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ATC rejects plea to transfer case to Sessions Court
Jul 2nd
KARACHI: The Anti-Terrorism Court-I (ATC) Karachi, headed by Judge Bashir Ahmed Khoso, Saturday rejected the plea submitted by the accused in Sarfaraz Shah murder case to transfer case from ATC to Sessions Court, Geo News reported.
The court ordered f…
MQM’s Politics By Rana Imtiaz Ahmed Khan
Jul 1st
Mirza Ghalib said “Bazicha e Itfal hai Duniya Mery Aage “Hota Hai Shabo Roz Tamasha mery Agee” MQM once again announced to quit the government and sit on opposition benches again the MQM leadership has proved that they are unpredictable allies they can leave you whenever they want and their interest is supreme and not [...]
Defence lawyer says Sarfarazs killing not terrorism
Jul 1st
KARACHI: The lawyer of the accused in the Sarfaraz Shah Murder case has said that this is not a terrorism case, Geo News reported.
During proceedings of the case in an anti-terrorism court, the lawyer for the accused said that Sarfaraz Shah and his ac…
PPP North Texas celebrates AJK election victory
Jun 30th
DALLAS: Leadership of PPP North Texas held a meeting to celebrate the victory of the PPP in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections and express their solidarity with the people of Kashmir.
The meeting was headed by President of PPP North Texas, Raja Za…
Accused in Sarfaraz Shah murder case indicted
Jun 29th
KARACHI: The seven accused in the Sarfaraz Shah murder case have been indicted by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) Wednesday, Geo News reported. The accused pleaded not guilty.
The accused include six rangers who were caught on tape shooting the young m…
Entire world”s eyes fixed on Bhutto reference case: CJ
Jun 29th
ISLAMABAD: Attorney General arguing in the presidential reference on revisiting Zulfiquar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) murder case said that the executions normally carried out during 7 to 21 days of death warrant, while in the case of Bhutto it was hastily done.
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SC to resume Bhutto reference today
Jun 29th
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court will resume hearing of the presidential reference for the reopening of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto case on Wednesday, Geo News reported.
According to the details, eleven-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry …
Bhutto reference spinning around judges prejudice: CJ
Jun 28th
Islamabad: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that that the Bhutto reference was circling around the prejudice of the judge, if the court gets convinced, then, instead of pronouncing the verdict, the case would be sent back to the trial …
Bhutto reference spinning around judge”s prejudice: CJ
Jun 28th
Islamabad: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that that the Bhutto reference was circling around the prejudice of the judge, if the court gets convinced, then, instead of pronouncing the verdict, the case would be sent back to the trial …
Highly recommended book – Aboard the Democracy Train By Nafisa Hoodbhoy
Jun 28th
Pakistan through a journalist’s lens
Reviewed by Zubeida Mustafa, Dawn, June 26, 2011
Aboard the Democracy Train: A Journey through Pakistan’s Last Decade of Democracy
By Nafisa Hoodbhoy, Anthem Press, London
Aboard the Democracy Train — a title borrowed from Benazir Bhutto’s campaign by train for the 1988 election — is an account of politics in Pakistan through the experiences of a female
