The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday extended the interim bail granted to Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz until May 22. The court approved a petition of Hamza seeking bail in assets beyond income, Ramzan Sugar Mills and Saaf Pani accountability cases against him. The bench ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) […]
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Ephedrine Case: PMLN’s Hanif Abbasi out on bail
Lahore’s Camp Jail, on Saturday, released Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader, Hanif Abbasi, on bail following the verdict given by Lahore High Court (LHC). A large number of PML-N workers thronged outside the jail as they showered flower petals on Abbasi. He went on to visit the shrine of Data Darbar. The bail had […]
Ephedrine quota case: LHC orders Hanif Abbasi to appear in hearings
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday issued a detailed verdict in ephedrine quota case and ordered the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, Hanif Abbasi, to appear in each hearing of the case until final decision of the court. The LHC also ordered Abbasi to submit two surety of Rs 5 million each. The court […]
LHC grants Malik Riaz’s son-in-law pre-arrest bail
The Lahore High Court on Tuesday granted pre-arrest bail to Malik Riaz’s son-in-law Zain Malik for a week. On Monday, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a reference against Zain Malik in the fake accounts case. The reference was filed in an investigation into holders of public office, legal persons and others allegedly involved […]
LHC granted pre-arrest bail to Zain Malik, son-in-law of Malik Riaz
Zain Malik, the son-in-law of Malik Riaz was granted pre-arrest bail for duration of one week, by the Lahore High Court on Tuesday. A reference has been filed against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in fake accounts case this Monday. Azhar Siddique, the Lawyer of Zain Malik represented him in court. He said […]
Defining terrorism – II
A major issue with the definition of terrorism in the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997 is its inconvenient inclusiveness. The definition is so broad that a large number of cases end up in the special anti-terrorism courts. The state machinery is thus overburdened and some of the most important terrorism cases are delayed. This has also […]
LHC supports NAB chief after petition takes issue with his authority
The Lahore High Court (LHC), on Monday, rejected a plea petitioned to circumscribe the jurisdiction of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal. According to information available, Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan heard the case and turned down an application filed by Advocate AK Dogar in the petition moved earlier to challenge the formation […]
HRCP upset over LHC’s arrest warrant for journalist Almeida
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan called the Lahore High Court’s issuance of a non-bailable arrest warrant for journalist Cyril Almeida a “regrettable” decision in a statement released Tuesday. LHC’s requiring Almeida to appear at the next hearing of a case seeking action against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on charges of treason. “Mr Almeida, a widely […]
Fawad Chaudhry’s plea successful as LHC allows him to contest elections from home constituency
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday overcame a significant obstacle when the Lahore High Court (LHC) accepted his plea against an election tribunal’s decision to bar the PTI leader from contesting the upcoming elections from his constituency, NA-67 Jhelum, The outspoken PTI leader had earlier today moved the LHC in a plea that challenge […]
Election schedule back on track with ECP to start accepting nomination papers from today
LAHORE: Following the Supreme Court’s verdict on Sunday which suspended the Lahore High Court’s earlier verdict on nullifying nomination papers, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will begin accepting nomination papers from today (Monday). Individuals willing to contest the elections can submit their papers today until the 8th of June. The stipulations of the nominations […]