Islamabad court suspends arrest warrants against Nawaz’s sons till March 14 – Pakistan
An Islamabad accountability court on Thursday suspended the perpetual arrest warrants issued against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s sons — Hussain Nawaz and Hassan Nawaz — till March 14 in the three corruption references related to the Panama Papers. Hussain and Hassan, through their counsel Qazi Misbahul Hassan, had filed an application in the court, […]
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 […]
Senators discuss apex court judgement amid calls for treading cautiously – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The recent decision by the chief justice to release a blasphemy accused on bail was discussed in the upper house of parliament on Friday, with some members lamenting the “politicising” of the issue. Senators belonging to religious parties expressed concern over the verdict. Jamaat-i-Islami’s Mushtaq Ahmad Khan announced the filing of a review petition […]
Pakistan urges International Court of Justice not to let Israel violate world law – World
ISLAMABAD: Taking a firm stance at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday, Pakistan implored the tribunal not to allow Israel to get away with its ongoing violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. Caretaker Minister for Law and Justice Ahmed Irfan Aslam emphasised that Israel’s occupation was not […]
PTI to move Supreme Court against poll rigging
ISLAMABAD: PTI leader and lawyer Sher Afzal Marwat said on Friday that the party will approach the Supreme Court against rigging in the February 8 general elections. Speaking to the media, Marwat said he would file a petition in the apex court against poll fraud, adding that the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja […]
Russian court to hear case brought by Navalny’s mother – World
A court in the Russian Far North will next month hear a case brought by the mother of dead opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has been prevented from seeing his body, his allies said Wednesday. Lyudmila Navalnaya has travelled to the remote IK-3 prison where her son died, but since Saturday, when she arrived, she […]
Court suspends ‘victories’ on all three capital seats – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday suspended the notification of three returned candidates who were elected members of the National Assembly from the three constituencies of federal capital. A division bench comprising Justice Minagul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Arbab Mohammad Tahir suspended the notifications of NA-46, NA-47 and NA-48. It may be recalled […]
Zardari gets one-day exemption from court appearance – Pakistan
KARACHI: A banking court has granted exemption to Pakistan Peoples Party-Parliamentarian president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur from appearing in a fake bank accounts case. Senior lawyer Farooq H. Naik filed applications on Monday before the court on behalf of his clients, pleading that Mr Zardari was unable to appear in court […]
India’s top court strikes down anonymous election funding scheme – World
India’s top court on Thursday struck down a scheme that allowed anonymous political donations in the form of electoral bonds, a critical ruling that comes ahead of national elections expected in April. Electoral bonds have become a key method of political funding, allowing donors to give anonymously through certificates purchased from a bank, but transparency […]
Malaysia’s top court strikes out some Islamic laws
KAULA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s top court on Friday declared unconstitutional more than a dozen Islamic laws enacted by the state of Kelantan, in a landmark decision that could affect similar sharia laws in other parts of the Muslim-majority country. Malaysia has a dual-track legal system with Islamic criminal and family laws applicable to Muslims running alongside […]