Tag: Lawyers
Pakistan remembers Quetta blast victims on second anniversary
Two years ago, on this day, the people of Balochistan witnessed a deadly attack at Civil Hospital in Quetta, which left 74 people, including...
Serbia’s lawyers start protest strike after colleague shot dead
BELGRADE: Lawyers in Serbia started a week-long strike on Monday to protest the fatal shooting of their colleague Dragoslav Ognjanovic who helped defend late...
Nawaz and Maryam meet their lawyers
Amjad Pervaiz says Nawaz is determined and hopeful
Maryam and Safdar refuse to avail better facilities in jail
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and...
CJP says judicial reforms not possible without lawyers’ input
ISLAMABAD: While hearing a petition regarding judicial reforms, the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday confessed that he has been...
Post-2005 lawyers’ degrees to be verified, orders CJP
ISLAMABAD: Post-2005 lawyers’ degrees are to be verified across the country after the Supreme Court (SC) gave an order in this regard.
The order was...
HR activists, lawyers urged to curb gender-based violence
HARIPUR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council Chairman Malik Khaliqdad Advocate said that there is need of a close relationship between lawyers and human rights activists...
Congested courts a lasting irritant for lawyers, litigants
Plan to move district courts to purpose-built buildings shelved by successive govts, faulty planning
The cramped, congested streets of the Islamabad District Courts in...
Lawyers’ role critical in strengthening judicial system, says PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday said lawyers have a critical role in dispensation of justice and expressed hope that the country’s...
Lawyers observe token strike for LHC bench in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: Lawyers observed a token strike here on Saturday for the Lahore High Court (LHC) bench in the city.
No lawyer appeared before the courts due...
SC accepts Nehal Hashmi’s apology in contempt case
Hashmi apologises to CJP, 'I will never say anything about you anywhere'
Representatives, leaders of bar associations plead top court to forgive Hashmi
ISLAMABAD:...
10 injured in group clash at Mian Channu local court
MIAN CHANNU: Ten people were left injured in a clash between two groups at a local court of Mian Channu on Monday.
According to police, the...
Lawyer seeks FIR against participants of Asma Jahangir’s funeral
Advocate Amanullah says mixed gathering at funeral of human rights activist is against Islamic values
CII chairman says FIR 'unnecessary', religious matters should...
SC seeks list of federal officers with dual nationalities
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Wednesday asked the federal departments to submit lists of all officers holding dual nationalities within 15 days.
Chief...
Judge withdraws stay order permitting construction on football ground by lawyers
ISLAMABAD: A senior civil judge has recalled a stay order which had been granted to the Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) lawyers permitting them to...
ICCI donates Rs0.5mn to Islamabad Lawyers Club
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), in collaboration with its members, donated an amount of Rs0.5 million for the Islamabad Lawyers...
Trump’s lawyers suggests him to refuse Mueller interview request
WASHINGTON: Several of US President Donald Trump’s lawyers have advised him not to sit down for an interview with a special counsel investigating possible...
Lawyers of 35 accused completes arguments in Mashal murder case
ABBOTTABAD: Lawyers of 35 accused in Mashal Khan murder case Friday completed their arguments in Abbottabad Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) at Camp Court Central Jail...