The recent judgment passed by the LHC acquitting Khadija Siddiqui’s attacker has managed to thwart all efforts being made by right activists all over the country. This isn’t exactly a surprise; we live in a country where every step taken in favour of women, of anyone oppressed actually, results in two steps being taken backwards […]
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CJP directs Justice Khosa to hear appeal against LHC’s verdict in Khadija stabbing case
LAHORE: Justice Asif Khosa will hear the appeal against the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision of acquitting Shah Hussain who is accused of brutally attacking law student Khadija Siddiqui with a knife. Early Sunday morning, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar headed a two-member bench at the apex court’s Lahore Registry to hear the case of […]
Pakistani celebs call for #JusticForKhadija
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday acquitted the accused in Khadija Siddiqui’s stabbing case, a year after the court had sentenced him to seven years in prison. Resultantly, many Pakistani celebrities were outraged and came forward with their decision to criticise the unethical ruling by the magistrates of the lower courts. They felt it […]
LHC acquits convict in Khadija Siddiqui case
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) acquitted the convict in Khadija Siddique case on Monday. The convict, Shah Hussain, had been sentenced to five years in prison by a trial court on charges of stabbing Khadija Siddiqui 23 times. Hussain challenged the verdict in the LHC, and on May 25, the high court reserved its […]