In his petition, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan stated that ECP did not have jurisdiction to start contempt proceedings. He called the secret trial in prison a violation of Article 4 of the Constitution.
Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed to exchange prisoners and work towards normalising relations and reaching a peace agreement to end their decades-long conflict, according to CNN.
Amnesty International expressed concern over the detention and alleged torture of women rights defenders in Taliban prisons and demanded their release, as reported by Khaama Press.
The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that India's Ambassador in Qatar had consular access on December 3 to meet all eight ex-Navy personnel in prison who were sentenced to death in Qatar and two hearings have been held on their appeal.
During the truce, 105 civilians were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza, including 81 Israelis, 23 Thai nationals and 1 Filipino, in exchange for 210 Palestinian prisoners, all of them women or minors. Israel also allowed an influx of humanitarian aid into the Strip, The Times of Israe
A previously detained Iranian rapper, Toomaj Salehi has been rearrested in northern Iran on Thursday, less than two weeks after his release from prison, according to CNN citing his official social media channel.
The duo exited a car at the entrance to Jerusalem and opened fire at a group of civilians waiting at a bus stop, surveillance footage shared by a Times of Israel correspondent showed.
A total of 64 fishermen who belong to Rameshwaram and Mandapam were arrested in three separate arrests by the Sri Lankan navy allegedly for cross-border fishing in the month of October. Their boats and fishing nets were also taken by the Sri Lankan Navy.
The Israeli government has approved the inclusion of 50 women prisoners in the list of prisoners eligible for release as part of an agreement to extend a temporary truce with Hamas in Gaza.