The court's decision came just a few days after the federal government led by Nawaz Sharif's younger brother, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, made important changes to laws to lift the lifetime ban on politicians.
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Wednesday handed down death sentence and 300 years imprisonment to three terrorists of the banned Jamaat-ul-Ahrar for their involvement in the 2014 Wagah border bombing that killed over 60 people.
The anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi was hearing a case against the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) workers who held violent protests and clashed with the police over the arrest of party chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi in 2018, Dawn news reported.
Pak military courts were often criticised for not using due process or channels while putting a suspect to trial. One such court was used to convict Indian citizen Kulbhushan Jadhav under charges of espionage.
Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 7 years in jail, 25 million USD fine in Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption case.
Islamabad: Former Pakistan military ruler General Pervez Musharraf today appeared before a special court here conducting his treason trial, having skipped numerous hearings earlier.Musharraf, 70, was driven to the court in a long motorcade from
Karachi : Pakistan's Sindh High Court has set November 18 for a decision on former president Pervez Musharraf's plea against a government ban on him travelling out of the country.Mushraff's legal team yesterday filed the
Islamabad: An anti-corruption court in Pakistan Monday summoned former president Asif Ali Zardari to appear in corruption cases opened this month just weeks after he stepped down on completion of his term.The cases were stalled
Islamabad, June 29: A court in Pakistan has strongly denounced the running of illegal detention centres by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and other intelligence and law-enforcing agencies of the country.While hearing cases of 280 missing
Islamabad, May 18: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court today extended by 14 days former President Pervez Musharraf's judicial remand over the detention of judges during the 2007 emergency.Judge Syed Kausar Abbas Zaidi of the anti-terrorism court
Islamabad, May 2: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court today allowed police officials to interrogate former President Pervez Musharraf over the killing of Baloch nationalist leader Akbar Bugti in a 2006 military operation. Judge Chaudhry Habib-ur-Rehman of
Islamabad, Apr 6: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of seven men charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks today issued summons to a senior investigator even as six prosecution witnesses failed to appear
Islamabad, Mar 30: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of seven men charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks today issued summons to six witnesses for selling a boat and other equipment to the
New Delhi, Dec 10: India today welcomed presenting of evidence in a Pakistani court conducting trial of seven accused in 26/11 Mumbai attack case but said it will get a sense of relief and satisfaction
Lahore, Dec 6: A Pakistani court has adjourned till December 31 the hearing of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed's petition seeking help from the government to defend himself in a US lawsuit filed by relatives of
Lahore, Nov 28: A Pakistani court today extended by three weeks a stay on a move to rename a traffic roundabout in Lahore after legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.Justice Nasir Saeed Sheikh of the Lahore
Lahore, Nov 21: In what could spell trouble for Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, a court today said it would hear a contempt of court petition filed against him for holding the political post of
Lahore, Oct 8: Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh was today allowed by a Pakistani court to meet his lawyer in jail and rejected objections raised by authoritiesregarding such meetings.Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar
Lahore, Sept 12 : A local court has released the leader of banned militant organization Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Malik Ishaq from Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore. According to media reports, a session court has allowed his bail
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