The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday issued notices to the federal and provincial governments, as well as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), seeking their response to a petition requesting a ban on any “anti-federation and anti-state” march towards Islamabad or other provinces. Read More: PTI to move PHC against ECP verdict on intra-party polls The petition, filed […]
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76 Hindu couples wed in Karachi’s combined marriage ceremony
KARACHI: Seventy-six Hindu couples tied the knot at the 19th Combined Marriage Ceremony organised by the Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) and the Dr Prem Kumar Sital Das Memorial Trust at Karachi’s Railway Ground on Sunday. The event is part of a larger initiative this year that will see 126 couples married, with arrangements made for […]
PHC dismisses PTI leaders’ plea against ECP notices
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday rejected petitions filed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mohammad Sohail Afridi and Sheharnaz Omar Ayub, a PTI-backed candidate in the recent Haripur by-election, challenging notices issued to them by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The court ruled that the petitions were premature since no adverse action […]
PHC Abbottabad bench nullifies ‘Mines and Mineral act 2017’
ABBOTTABAD: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) Abbottabad Bench on Saturday nullified the May 2017 notification of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minerals Department and sent it to the Secretary Minerals to hear the grievances of the people and take action. The decision was announced on the writ petition filed by Bilal Mining. Senior lawyer Khurram Ghias, representing […]
Asma Alamgir moves PHC for contempt of court against government
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Asma Arbab Alamgir, on Monday, filed a petition in Peshawar High Court (PHC) against the federal government’s reluctance to remove her name from the Exit Control List (ECL). Contempt of court petition was filed against the federal government over failure to comply with court orders for removing her name from […]
SC dismisses plea seeking halt in US drone strikes
The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday upheld an earlier verdict by the Peshawar High Court (PHC) and dismissed a petition filed to halt US drone strikes in Pakistani territory. The petition was dismissed by a three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, which stated that such issues were overseen […]
Mashal Khan murder case: Court orders release of 25 convicts
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday ordered immediate release of 25 convicts who were earlier sentenced to 3 years in prison in Mashal Khan murder case. An anti-terrorism court (ACT) had handed the 25 people 3 years imprisonment with regards to murder of 25-year-old Mashal. The convicts, however, filed appeals against the decision, […]