Firing at residence of Justice Ijaz Police submits initial report to chief justiceLAHORE: The police has submitted preliminary report on the incident of firing at the residence of Justice Ijazul Ahsan in Model Town to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar. The report say...
CJP declines extra security by Punjab govtISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday declined a request by the Punjab government to enhance the security of the judges. A communiqué issued by the apex court stated that in the backdrop...
Eight go on trial for rape, murder of Kashmiri girl amid public outrageJAMMU: Eight men accused of involvement in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in Jammu and Kashmir appeared in court on Monday for the first hearing in a case that sparked nationwide...
Syria attack triggered Western action, but on the ground Assad gainedAfter Syrian forces bombed the town of Douma earlier this month in an attack the United States says involved chlorine gas, Washington and its allies launched missile strikes as punishment. The retribu...
SC summons Mir Shakil over workers’ complaintsHearing a suo motu case pertaining to the media commission report, the Supreme Court on Monday summoned editor-in-chief of Geo and Jang Group Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman to personally appear before the court...
Another PML-N MPA joins PTIA provincial lawmaker of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Faisal Farooq Cheema, announced on Monday to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The development followed Cheema's meeting with...
SC allows Daniyal to produce witness in contempt caseThe Supreme Court on Monday allowed Minister for Privatisation Daniyal Aziz to produce one defence witness to establish his case in the contempt of court proceedings against him. Advocate Ali Raza, co...
Faizabad sit-in: ATC shelves cases against Rizvi, othersAn anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday shelved three cases against Khadim Rizvi and others filed over their involvement in several incidents of violence, including an attack on a police check post, d...
Resolution in Punjab Assembly demands creation of southern PunjabDisgruntled lawmakers of the ruling party from southern Punjab and members of the newly formed Southern Punjab Province Front (SPPF) have submitted a resolution in the Punjab Assembly demanding creati...