In the judges’ detention case, the special anti-terrorism court (ATC) of Islamabad on Saturday extended the judicial remand of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for 14 days.Judge of ATC’s special court Kausar Abbas Zaidi heard the case.During the hearing, the court was informed ...

islamabad Public prosecutor Advocate Syed Muhammad Tayyab Wednesday expressed his regret from continuing his work in judges’ detention case, being heard in Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) Islamabad, against former President Pervez Musharraf.During the hearing, prosecutor Syed Tayyab regretted that ...

The anti-terrorist court in Islamabad on Wednesday directed the government to appoint a public prosecutor in the judges’ detention case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf by May 18 after Advocate Syed Tayyab excused himself from performing the role due to personal ...

The hearing of the bail plea in the judges’ detention case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, scheduled to take place on Monday, was adjourned until May 8.The hearing was scheduled to take place at the Chak Shahzad sub-jail but was postponed without any proceedings.It was ...

A special anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday extended the judicial remand of former president General (R) Pervez Musharraf till May 18 in judges’ detention case.A bail application was filed on behalf of Pervez Musharraf in the ATC in Islamabad.During the judges’ detention case ...

ISLAMABAD - Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday granted six-day interim bail to former President Pervez Musharraf in judges' detention case.IHC bench comprising Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui also directed General (r) Musharraf, who personally appeared before the bench, to submit two surety bonds of ...

ISLAMABAD  - A court Saturday remanded family members of Osama bin Laden including his Yemeni wife in judicial custody for nine days, their lawyer said.Bin Laden’s youngest wife Amal Abdulfattah was with him in a compound in Abbottabad when he was killed in a US Navy SEALs’ ...

RAWALPINDI - The moment Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif was highlighting the corruption of President Asif Ali Zardari and disrespect of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Glani for the verdicts of apex court, Rawalpindi police were busy maltreating and detaining a poor lady and her young ...

RAWALPINDI - The moment Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif was highlighting the corruption of President Asif Ali Zardari and disrespect of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Glani for the verdicts of apex court, Rawalpindi police were busy maltreating and detaining a poor lady and her young ...

OSLO  - An Oslo court Monday ruled that the gunman who killed 77 people in July’s twin attacks in Norway will be held in custody till his trial opens on April 16 and rejected his plea for immediate release. Anders Behring Breivik, a 32-year-old right-wing extremist, told the court at his ...

ANKARA - The arrest and detention of Turkey's former army chief for an alleged bid to topple the Islamist-rooted government raised concerns Saturday about judicial transparency and confronting the powerful military. Retired general Ilker Basbug was put behind bars after he was charged Friday by a ...

ISLAMABAD - The detention of double murder accused US national Raymond Davis is lawful as he is not entitled to diplomatic immunity while US Embassy is unlawfully trying to determine Raymonds diplomatic status in the light of Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961, foreign affairs experts ...

KARACHI (PPI) - A female researcher, Farzana Panhwar was allowed on Saturday to live at local shelter home after police recovered her from illegal detention at private psychiatric hospital in Karachi. Farzana, 53, widow of Muhammad Hussain Panwar, was found illegally detained at the hospital on ...

WASHINGTON - A Pakistani lobbying group has voiced its serious concern over the recent detention of the famed Indian Muslim actor, Shahrukh Khan, at the Newark International airport. The Pakistani American Public Affairs Committee (PAKPAC) issued a statement said that the incident was not isolated ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House dismissed reports Friday that it has drafted an executive order allowing indefinite detention in the United States of some of the top terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay. An administration official told AFP that no such draft order existed, though internal ...

LAHORE-A three-member Constitutional Review Board of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday extended house-detention of chief Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) Hafiz Saeed and Col (Retd) Nazir Ahmed by further 60 days while releasing two of its leaders Mufti Abdur Rehman and Ameer Hamza. All the four leaders ...

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court has directed the acting advocate general Punjab to apprise the court on Monday (May 4) how and why the detention orders of Ameer Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JD) Hafiz Saeed and three other leaders were issued when the United Nation never made such demand. Earlier, the federal ...

KARACHI - Sindh High Court Thursday directed Ministries of Interior, Defence and Foreign Affairs to submit till January 15, 2009 their comments on detention of Dr. Aafiya Siddiqui by US authorities. Intekhab Alam Suri & Imran Ahmed of Human Rights Network, filed pro bono petition against Defence, ...

SINGAPORE (AFP) - Southeast Asian foreign ministers expressed "deep disappointment" Sunday over Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest and called for all political prisoners in the country to be freed. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), which has been ...

NUCLEAR scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has said if the government doesn't take any step regarding his freedom, it is the duty of the people to come out on the streets to launch a protest against his incarceration. Talking in Waqt TV programme 'Mohsin-e-Pakistan Ki Rehai Tak', Dr Qadeer demanded ...

ISLAMABAD - Federal Capital Police Sunday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against an SHO and two ASIs for illegal detention of citizens at their police station. According to details, police had registered FIR (No 190) under section 342, 343 and 109 PPC against the SHO of Aabpara ...

Islamabad High Court will hold hearing on the petition against detention of the atomic scientist Dr. Abdul Qadir Khan today. Justice Sardar Ahmed Aslam will hear the petition filed by Barrister Javed Iqbal.  

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has joined an international outcry as Myanmar rulers extended the house arrest of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, vowing to work to get her and other political detainees released. "I regret the decision of the government of Myanmar to extend for a sixth consecutive year ...