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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicIslamabad high court

Topic: Islamabad high court

Pakistan judges vs generals—why bombshell letter on ISI meddling could stir big trouble

Six judges have complained about interference from the ISI in cases related to Imran Khan & PTI. Can it trigger a lawyers’ movement like the one that contributed to Musharraf’s ouster?

‘Autonomy of judges can’t be compromised,’ says Chief Justice of Pakistan

The statement by Qazi Faez Isa comes amid allegations by Islamabad High Court judges of interference by intelligence agencies in judicial processes.

Islamabad High Court judges demand judicial convention against ISI Interference

In a letter to the SJC, six judges of the IHC sought guidance from the council on the "interference" of the spy agencies in courts' affairs.

PTI leaders announce public gathering on eve of Pakistan Day, call for release of arrested members

PTI leaders Salman Akram Raja and Sardar Latif Khosa were arrested Sunday as workers staged nationwide protests against alleged rigging in 8 February elections and stealing of mandates.

Pakistan HC acquits former PM Nawaz Sharif in two corruption cases

Sharif was convicted in July 2018 and handed 10 years in jail in Avenfield properties corruption case about assets beyond known income in London.

‘His life is in threat’: Pakistan govt denies Imran Khan court-ordered public trial

Former Pakistan prime minister has not been seen in public since he was jailed for 3 years in Aug for unlawfully selling state gifts during his tenure in office from 2018 to 2022.

Imran Khan to be released on bail as Pakistan court suspends Toshakhana case verdict

Pakistan district and sessions court had sentenced Khan to 3 years in prison in the Toshakhana case for illegally selling state gifts and had barred him from politics for 5 years.

Pak court to announce verdict on ex-PM Imran Khan’s conviction in Toshakhana corruption case

The former Pakistan prime minister was sentenced on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts acquired by him and his family during his 2018-2022 tenure, banning him from politics for 5 years.

ISI ‘meddling’ in judiciary, media: Ex-judge on how Pakistan Army tried to ‘manipulate’ cases

Former judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui alleges ISI officers visited him in 2018 to try and influence proceedings related to Nawaz Sharif's conviction & the acquittal of BOL News CEO.

As videotape scandal blows up in Pakistan, critics say judiciary’s independence ‘eroded’

Maryam Nawaz Sharif has alleged the judiciary acted under coercion to convict her father. ThePrint takes a look at how this might unfold.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.