A session court on Friday accepted bail plea of Ali Imran, the Punjab Chief Minister’s son-in-law, in a case pertaining to torture on an employee of a bakery in Lahore. According to the reports, Ali Maz Gani, a duty magistrate, has directed to submit two surety bonds of Rs50, 000 each. A CCTV footage showed […]
Oct 19 2012 | Posted in
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A local court on Thursday sent Ali Imran, the Punjab Chief Minister’s son-in-law, on 14-day judicial remand in a case pertaining to torture on an employee of a bakery in Lahore. Earlier, the CM had ordered on Wednesday that his son-in-law be included in the investigation in the case, saying rule of law is dearest […]
Oct 18 2012 | Posted in
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Despite the Rimsha Masih case turned a new twist, the bail hearing for the young Christian girl was adjourned until Tuesday. She was in police custody since she was arrested in a poor Islamabad suburb more than two weeks ago accused of burning papers of Noorani Qaeda. In what appeared to be a dramatic move, […]
Over the directives of the Supreme Court, Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA) has decided to define the term obscenity in the context of electronic media. It called a meeting after the court had taken notice on petitions filed against obscenity and vulgarity on the TV channels. Although the existing laws bar TV channels or […]
Aug 25 2012 | Posted in
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Akram Masih Gill, the minister for national harmony, expressed reservations over the deteriorating situation of minorities, particularly Hindus, alleging that about hundred non-Muslims were forced to convert to Islam every month. Speaking to the media, the minister demanded strict laws to protect minorities from forced conversions to Islam. He said that such practices were against […]
Mar 24 2012 | Posted in
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Zakaria Al Sadah, the brother-in-law of slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden expressed fears that he might be pushed out from Pakistan to deprive his sister and her children of legal assistance. Zakaria said that District and Session Judge Shahrukh Arjumand had also adjourned the petition of applicant till March 26 without passing any orders […]
Slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s brother-in-law, Zakaria Al Sadah, filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for the dismissal of case against his sister Amal Abdul Fattah Al sada and her children. He pleaded his sister and her five children be allowed to go back to Yemen. Filing the petition through his […]