SC upholds consecutive life terms in multiple murder cases – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has affirmed that imposing concurrent sentences in cases involving multiple murders substantially diminishes the seriousness of additional offences and artificially equates the taking of one life with the taking of several. “To direct all sentences to merge into one concurrent term in cases of multiple murders would substantially dilute the gravity […]
Anmol alias Pinky sent to jail on judicial remand in narcotics, murder cases – Pakistan
KARACHI: Alleged drug queenpin Anmol alias Pinky was sent to jail on a 14-day judicial remand on Friday in multiple narcotics cases and a murder case. Anmol was arrested earlier this month in Karachi in connection with two cases pertaining to the possession of narcotics and an unlicenced weapon. She had already been booked in […]
Islamabad court hands death sentence to convict in Sana Yousaf murder case – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Monday sentenced to death the main suspect in the murder case of 17-year-old TikTok influencer Sana Yousaf. Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka announced the verdict, also handing him a 10-year prison sentence and imposing a fine of Rs2 million on him. Last year, Umar Hayat — son of a retired government […]
Court sentences Umar Hayat to death in Sana Yousaf murder case
Convict had retracted confession yesterday, alleging false implication under pressure from victim’s TikTok followers ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Tuesday announced the verdict in the Sana Yousaf murder case, sentencing Umar Hayat, to death. On Monday, Hayat refused to accept his confessional statement given before the magistrate, saying that he did not even know what a confessional […]
Anmol alias Pinky alleges pressure to ‘take names’ as court extends physical remand in murder case – Pakistan
KARACHI: Alleged drug queenpin Anmol alias Pinky on Monday alleged she was facing pressure “to take names” as she was remanded into police custody for another four days in connection with a murder case. Anmol was arrested last week from her apartment in Karachi in connection with two cases pertaining to the possession of narcotics […]
Karachi court extends Anmol alias Pinky’s physical remand in murder case by 4 days – Pakistan
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Monday extended the physical remand of alleged drug queenpin Anmol alias Pinky by four days in connection with a murder case. Anmol was arrested last week from her apartment in Karachi in connection with two cases pertaining to the possession of narcotics and an unlicenced weapon. She was already booked […]
Karachi court reserves verdict on police request for Anmol alias Pinky’s physical remand in murder case – Pakistan
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Monday reserved its verdict on a police request seeking the physical remand of alleged drug queenpin Anmol alias Pinky in connection with a murder case. Anmol was arrested last week from her apartment in Karachi in connection with two cases pertaining to the possession of narcotics and an unlicenced weapon. […]
Suspect in child murder case killed in police ‘encounter’ in Punjab’s Hafizabad – Pakistan
MANDI BAHAUDDIN: A suspect wanted in the kidnapping and murder of a six-year-old boy was killed on Wednesday after allegedly coming under fire from his own accomplice during an “encounter” with police in Chak Sabu, Pindi Bhattian tehsil of Hafizabad district, officials said. Hafizabad police spokesperson Head Constable Waqar Yousaf told Dawn that the body […]
Rahul Gandhi granted bail in defamation case over ‘murder’ remarks against India’s home minister – World
An Indian court on Tuesday bailed senior opposition leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case brought against him for referring to the home minister as an accused murderer — his latest legal travails ahead of national elections. Critics have accused India’s government of using the justice system to target political rivals, with several opposition figures […]
Czech court rules Indian man linked to Sikh murder plot can be extradited to US – World
A Czech appeals court has ruled that Prague can extradite to the United States an Indian man accused by the US of involvement in an unsuccessful plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil, the Justice Ministry said on Friday. A final decision on the extradition of Nikhil Gupta, 52, will be in the […]