Tag: court
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Physical remand approved for key PTI figures
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has approved the physical remand of six Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and thirty others for violating a new public protest law. Lawmakers associated with PTI including Sher Afzal Marwat, Zain Qureshi, Naseem Shah, Amir Dogar, Ahmed Chattha, are charged in connection with the Sanghjani police station case. However, PTI bigwig, advocate…
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Justice still pending as Jaranwala incident marks one year
The Christian community in Jaranwala is still awaiting justice one year after the mob attack on their community. The government of Pakistan had promised to provide justice to the victims of the vandalized Christian community and to punish those involved in the violence, but their efforts appear to have been ineffective. On August 16, 2023,…
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CJP offers apology over delay of justice to murder convict
Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa has ordered the immediate release of a man scheduled to be set free six years ago.Advocate Ahmad Shuja Butt, the convict’s lawyer, told the appellate bench that Mohammad Akram, a resident of Khanewal who was convicted in 1997 of murder, was still in jail six years after the…
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Asad Umar shifted to hospital after feeling chest pain in Court
Former Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar has been shifted to a hospital on Tuesday after he experienced pain in the chest while attending a hearing in an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore. Umar’s lawyer said his client felt chest pain in the courtroom, after which he was shifted to the hospital. Doctors conducted…
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Consumers not receiving electricity units at basic rate: Court hears petition
The Lahore High Court has issued a written order for the previous hearing of a petition filed against the imposition of protective and non-protective tariffs on electricity consumers. The Supreme Court ordered the public prosecutor to appear with instructions at the next hearing. The written order said that according to the petitioner, tariffs related to…
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Court issues notice to PTA in TikTok ban case
The Peshawar High Court has sought a response from the federal government within 15 days on the request to impose a complete ban on TikTok. The petition stated that relevant authorities have failed to remove ‘profane and obscene’ content on the app. According to media reports, the bench, comprising of Chief Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim and…
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Court grants bail to Kashmiri poet Ahmad Farhad
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) High court has granted post-arrest bail to Kashmiri poet Ahmad Farhad on Friday. The court approved the poet’s plea against a surety bond worth Rs200,000. AJK High Court Chief Justice Sadaqat Hussain Raja announced the verdict. Last week, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) declared Farhad a “missing person” and…
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Imran Riaz not allowed to go abroad despite court orders
YouTuber Imran Riaz was allegedly stopped by immigration authorities at Islamabad International Airport and not allowed to perform Hajj because his name was on Exit Control List (ECL). In a video shared on social media, Riaz could be seen talking with an immigration official grabbing a paper and saying, “According to this, my name should…
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Imran Khan appears in court via video link
The Supreme Court (SC) has started proceedings in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) amendments case as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan appeared before the bench via video link to present his arguments, Geo reported today. Earlier in the day, arrangements were completed at Adiala jail on the order of the SC for the appearance…
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The cipher was classified, copies to be destroyed within six months, Khan kept it knowingly, without authorisation: Investigation agency tells court
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) prosecutor Hamid Ali Shah informed Islamabad High Court (IHC) that former Prime Minister Imran Khan was aware of the sensitivity of the diplomatic cipher but he didn’t protect it. The FIA prosecutor also said that Imran Khan not only kept the copy of cipher without permission but also failed to safeguard…