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Pakistan: Lahore project halted as environmental rules questioned
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Lahore has halted a proposed underground parking project at Nasir Bagh after environmental objections and court orders. Activists and experts warned the project would damage green spaces and worsen pollution, prompting the Lahore High Court to demand strict compliance with environmental laws
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Pakistan: Petition urges Lahore High Court to halt alleged fake police enc
Updated : 3 months ago IST
A petition in the Lahore High Court accuses Punjab's Crime Control Department of hundreds of fake police encounters since 2025. It demands enforcement of a law requiring FIA investigations into custodial deaths, claiming courts have already ruled such encounters illegal but no action has bee
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Pakistan slipping into authoritarian rule, warn country's lawyers
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's legal fraternity sounded an alarming warning, declaring that the nation "stands in its darkest hour" amid what they described as systematic attacks on democracy, constitutional freedoms, and the rule of law. The statement came during the All Pakistan Lawyers' Convention (APLC), or
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Lahore High Court restores Imran Khan's plea seeking consolidation of 107
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Imran Khan's petition seeking to merge over 100 cases against him has been restored by the Lahore High Court. The petition argues the FIRs are politically motivated and impossible to attend simultaneously. The court will hear the matter on Tuesday.
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Lahore High Court flags unchecked construction, rising pollution levels
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Lahore High Court criticised unchecked construction and smoke-emitting vehicles for worsening pollution in the city. Justice Shahid Karim ordered visible environmental squads, sought reports on enforcement failures, and warned that "only stern actions" can improve conditions. The case wi
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Imran Khan's GHQ protest trial continues as ATC records more witness testi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
An Anti-Terrorism Court in Rawalpindi recorded testimony from three prosecution witnesses in Imran Khan's GHQ protest case despite defence objections. The court upheld video link proceedings from Adiala Jail, with 44 of 50 witnesses now heard. The prosecution expects to conclude evidence nex
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Pakistan SC to hear Imran Khan's appeals against bail denial in May 9 viol
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The Supreme Court will hear Imran Khan's appeals against the Lahore High Court's bail denial in May 9 violence cases. Khan denies involvement, calling the charges politically motivated and based on weak evidence, urging the court to grant him bail.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan moves SC against Lahore HC's rejection of bail in May
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, has approached the Supreme Court of Pakistan to challenge the Lahore High Court's (LHC) decision rejecting his bail in multiple cases linked to the May 9 riots, Geo News reported.
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Pakistan: Lahore legal community challenges transfer of judges to Islamaba
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) and Lahore Bar Association (LBA) filed petitions in the Pakistani Supreme Court on Wednesday, challenging the constitutional bench's June 19 verdict that upheld the transfer of three judges to the Islamabad High Court (IHC), the Dawn reported on
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Pakistan: Lahore High Court adjourns proceedings of Imran Khan's bail peti
Updated : 10 months ago IST
During the hearing, a prosecutor said that an anti-terrorism court had permitted conducting photogrammetric and polygraph tests of Khan in Rawalpindi's Adiala jail in the May 9 cases and requested the bench defer the bail proceedings.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan claims his nomination in May 9 riots case part of pol
Updated : 11 months ago IST
On Monday, a division bench of the LHC, which includes Justice Syed Shahbaz Ali Rizvi and Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh, resumed hearing Imran Khan's bail applications in eight May 9 cases, including the Corps Commander House attack case.
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Pakistan: Hydel 'top priority' as LHC calls for water emergency
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
As Pakistan grapples with drought risks and falling groundwater levels, Water Resources Minister Moeen Wattoo has reaffirmed federal support for hydropower and water storage projects, while the Lahore High Court has declared water emergency measures urgent, ordering heavy fines and strict pe
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