...

‘Harbiyar Marri to be tried for murder of Justice Nawaz Marri’

Declaring to file a case of the murder of Justice Mohammad Nawaz Marri against Harbiyar Marri, the Baloch Youth Council London said a senior...

World Social Justice Day commemorated at Gaddafi Stadium

Advisor to the chief minister Zakia Shahnawaz on Friday attended a seminar at the Punjabi Complex (Gaddafi Stadium) to mark the World Social Justice...

World Day of Social Justice to be observed tomorrow

Like other parts of the world, the United Nations’ (UN) World Day of Social Justice will be observed tomorrow (Monday) in Pakistan to encourage...

‘Innocent’ PM expects justice

Having pleaded not guilty before a seven-judge bench trying him for contempt of court, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said he was...

The Janus face of justice

A principal challenge before our judiciary has not changed in six decades: the problem of one statute and two laws, one for the powerful...

SC seeks FIA report on drug deaths at PIC

The Supreme Court (SC) sought on Tuesday a detailed report from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on the 120 deaths caused by spurious drugs...

In Sindh’s courts, over 100,000 cases remain undecided

Due to defence lawyers’ delay tactics, prosecutors’ irresponsible attitude, shortage of judges and ministerial staff and lack of infrastructural facilities, more than 100,000 different...

Heirs of deceased seek justice

The heirs of deceased Umar Ashraf appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to arrest his killer, who...

‘Honour victim’ in search of justice

A large number of girls in Pakistan, particularly in backward areas, have become the victim of honour killings due to which the focus of...

SC resumes BB assassination case today

A five-member Supreme Court (SC) special bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa will resume hearing today (Wednesday) on a plea seeking the...