A sessions court in Islamabad on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in the case of making misleading statements against the state institutions after Afridi failed to show up. Senior Civil Judge Abbas Shah ordered the police to arrest the chief minister and produce him in court.Later the […]
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Bailable arrest warrants given out over contempt of court for PIA CEO and other officers
Bailable warrants for arrest of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik and three other officers were issued by civil court in Lahore for “contempt of court”. The warrants were issued by Civil Judge Muhammad Akram Azad because the PIA officers failed to submit a compliance report regarding the court’s verdict from January. […]
Journalist should not be harassed with criminal justice system: Amnesty International
ISLAMABAD: Amnesty International on Thursday said that authorities in Pakistan should have to ensure that the criminal justice system is not utilized to harass or threaten journalists. The human right organization has expressed its concern over Lahore High Court (LHC) decision to issue non-bailable arrest warrants of well-known journalist Cyril Almeida and imposed a ban […]