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Protests continue in Sindh against Pak govt's Indus River canal project
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Sindhis are protesting against a part of their share of water in the Indus going to Punjab,
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Baloch protesters, lawyers targeted with police brutality, fabricated char
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Peaceful Baloch protesters and lawyers faced violence, arrests, and false charges in Karachi by Pakistan's police amid countrywide protests against the brutal treatment and torture of Baloch Yakjehti Committee(BYC) central leadership and other detainees held at Hudda Jail, Quetta.
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Pakistan: BYC leaders start hunger strike against mistreatment of group le
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Speaking to Dawn, Nadia Baloch said on Friday that Mahrang Baloch was observing hunger strike, and Mahrang's lawyer, Imran Baloch, said that BYC central leaders Saghbatullah Shah, Beebarg Baloch, Gulzadi Baloch, and a hundred supporters also began a hunger strike last night.
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PoGB lawyers extend strike, threaten to block Karakoram highway amid judic
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The legal crisis in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan(PoGB) has deepened as the Nagar Bar Association announced an extension of their ongoing strike until April 26.
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Pakistan: Lawyers' boycott over canals project paralyses judicial proceedi
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Judicial activities across the subordinate courts in Sindh came to a standstill, as lawyers staged a province-wide boycott in protest against the contentious canals project, as reported by the Dawn.
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Delhi Court flags lawyer's misconduct, refers matter to Bar Council
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The lawyer, Anil Kumar Goswami, was found to have a different enrollment number than the one mentioned in the vakalatnama (authorisation) for the accused persons. Goswami initially claimed to be the counsel for the accused but later stated he was only a proxy counsel, raising suspicions abou
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Shimla: HC lawyers protest, demand action against policeman for assaulting
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
A large group of lawyers from the Himachal Pradesh High Court staged a protest on Monday outside the Chhota Shimla Police Station and the Shimla East Police Station, demanding immediate action against a police constable accused of assaulting a local lawyer.
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Don't need our permission to file contempt against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey,
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday told an advocate that he does not need its permission to file a contempt petition against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his recent controversial remarks against the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna.
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Pakistan: Lawyers' protests enter third day, shutter-down strike observed
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
A sit-in by lawyers at Babarloi Bypass in Khairpur has entered its third day, with a shutter-down strike being observed across various cities in Sindh.
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Chinese human rights lawyer sentenced to 11 months in prison after closed-
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Chinese human rights lawyer Lu Siwei has been sentenced to 11 months in prison after a closed-door trial in Chengdu on charges of "illegally crossing the border." His wife and rights groups have condemned the case as part of China's transnational repression campaign.
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Sindh lawyers to launch long march against Indus River Canals project
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the Dawn, in a press conference held at the Karachi Bar Association (KBA) office on Wednesday, KBA representatives called on all political parties and members of civil society to stand with them in opposition to the project.
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Court declines police custody of CBI's Prosecutor in corruption case
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Special CBI judge Mukesh Kumar refused to grant police custody of Anil Tanwar, Avnish Kumar and Jyotimon Dethan after hearing contention and rival contention of the lawyers.
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