LHC orders uniform consular protection policy by April 26
(THE NEWS) The Lahore High Court on Tuesday showed annoyance over government’s failure to devise a consular protection policy for Pakistani prisoners in Saudi Arabia. Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali
After 14 years in jail, 4 death row inmates acquitted
(THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE – Hasnaat Malik) ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court acquitted four death row prisoners, one of whom died while in prison, after 14 years. The three-judge bench, headed by Justice
ملزم نابالغ ہو تو سزائے موت نہیں دی جا سکتی : جسٹس آصف سعید کھوسہ
(نوائے وقت) اسلام آباد (آن لائن) سپریم کورٹ نے قتل کے مقدمے میں اٹھارہ سال سے پابند سلاسل رہنے والے ملزم عتیق کی رہائی کا حکم دیتے ہوئے قرار دیا
Five convicted ‘terrorists’ hanged in Kohat
(DAWN) Five ‘terrorists’ sentenced by military courts were executed at District Jail Kohat on Wednesday, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The ISPR statement added that
70pc pay bribe when come into contact with police, courts: report
(THE NEWS – Ansar Abbasi) ISLAMABAD: Transparency International, Berlin’s Global Corruption Barometer survey for Asia Pacific countries for 2016 shows that around 70% of the Pakistanis who came into contact
‘Policemen involved in detaining, torturing teenagers to be dismissed from service’
(DAWN – Jamal Shahid) ISLAMABAD: Five police officials allegedly involved in detaining and torturing two teenagers will be dismissed from service in “two to three” days, Senior Superintendent of Police
Philippines Takes Big Step Back Towards Death Penalty
(DAWN) MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign to bring back the death penalty for drug-related crimes has cleared a major hurdle, with supporters backing it in congress but critics denouncing
SC Admits Petition About Juvenile Offender on Death Row
(DAWN) Islamabad: The Supreme Court has admitted a petition wherein a juvenile offender, Mohammad Anear, is alleged to have been unlawfully denied the benefit of an inquiry into his age
Flawed justice system: 10% of death row convicts children: report
(THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE – Sehrish Wasif) ISLAMABAD: Around 10 per cent of Pakistan’s death row convicts are feared to be juvenile offenders, who have been sentenced to death in a clear
Govt failed Pakistanis in foreign prisons
(THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE – Shahzad Anwar) ISLAMABAD: With a number of Pakistanis languishing in jails abroad, the country lacks a codified policy on providing consular support to such prisoners. Read
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