The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of petitions challenging the 26th Constitutional Amendment till November 10. The case was heard by an eight-member constitutional bench headed by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan. The bench comprised on Justice Jamal Mandokhail, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha Malik, Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Musarrat Hilali, Justice Naeem […]
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Who is Stormy Daniels and what did Trump do?
Former President Donald Trump was indicted in New York City on Thursday on criminal charges arising from alleged hush money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to avoid a scandal ahead of the 2016 US election. Daniels has said she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, the year after he married his […]
IHC rejects Swati’s request to serve contempt notice
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday rejected a request of Senator Azam Swati seeking to serve contempt of court notice to CDA for conducting an operation against his farm house. The court also clubbed the petition of Azam Swati’s son with the main case while rejecting his request for initiating contempt proceedings against […]
IHC seeks assistance in missing person case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought assistance from respondents in a petition seeking the recovery of a missing citizen. Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the case filed by petitioner Muhammad Saad ur Rehman seeking recovery of his brother Habib ur Rehman. The representatives of Defence Ministry and the Commission of Inquiry in […]
SC dismisses Imran’s appeal in defamation case
LAHORE: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday dismissed an appeal of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan against striking out his right of defence in a defamation suit filed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif against him. The three-member bench heard the appeal at Supreme Court Lahore Registry and dismissed it with a 2-1 majority while […]
Noor Mukadam case: IHC reserves judgment on appeals
ISLAMABAD: A division bench of Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday reserved its judgment on appeals in Noor Mukadam murder case. A two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq Khan heard the appeals against the conviction of accused Zahir Jaffar and others. At the outset of the hearing, the defence […]
The 2012 gang rape and murder that shocked India
The ordeal of a young woman gang-raped and killed on a Delhi bus on December 16, 2012 appalled India and the world and shone a spotlight on the scourge of sexual crimes against women. – What happened – Jyoti Singh, 23, was returning home from watching “Life of Pi” at the cinema with a male […]
IHC seeks final arguments in Toshakhana case
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday sought final arguments from respondents on appeal of PTI’s head Imran Khan against his disqualification in Toshakhana reference by Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the appeal of former prime minister Imran Khan against the decision of ECP. PML-N’s Leader Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha informed […]
Arshad Sharif murder: Govt forms new JIT on Supreme Court’s order
The federal government on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that a new joint investigation team (JIT) has been formed to probe the murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif. Yesterday, the Supreme Court SC sought names of Joint Investigation Team (JIT) members, formed by the federal government to probe the murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif. […]
SC seeks another reply from Imran Khan in contempt of court case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to submit a detailed reply over violation of May 25 order wherein PTI’s long march was restricted from entering D-Chowk, Islamabad. A five-member larger bench of the court headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan, Justice […]