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October 13, 2018

TLP threatens to paralyse country if Aasia Bibi is acquitted

LAHORE: The Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has warned of paralysing the country within hours if the Supreme Court sets Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death […]
October 13, 2018

CJP blames delayed justice on judges’ incompetence

LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has said that incompetence of judges, including himself, is one of the major reasons behind prolonged litigation and […]
October 13, 2018

LEAs asked to provide details of ‘missing persons’, special bench formed to probe the matter: CJP

Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Friday said he has asked the heads of all security and law enforcement agencies to furnish details about the whereabouts of […]
October 13, 2018

19 charged in Belgium football fraud probe: prosecutor

Belgian prosecutors have charged 19 suspects and detained nine in a massive fraud and match-fixing scandal that has mired Belgium’s elite league in scandal, they said […]
October 13, 2018

CJP takes notice of alleged encroachment of land belonging to Sindh’s Hindu community

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar took a suo motu notice of “alleged illegal encroachments” on properties owned by the Hindu community in Sindh, […]
October 13, 2018

FIA arrest two, including Romanian citizen, for ATM fraud

After an investigation conducted by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), two individuals from a gang —one Romanian citizen and one Pakistani — have been arrested on […]
October 13, 2018

Egypt sentences 17 to death for Coptic Christian church attacks

Seventeen people have been sentenced to death by an Egyptian military court over their involvement in bomb attacks on Coptic Christian churches. A further 19 people […]
October 13, 2018

Andrew Brunson: US pastor leaves Turkey after release

A US pastor has left Turkey after more than two years in detention in a case that badly strained ties with the US. Andrew Brunson left […]