Journalist Asad Toor sent to jail on 14-day judicial remand in case connected to online campaign against judiciary – Pakistan
An Islamabad district and sessions court on Friday sent Journalist Asad Ali Toor to jail on 14-day judicial remand in a case pertaining to an online campaign against the judiciary. Earlier this year, a five-member joint investigation team was formed to “ascertain facts behind a malicious social media campaign” against the judiciary in the aftermath […]
Journalist Asad Toor’s physical remand extended in case pertaining to online campaign against judiciary – Pakistan
An Islamabad district and session court on Wednesday extended journalist Asad Ali Toor’s physical remand for two days in a case pertaining to an online campaign against the judiciary. In January, the caretaker government had formed a five-member joint investigation team (JIT) to “ascertain facts behind a malicious social media campaign” against the judiciary in […]
Imran’s lawyer claims Azam gave ‘differing’ statements in cipher case – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A counsel for PTI founder Imran Khan has said that former principal secretary Azam Khan’s statement before the trial court was different from the one recorded during the investigation in the cipher case. Mr Azam, who was Mr Khan’s secretary when the latter was the prime minister, is the prosecution’s prime witness in the […]
CII to apprise SC of ambiguities in Mubarak Sani case ruling
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) pointed out the ambiguities in the Supreme Court decision in Mubarak Ahmad Sani case, which would be sent to the apex court, its Chairman Dr Qibla Ayaz said on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference with Allama Tahir Ashrafi and other members of the CII, Ayaz said that […]
LHC unlawfully assumed top court’s jurisdiction in Musharraf case: SC – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Lahore High Court, while declaring unconstitutional the special court’s order of awarding death sentence to former military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf on Jan 13, 2020, not only assumed the exclusive jurisdiction of the trial court, but also usurped the appellate jurisdiction of the apex court. “The […]
20 PTI activists in Lahore granted post-arrest bail in May 9 case – Pakistan
LAHORE: An antiterrorism court on Monday granted post-arrest bail to 20 PTI activists in the Jinnah House attack case of May 9 riots. Judge Naveed Iqbal allowed the bail petitions of Ramzan Haider and other suspects subject to furnishing surety bonds. Sarwar Road police had registered the case against the leaders and workers of PTI […]
Apex court to issue Bhutto case short order in two days – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court closed on Monday the hearing of a presidential reference seeking to revisit the 1979 controversial death sentence awarded to former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. A nine-judge SC bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, said the court would announce a short order on the reference in […]
Uzair Baloch acquitted in rioting case for ‘lack of evidence’ – Pakistan
KARACHI: An antiterrorism court has acquitted chief of the outlawed Peoples Amn Committee Uzair Baloch and three others in a 12-year-old case pertaining to rioting and an assault on police. The ATC-VI judge, who conducted the trial in the judicial complex inside the central prison, ruled that the prosecution had failed to prove the charges […]
Amid call for reform, Supreme Judicial Council wraps up case against ex-judge Mazahar Naqvi – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: As the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Friday concluded proceedings on a reference against retired Supreme Court judge Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, the petitioners in the Afiya Shehrbano Zia case called for reform in the council’s procedure. During proceedings on Friday, Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa pointed out that Justice Naqvi […]
SC asked to rectify ‘miscarriage of justice’ in Zulfikar Ali Bhutto case – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Continuing his arguments as amicus curiae for a second day on Wednesday, retired Supreme Court judge Manzoor Malik described the presidential reference seeking an opinion on revisiting the death penalty awarded to former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as “historical question”, saying it’s for the top court to rectify the miscarriage of justice or […]