ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday heard a case concerning the authority of Sessions Judges to transfer cases between magistrates and stayed the Lahore High Court’s order that had nullified such a transfer. A bench headed by Justice Jamal Mandokhail conducted the hearing. During proceedings, the bench expressed concern over […]
Author: Sanaullah Khan
Supreme Court hears bail plea in case over obscene posts against women
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday heard a bail application filed by a suspect accused of uploading obscene and derogatory posts against women on social media. A two-member bench comprising Jamal Mandokhail and Musarrat Hilali conducted the hearing. The accused, Tayyab Dar, is named in the first information report, according […]
Toshakhana-II case: Appeals filed in IHC against convictions of PTI founder, Bushra Bibi
ISLAMABAD: Appeals have been filed in the Islamabad High Court challenging the convictions of the PTI founder and Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana-II case. The appeals were submitted by lawyer Khalid Yousuf Chaudhry on behalf of both convicts. The Islamabad High Court has assigned diary number 24560 to the appeal […]
Constitutional Court stays Quetta local govt elections
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday issued a stay order on the conduct of local government elections in Quetta, halting the electoral process until further proceedings. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Aminuddin heard the case, with Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Ali Baqar Najafi as members of […]
Pre-arrest bail of Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi extended in six cases
A district and sessions court has extended the pre-arrest bail of the PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi and restrained authorities from arresting them in the May 9 case and five other related cases until January 27. The court passed the orders during the hearing of multiple […]
Islamabad court orders Rs5.41 billion compensation for Airblue Flight 202 victims
ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court has dismissed all eight appeals filed by Airblue in civil compensation cases arising from the 2010 plane crash and ordered the airline to pay more than Rs5.41 billion in damages to the victims. The court also imposed a fine of Rs100,000 per appeal on […]
ATC extends interim bail in case linked to alleged clash with high court bar president
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court heard a case related to an alleged altercation and violence involving Islamabad High Court Bar Association President Wajid Gillani. The case was taken up by Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Abul Hasanat Muhammad Zulqarnain. During the hearing, the court extended the interim bail of Imaan Mazari, Hadi Ali […]
Court awards life imprisonment to 12 convicts in quadruple murder case
An additional district and sessions court in Islamabad has sentenced 12 accused to life imprisonment in the murder case of Pakistan Peoples Party local leader Raja Nasir Hanif and three others. The verdict was announced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Ismatullah, who also awarded the convicts 16 years of […]







