The Supreme Court has ordered courts not to use inappropriate expressions for rape victims. To haul the sexual history of a rape survivor into a case of sexual abuse. “The courts should also stop the use of painfully inappropriate expressions; like ‘habituated to sex,’ ‘woman of easy virtue,’ ‘woman of loose moral character,’ and ‘non-virgin,’ […]
The United Kingdom’s highest court has ruled Shamima Begum, a woman who was stripped of her citizenship after fleeing to Syria to join ISIL (ISIS), should not be allowed to return to the country to challenge the decision, because she poses a security risk. Begum left London in 2015 when she was 15 and traveled […]
A German court on Wednesday sentenced an Iraqi preacher to more than 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking part in planning an attack in Germany and collecting funds and fighters for the Islamic State militant group. Prosecutors had accused the 40-year-old preacher, identified as Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah in court documents; of […]
South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions was suspended by a federal judge on Friday on its second day in effect. Judge Mary Geiger Lewis put a 14-day temporary restraining order on the law and will renew it until she can hold a more substantial hearing on March 9 to decide whether to keep it […]
ISLAMABAD: Lawyers protesting in Islamabad on Monday violently agianst the demolition of their chambers by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) at the Islamabad judicial complex. A mob of lawyers smashed windows in the Chief Justice block; chanting slogans outside the IHC Chief Justice’s office. The CDA had on Sunday night demolished illegal chambers set up […]
A United States federal judge has temporarily blocked an effort by Joe Biden to halt the deportations of some immigrants for a 100-day period, a decision that was immediately slammed by rights groups. US District Judge Drew Tipton, an appointee of former President Donald Trump in the Southern District of Texas; issued a temporary restraining […]
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane was held back in Malaysia as part of a legal dispute between the airline and another party, the national flag carrier said on Friday. In a statement posted on Twitter, the airline said: “A PIA aircraft has been held back by a local court in Malaysia; taking a one-sided […]
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday sentenced three men to death for sharing blasphemous content on social media. A fourth accused in the same case was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. The ATC also issued perpetual arrest warrants for four accused, absconding in the case. According to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), which had investigated […]
ISLAMABAD: A sessions court in Islamabad on Saturday awarded the death sentence to Baitullah and life imprisonment to Gul Siddique for the murder of Major Mohammad Laraib of the Special Services Group (SSG) last year. Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Ali Warriach also imposed a fine of Rs500,000 on both accused. Major Laraib was murdered on […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday decided to declare former prime minister Nawaz Sharif a proclaimed offender in the Al-Azizia and Avenfield references. Justice Aamer Farooq said the court will pass a short order regarding the proclamation of the convicted former premier and will also issue show-cause notices to the sureties. Nawaz, who […]
