by Jamal Shahid in Dawn, Sept 13th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights has expressed concerns over the misuse of blasphemy laws to settle personal scores and observed that incidents like Jaranwala were “a matter of great shame for the nation”. In a meeting chaired by Senator Waleed Iqbal on Tuesday, the committee also sought details of persons detained under blasphemy laws. “It is a matter of serious concern when people take the…
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By Sohail Khan in The News,August 30, 2023ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Umer Ata Bandial Tuesday declared the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023 as a direct interference in the administrative affairs of the country’s highest court and observed the government itself had conceded that there were some defects in the law. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Umer Ata Bandial, heard the petition of PTI Chairman Imran Khan,…