The court heard PTI’s petition against the ongoing proceedings related to the Election Amendment Ordinance and the change of tribunal in the ECP. Chief Justice Aamer Farooq presided over the case and issued a contempt of court notice to PML-N Member National Assembly (MNA) Anjum Aqeel Khan. IHC CJ asked the Additional Attorney General (AAG) […]
However, bail was granted to other PTI lawyers whose pre-arrest bail pleas were heard during the proceedings presided over by ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Supra. Representing the petitioners, advocates including State Hussain Azad, Sardar Higzi, and others appeared in court. The accused, including Usman Riaz Gul and others, also attended the hearing. PTI lawyers Usman […]
As per details, the petition filed by Advocate Latif Khosa requested the top court that the cases be fixed for hearing within the next week starting from July 1. The Supreme Court had earlier directed that the cases be fixed for hearing in the third week of January 2024 but despite this, the cases have […]
The ECP added that it asked the independent candidates to join the SIC after the elections. The ECP decided not to give reserved seats to the SIC with a 4-1 verdict the reply added. The ECP told the SC that the Peshawar High Court PHC also upheld its decision. The election watchdog maintained that there […]
In March Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) delivered its verdict against the 51 accused in the May 9 riots cases. Judge Natasha Naseem Supra of ATC Court heard the case and outlined the charges against each of the accused who were identified as workers affiliated with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The judge sentenced each of the 51 […]
According to police, the deceased have been identified as 45-year-old Siddique 22-year-old Zubair, and 23-year-old Ghaffran. Police say that the firing was allegedly carried out by a man identified as Atif and his accomplices. The bodies have been shifted to the Rural Health Center by the police. In a separate incident, at least two died […]
A single high court bench comprising Justice Shahid Karim heard a miscellaneous petition against repeatedly imposing section 144 in the province. Why is section 144 being enforced repeatedly, the bench questioned. In a plea filed in the high court, a petitioner said that the government imposed section 144 to prevent political parties from assembling. The […]
Four persons were injured in police firing and baton charges at a protest against the alleged killing of a youth in police detention. One of the injured protesters succumbed to his injuries. Kashmir Police had registered an FIR of the youth’s death against an unknown accused. The family members of the deceased said that Kashmir […]
As per details Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra of the ATC heard the pre-arrest bail plea and approved the plea against surety bonds worth Rs 10,000 each. The court has also handed over 11 accused on a 3-day physical remand. The case against Amer Moghal, Shoaib Shaheen, and others was filed under terrorism charges at the […]
A district magistrate on February 3 convicted Bushra and Imran and sentenced them to seven years in prison for contracting marriage on January 1, 2028, without Bushra first observing the mandatory waiting—iddat—period. The couple had challenged the judicial magistrate’s order in the court of Islamabad District and Session Judge Shahrukh Arjumand. However, the judge on […]
