The Islamabad High Court on Monday has declared that the Council of Islamic Ideology is not authorised to render opinions in individual criminal cases, ruling that such interventions violate a suspect’s right to a fair trial. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani issued the landmark written order on April 27 before his transfer, stating that Articles 229 […]
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Hurdle-free registration of criminal cases crosses million
Due to the facility of hurdle-free registration of criminal cases in Punjab, in the last eleven months, 1,044,763 cases have been registered across the province, among them, 106,674 cases were dismissed, 1,557,970 accused were nominated, 276,268 accused were found innocent, 666,969 accused were arrested, 22,816 were convicted and 13,015 were acquitted. According to Punjab Police […]