OSA Section 5 doesn’t apply to Imran, IHC told

By globalpoliticsnews on October 15, 2023

report in The Express Tribune, Oct 15, 2023ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq has issued a written order on PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s plea in the cypher case, in which he observed that the deposed premier’s lawyer had told the IHC that Section 5 of the Official Secrets Act (OSA) did not apply to his client and he was exempted under Article 248 of the Constitution. The IHC also issued a notice to…

What legal recourse does Nawaz have?

By globalpoliticsnews on October 12, 2023

by Rameez Khan in The Express Tribune, October 12th, 2023LAHORE: Though the legal fraternity remains divided over the legal recourse available to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif after the apex court shuts the door to review time-barred decisions taken under article 184(3), the PML-N supremo’s issue of lifetime disqualification will ultimately land in the court. The decision of the apex court to reject the retrospective application of practice and procedure act was a momentary setback…

Hounding journalists

By globalpoliticsnews on January 17, 2023

Editorial in Dawn, January 17th, 2023WHEN it comes to press freedom, the arrest of journalist Shahid Aslam highlights the weaknesses in our democracy and the state’s failure to do the right thing. Mr Aslam was arrested by the FIA after the publication of an online story about retired army chief Gen Qamar Bajwa’s taxes and wealth statements last November. According to the article, Gen Bajwa’s family amassed billions of rupees in the last six years.…

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