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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday expressed its concern over violation of the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Act 2021 by the police in the investigation of rape cases. “What is the purpose of making laws if they are not supposed to be implemented,” Justice Ali Zia Bajwa posed a query hearing a petition filed by a rape survivor against …

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commi­ssion of Pakistan (JCP) is likely to meet on Monday to complete an unfinished agenda — the elevation of four judges to the Supreme Court. Headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, the JCP may consider the elevation of IHC CJ Athar Minallah, Justice Shahid Waheed of the LHC, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Shafi …

ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Thursday passed four bills, including one that — for the first time — criminalised torture of under-custody accused, as PTI lawmakers continued protest the arrest and alleged torture of Senator Azam Swati. The bill to provide protection to a person during custody from all acts of torture perpetrated by public officials — The Torture and Custodial …

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Friday he would not be seeking another extension in his tenure, which ends on November 29, asserting that the army had decided to distance itself from the country’s politics. He made these remarks while addressing a security workshop in Islamabad. According to journalists who attended the workshop, the army …

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday disqualified PTI chief Imran Khan in the Toshakhana reference under Article 63(1)(p) for misdeclaration. Article 63 (1) (p) of the Constitution states that an individual is, “for the time being, disqualified from being elected or chosen as a member of the Majlis-e-Shoora (parliament) or of a provincial assembly under any law for …

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the federal government’s request to issue an interim order against PTI chief Imran Khan to bar him from what authorities described as creating a perceived law and order situation in the name of “jihad” against the state through a planned long march. However, the court gave the government a “free hand” to control the …

One of the alleged shooters believed to be responsible for the murders of two firefighters in Karachi’s Korangi area earlier this month has been arrested, a Sindh Rangers press release said. On October 2, the Awami Colony police said two unidentified assailants entered the fire station at Korangi’s Bilal Chowrani at around 2am and opened indiscriminate fire, killing Amir, 55, and Mehboob, …

An Islamabad district and sessions court on Thursday approved two-day physical remand of Sameena Shah, the mother of main suspect Shahnawaz Amir in the Sarah Inam murder case. Yesterday, Shah was taken into custody from outside the district and sessions court after a judge dismissed her pre-arrest bail. She was initially granted interim bail on September 26, three days after police arrested Shahnawaz for allegedly killing …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday ruled out allowing the private sector to import wheat for now and “make fat profits”, given the extraordinary situation in the wake of devastating monsoon floods and the country’s foreign exchange woes. “It is being said that the federal government is not allowing the private sector to import [wheat]. I will not allow this, …

PTI chief Imran Khan filed a plea in the Supreme Court on Thursday, seeking the formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) or a judicial commission to probe the “illegal” surveillance, recording and release of data, including audio recordings, from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). A series of audio recordings have surfaced of late, allegedly featuring the leadership of the …