ISLAMABAD – The government’s ban on Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has left the once-powerful religio-political group isolated, as no major religious or political party has stepped forward to defend it this time. The Interior Ministry on Friday formally notified the ban on TLP, a day after the Punjab government’s proposal was approved by the federal cabinet. […]
ATA 1997
Balochistan High Court Rules Terror Convicts Ineligible for Clemency or Remission
QUETTA — The Balochistan High Court (BHC) has ruled that prisoners convicted under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997 are not entitled to general or special remission, pardons, or clemency, affirming that Section 21-F of the law categorically excludes such convicts from any sentence reduction. A two-member bench comprising Justice Muhammad Kamran Khan Mulakhail and Justice […]