KARACHI: Anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday deferred its verdict to declare Suspended Senior Superintendent (SSP) Rao Anwar’s house a sub-jail. Earlier today, ATC resumed hearing of Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case. Anwar along with his aides was presented for an in-camera hearing. During the hearing the court deferred its verdict on declaring Anwar as a B-class […]
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Naqeebullah’s father challenges declaration of Anwar’s house as sub-jail in SHC
KARACHI: Father of Naqeebullah Mehsud on Tuesday moved Sindh High Court (SHC) against government’s declaration of suspended Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rao Anwar’s house as a sub-jail. Saif-ur-Rehman, the leader of the Grand Jirga while speaking to the media outside SHC said that they had moved against Sindh government’s move to declare Anwar’s house […]
Bunar ATC acquits Kumar in Soran Singh’s murder case
PESHAWAR: Anti-Terrorism court (ATC) of Bunar District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Thursday acquitted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Baldev Kumar in PTI MPA Sardar Soran Singh’s murder case. PTI MPA Singh was murdered in Bunar on April 22, 2016. KP police had arrested six suspects including Baldev Kumar for Singh’s murder. Police claimed that Kumar […]
ATC issues arrest warrants for Khadim Hussain Rizvi, others in Faizabad sit-in case
ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday issued arrest warrants of fugitive suspects Khadim Hussain Rizvi and others in Faizabad sit-in- case. The police said the warrants have been obtained from all respective courts. The ATC issued warrants charging the suspects of involvement in terrorist activities under five cases at Islamabad’s I-9 police station. The […]
Verdict in Mashal Khan case announced in family, lawyer’s absence: Iqbal Khan
PESHAWAR: Iqbal Khan on Friday said that the Haripur anti-terrorism court (ATC) announced its verdict in Mashal Khan case in absence of lawyer and family members of the slain. Speaking to a press conference, Iqbal Khan opposed the court’s decision to acquit 26 accused in Mashal Khan murder case, adding that it was ‘inappropriate’ to […]
Kasur rape, murder case: Timeline of court proceedings
On January 9, dead body of a 7-year-old minor was found in a garbage dump days after the girl had been abducted. Later, forensic tests revealed that the victim had been sexually assaulted before being strangled to death. The case sent shock waves across the country after it surfaced, igniting countrywide outrage and protests demanding […]
Kasur rape, murder case: Imran Ali sentenced to death
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) awarded death penalty to main accused Imran Ali in Kasur rape and murder case on Saturday. Imran was sentenced to death on four counts on charges of kidnapping, rape and murder and life imprisonment for committing unnatural act with the minor. He was also fined Rs1 million by the ATC, […]
Mashal’s family files appeal challenging ATC verdict
PESHAWAR: An appeal was filed on Wednesday in Peshawar High Court (PHC) challenging Haripur Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC)’s decision to exonerate 26 suspects in Mashal Khan lynching case. Aimal Khan, brother of the 25-year-old student from Mardan’s Abdul Wali Khan University, filed an appeal in PHC demanding capital punishment for 26 exonerated suspects. The family member of […]
ATC indicts Imran Ali in Kasur rape, murder case
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday formally charged prime suspect, Imran Ali, in Kasur rape and murder case. During a case hearing conducted inside Kot Lakhpat Jail in the provincial capital, ATC judge Sajjad Ahmad indicted the main accused of rape and murder of a 7-year-old minor in Kasur. On Saturday, Chief Justice of […]
ATC summons Khan on February 15 in 2014 sit-in violence cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has been summoned by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on February 15 in cases regarding 2014 sit-in violence. Earlier today, the court conducted a proceeding regarding the case and summoned PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Qureshi was granted an interim bail, while he was also ordered to pay a […]