Tag: lawyers
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Former bureaucrat accused of torturing, hanging cat released on bail, police shocked at explanation
Police has released former bureaucrat, Abdul Qayyum, who was arrested after a dead cat was found hanging in his house located in Bahira Town, Dawn News has reported. A police officer while talking to Dawn said that “during preliminary investigation, the man denied this allegation and told police that two cats were fighting inside his…
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Khadija Siddiqi case: Punjab Govt says early release for good behaviour, blood donation
Punjab Prisons Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan has responded to the allegations against the Punjab government of giving 1.5 year remission to Shah Hussain, the man convicted of stabbing Khadija Siddiqi. Shah Hussain did not receive any “legal remission” from the government but had actually availed “technical remissions”, said Chohan. As per a document shared by Chohan,…
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Zahir Jaffer saw patients at Therapy Works, witness comes forward
Therapy works has denied allegations that Zahir Jaffer, the alleged killer of Noor Mukadam, was seeing clients at the Therapy Works office. Samaa News has reported that a woman has came forward with details contradicting their claims. She shared screenshots with Samaa Digital that in 2019, she had taken someone to Therapy Works to receive…
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Man in Muzaffargarh punished for evicting, beating parents
A man has been punished under Parents Protection Ordinance, 2021, Geo News has reported. The man was sentenced to one month in jail with a fine of Rs50,000 for maltreating his parents. He is the first person to be punished under the new law. According to details, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Muzaffargarh Amjad Shoaib Khan took…
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British company introduces special hijabs for Muslim lawyers
A British company Ivy & Normanton has launched a range of hijabs designed specifically for female advocates to wear in court. The initiative has been welcomed by Muslim women across the United Kingdom because no specific brand made hijabs for female advocates. Speaking to Arab News, the designers said they hoped to inspire more young…
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Islamabad lawyers storm high court building after CDA demolition drive
In a protest against the demolition of their chambers by the Capital Development Authority in F-8 sector of Islamabad, a number of lawyers stormed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) building on Monday. The lawyers chanted slogans against IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah as they barged into the chief justice block, trapping the Justice Minallah into…
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VIDEO: Lawyers interrupt PM Imran during speech
Prime Minister Imran Khan was interrupted twice while he was addressing a ceremony in Sahiwal on Friday. During a cheque-distribution ceremony under the Ehsaas programme in Sahiwal, a lawyer interrupted the premier and asked for permission to make a request. He subsequently asked the PM for the formation of a high court bench in Sahiwal so that…
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Lawyers take to Lahore streets with guns to celebrate victory in bar polls
Multiple videos of the Lahore-based lawyers have emerged, wherein they can be seen doing aerial firing on the streets of the city to celebrate the victory of their candidate in the Punjab Bar Council elections. In the un-dated videos that are being circulated in Whatsapp groups and social media, the lawyers can be seen firing…
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CJP distributes motorbikes among female lawyers
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed distributed motorbikes among women lawyers on Friday. While giving out the motorcycle-driving training to women lawyers, the CJP encouraged women to ride the bikes adding that this was a good start and that he hoped this practice will continue. He also advised women lawyers to avoid talking during…
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‘Worst clampdown on freedom of expression,’ rights groups regret PTI’s social media laws
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFU), lawyers and civil society members have decided to launch a nationwide movement for getting trashed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s Citizens Protection (Against Online Harm) Rules, DAWN reported. Addressing a press conference at the National Press Club on Thursday, the journalists’ union, lawyers, and civil society termed the government’s…