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September 13, 2018

MNA Abid Raza acquittal: LHC appoints amicus curiae on compromise in murder case

LAHORE: A Lahore High Court division bench on Wednesday appointed a criminal law expert as amicus curiae (friend of court) to decide the legal point whether […]
September 13, 2018

SC rejects govt plea on LHC order about Jamaatud Dawa, affiliate

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the federal government’s appeal against the Lahore High Court (LHC) order that had permitted the Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) and […]
September 13, 2018

UN decries harsh actions against rights activists in 38 countries

NEW YORK: In the aftermath of harrowing reprisals against human rights defenders a UN report said alarming and “shameful” level of harsh reprisals and intimidation against […]
September 13, 2018

Surname change case: SC asks father of petitioner to pay daughter’s expenses

The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday resumed hearing of an unusual case of a 22-year-old woman seeking the removal of her father’s name from official documents […]
September 13, 2018

LHC to decide on petition claiming Nawaz was not granted right of appeal in Panama case

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday heard a miscellaneous petition that claimed that former premier Nawaz Sharif was not granted the right of appeal following […]
September 13, 2018

National Accountability Ordinance not amended or repealed, LHC issues detailed judgement

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday issued the detailed judgement against a petition challenging the legal standing of the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) 1999 and […]
September 13, 2018

SC terms relocation illegal, gives Sharif family 2 months to shift sugar mills back to central Punjab

The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday termed the relocation of sugar mills to southern Punjab as illegal and ordered that Ittefaq Suger Mills, Chaudhry Sugar Mills […]
September 13, 2018

Turkey bans use of foreign currency in property market

Turkey is banning the use of foreign currencies in the country’s property market as it looks to stem the dramatic fall of its own currency, the […]