Pakistani student sentenced to death over blasphemous WhatsApp messages
A Pakistani court has sentenced to death a 22-year-old student on charges of blasphemy over alleged Whatsapp messages, media reports said.
Pakistani court sentences former PM Imran Khan to 14-year imprisonment in gift case
Islamabad/UNI: An accountability court of Pakistan on Wednesday sentenced the country's former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14-year imprisonment in the gift case under the charges of taking and selling gifts from the Toshakhana (treasure-house) illegally, said a statement from Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Pakistan: IHC terms Adiala Jail as detention centre
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has termed that Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi has turned into ‘detention centre’ for torturing inmates.
Pakistan: Lawyers boycott dist courts against new rule for case allocation
Lahore, Pakistan: Members of Pakistan's Lahore Bar Association (LBA) observed a boycott of the district courts on Monday to protest against a newly-introduced mechanism of case allocation on the basis of tehsil and sub-division, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistani Federal Shariat Court declares swara as being un-Islamic
Islamabad: The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Monday declared the custom of swara as being un-Islamic, the Dawn reported on Tuesday.
Pakistan court sentences Mumbai attack conspirator Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi to 15 years' imprisonment
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced Lashkar-e-Taiba top commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi for 15 years of imprisonment.
Pakistan court sentences Hafiz Saeed to 10-years jail term in illegal funding case
Lahore/IBNS: A Pakistan court here on Thursday sentenced "global terrorist" Hafiz Saeed to 10 years of imprisonment for his involvement in an illegal funding case, media reports said.
I will stand for justice for my dad: Daughter of US man killed at Pakistan blasphemy trial
Washington: Daughter of the US national, who was shot dead in a Pakistan court, has revealed she has received 'nasty threats' but was not deterred by them.
Islamabad: Court disposes three identical petitions filed against construction of Hindu temple
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday disposed of three identical petitions filed against the construction of a Hindu temple in Pakistan capital city Islamabad.
Mockery of justice: Daniel Pearl's father on Pakistan court order on releasing Omar Sheikh
Washington/IBNS: At a time when the world is fighting against the COVID-19 outbreak, Pakistan is busy letting terrorists go free. This is evident from the fact when a court in Sindh on Thursday commuted the death sentence of Ahmed Omer Saeed Sheikh- who was convicted 18 years ago for abducting and murdering the South Asia bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal Daniel Pearl- to seven years, prompting the slain scribe's father call the move a 'mockery of justice'.
Pakistan court commutes death sentence of main accused in Daniel Pearl murder case to 7 years
Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistan court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of militant Ahmed Omer Saeed Sheikh, who was convicted 18 years ago for abducting and murdering the South Asia bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, to seven years, media reports said.
Islamabad/IBNS: In what came as a shock to many, a Pakistan court has ruled as legal the marriage of a minor Christian girl who was abducted, converted and then married to a Muslim man. The court said the marriage of Huma was legal under the Sharia law.
Islamabad/IBNS: At a time when Pakistan PM Imran Khan shames 'secular' India on what he calls is now following a “Hindutva Supremacist fascist ideology”, the Islamic nation is pronouncing death sentences for blasphemy. The latest is a Multan court on Saturday sentencing Junaid Hafeez, a former university lecturer, to death on blasphemy charges.
Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistan High Court has directed officials to record the statement of Sikh girl Jagjit Kaur who was allegedly converted and married to a Muslim man in the country a few months ago, officials said. The incident had triggered an outrage of the Sikh community worldwide and clamour for safety of the minority communities in Pakistan riven by religious fundamentalism.
Pakistan court grants bail to former PM Nawaz Sharif on medical grounds in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case
Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistani court on Friday granted bail to country's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case, media reports said.