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January 31, 2019

PHC stays implementation of 15% hike in medicine prices

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday issued a stay order halting the implementation of 15 per cent increase in medicine prices. The increase in prices […]
January 30, 2019

Aasia Bibi’s final legal hurdle comes to an end as SC upholds her acquittal

The Supreme Court on Tuesday — amid tight security in the capital — dismissed a petition seeking review of the top court’s October 31, 2018 verdict […]
January 30, 2019

Three women sent to jail for torturing, strangling 18-year-old maid in Lahore

LAHORE: Three women, accused of murdering and dumping the body of their 18-year-old housemaid Uzma Bibi, have been sent to jail on judicial remand in Lahore. […]
January 30, 2019

Lawyers in Islamabad’s F-8 court complex end strike after 40 days

ISLAMABAD: Lawyers in the federal capital’s Sector F-8 kutcheri ended their protest on Wednesday following a meeting with the Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court […]
January 30, 2019

Khadija stabbing case: SC highlights flaws in LHC acquittal verdict

ISLAMABAD: In its detailed judgement, the Supreme Court has come down hard on the Lahore High Court (LHC) for acquitting Shah Hussain, a law student who […]
January 30, 2019

Senate committee ‘rejects’ Sahiwal JIT, writes to PM for judicial commission

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Tuesday rejected a joint investigation team (JIT) constituted after the death of four people in police firing in […]
January 30, 2019

PM approves draft law to criminalise ‘enforced disappearances’

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the recommendations to amend the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) to declare enforced disappearances a criminal offence. The development comes […]
January 30, 2019

In a first, Sikh lawmaker becomes parliamentary secretary

LAHORE: For the first time in Pakistan’s history, a Sikh lawmaker has been appointed as a parliamentary secretary. Department of Sardar Mahinder Pal Singh, a member […]