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Pakistan: Peshawar High Court upholds ban on Pashtun Tahafuz Movement and
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Peshawar High Court upheld the ban on Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) and its leaders, including Manzoor Pashteen, rejecting petitions challenging the 2024 proscription under Anti-Terrorism Act. Detailed judgement to follow.
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Pak: Sammi Deen Baloch slams sentencing of rights lawyer, warns against cr
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Chattha were arrested on Friday while reportedly on their way to the Islamabad district courts. Multiple cases have been registered against them under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), anti-terrorism laws, and legislation regulating public assembly.
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Whether this sentence would have been given if Imran Khan had been a favou
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in prison in the Toshakhana-2 corruption case, sparking public outrage and concerns about the judiciary's credibility.
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Pakistanis voice outrage, loss of faith in judiciary after Imran Khan, Bus
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years of imprisonment each by a special court of the country's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday in the Toshakhana-2 corruption case, triggering widespread criticism from ordinary citizens wh
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Pak: Only 1% conviction rate in child abuse cases raises alarm in Punjab
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Despite alarming levels of child abuse in Pakistan, conviction rates remain extremely low, leaving victims without justice. Experts and rights bodies cite weak investigations, delayed legal processes and systemic failures, highlighting the urgent need for legal and institutional reforms to p
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Pak: Rawalpindi ATC withdraws arrest warrants for Aleema Khan, seeks respo
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court cancelled arrest warrants for Aleema Khan after she appeared and filed a compliance report. She submitted new PKR 1 million surety bonds and sought the reversal of frozen bank accounts. The case stems from a PTI protest last year, with further hearings set f
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Pak: Lawyers call resignations a "dark day" as 27th constitutional amendme
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Two Pakistani Supreme Court judges resigned after the 27th Constitutional Amendment was approved, calling it a blow to judicial independence. Lawyers and politicians described it as one of the "darkest days" for the country's judiciary, saying the amendment undermines the court's constitu
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Pakistan faces backlash over Sindh's constitutional rights
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Large-scale demonstrations spread across Sindh as nationalist groups, joined by members of the legal community, voiced fierce opposition to the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment.
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Pakistan's justice system in tatters as Supreme Court admits massive backl
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Pakistan's Supreme Court warned that persistent judicial delays erode public trust and harm the poor. Over 2.2 million cases are pending, while dilapidated court conditions and lack of training for judges exacerbate inefficiency and weaken the rule of law, Dawn reported.
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Karachi Bar Association strikes over judges' transfer, demands reversal an
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Karachi Bar Association (KBA) went on strike over the transfer of three high court judges to the Islamabad High Court (IHC), suspending legal proceedings at the city courts. The KBA called the move a "blatant attack on judicial independence" and demanded the reversal of the transfers and
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Civil martial law imposed, judiciary stripped of independence: Altaf Hussa
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Altaf Hussain, leader of MQM, condemns recent constitutional amendments in Pakistan, calling them a "civil martial law" that dismantles judicial independence and places the judiciary under governmental control. He accuses Pakistan's ruling elite of aligning with the military, enabling enforc
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Mahrang Baloch criticises Pakistan's judiciary's 'alignment' with military
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
She argued that no amount of government investment in Balochistan can mask the violence suffered by the local population.
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