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Turbat protesters moving sit-in to Quetta

by Behram Baloch in Dawn, December 7th, 2023GWADAR: Following a two-week protest in Turbat against the alleged extra judicial killing of Balaach Mola Bakhsh, the family, political party members, and civil society workers have decided to relocate their sit-in to Quetta. The protest concluded in Turbat on Tuesday after which participants began their march towards Quetta. Locals in Hoshab welcomed the protesters, with more individuals joining the march from the are. Carrying placards and banners,…

Council ignores hierarchy as it picks six Supreme Court justices:

By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 22, 2023The writer covers parliamentary affairs and human rights for The Kathmandu Post.The Judicial Council has finally nominated justices for six of the seven long-vacant positions at the Supreme Court. A meeting of the council led by Chief Justice Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha on Tuesday picked four candidates from among high court career judges and two practising lawyers. The council has ditched the hierarchical norm in nominating high…

Cipher case: Court extends Imran Khan’s judicial remand by 14 days

By Arfa Feroz Zake & Awaid Yousafzai in The News, August 30, 2023A special court established under the Official Secrets Act Wednesday extended Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s judicial remand by 14 days in the case pertaining to the missing cipher — a classified state document, sources told Geo News. The court’s decision, issued by Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain, came after its hearing took place at the Attock District Jail following approval by the…

Judicial commission demanded to probe Jaranwala attacks

REPORT in The News, August 20, 2023LAHORE : Former Punjab Minister for Human Rights and Minority Affairs Ijaz Alam Augustine along with various religious leaders spoke at a press conference held at the Lahore Press Club on Saturday to bring out the facts of the Jaranwala tragedy and to expose the elements who made a deal with the oppressed victims. In a joint press conference, some demands were made from the Punjab government, including setting…

Imran won’t be tried under Army Act in cipher case

By Ansar Abbasi in The News, August 19, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan will not be tried under Army Act 1952 in the cipher case. According to a government source, certain offences under the Official Secrets Act 1923 are though tried under Army Act of 1952, in the case of Imran Khan’s offence he will be tried in a criminal court under normal judicial system. The FIA has recently booked Imran…

Experts call for a special mechanism for judicial reform:

By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, June 07, 2023After Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said he will form a special high-level mechanism to investigate the assets of those in power since 1990, legal experts say a similar mechanism is necessary to bring reforms in the judiciary. Some of them say the effort should be made by the chief justice himself as the government cannot do so, as that could be a breach of…