Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Islamabad on Friday asked the Federal Investigation Agency’s prosecutors to produce three officials of the British Counter Terrorism-Command (CTC) on Nov 6 to testify in Dr Imran Farooq’s murder case. ATC Judge Shahrukh Arjumand also allowed the investigation officer to probe the suspects already detained in the murder case […]

ISLAMABAD: In a judgement that would have far-reaching consequences, the Supreme Court on Friday held that terrorism cases would remain non-compoundable even if the aggrieved parties pardoned the guilt of an offender in other less heinous crime committed simultaneously. In the 27-page verdict, the apex court spelled out a detailed guideline to be adhered to […]

The PML-N on Saturday announced that the party will share the message written in a letter by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif with Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman before finalising the programme for the latter’s anti-government protest march. The announcement was made by PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal, who was briefing reporters after a […]

The Lahore High Court on Friday disposed of a petition filed by singer Meesha Shafi in a harassment case lodged by her against fellow artist Ali Zafar. In the appeal, filed in August 2018, Shafi had challenged the Punjab ombudsperson (Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace) and governor’s decision to dismiss her complaint against […]

ISLAMABAD: Attorney General (AG) Anwar Mansoor on Thursday emphasised before the Supreme Court that the filing of a reference by President Arif Alvi against Justice Qazi Faez Isa, in the absence of concrete evidence, cannot be visualised as a threat to independence of judiciary. “Without a perceived threat to judiciary, the grievance raised in the […]

Three majors of the Pakistan Army have been found guilty of indiscipline and misconduct charges, including abuse of authority and involvement in illegal activities, Inter-Services Public Relations announced on Friday. “Upon [being] found guilty of the charges levelled against them, all three [have been] dismissed from service while two [have] also [been] awarded rigorous imprisonment […]

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday obtained 14-day physical remand of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in connection with the Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSM) case. The court ordered the accountability bureau to present Nawaz on October 25. Sharif had been arrested earlier in the day by NAB from Kot Lakhpat jail and presented before […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “played his last card” by downgrading the autonomy of occupied Kashmir, stressing that the residents of the disputed region will not accept the decision. “Narendra Modi committed a mistake, he has played his last card,” he told the participants of a […]

KARACHI: After weeks of deliberations, meetings with key opposition parties and consultation with several leaders, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Wednesday decided not to actively participate in the sit-in that Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman is set to hold in Islamabad on Oct 31. However, the PPP assured the rightwing party of […]

LAHORE: The PML-N stalwarts could not evolve a consensus whether the party should join the Azadi March announced by Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for Oct 27 in a huddle here on Wednesday. However, the party leaders pledged to follow whatever decision former prime minister Nawaz Sharif would take in this regard. The […]