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Juveniles get right to bail if trials exceed 6 months
The SC has declared a juvenile accused of a heinous crime has the right to be released on bail if the trial does not conclude in six months, clarifying that said period begins from the date of arrest.
Parliament has become ineffective in enacting law against torture: Farhatullah Babar
Speaking in the Voicepk.net webinar on custodial torture, former PPP senator Farhatullah Babar has lamented that Parliament has become ineffective in enacting legislation to criminalise torture despite several attempts over the years.
Parliament has become ineffective in enacting law against torture: Farhatullah Babar
Speaking in the Voicepk.net webinar on custodial torture, former PPP senator Farhatullah Babar has lamented that Parliament has become ineffective in enacting legislation to criminalise torture despite several attempts over the years.
COIED is a burden on exchequer, must justify its existence: IHC
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has said the Commission on Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (COIED) had not been able to effectively achieve its object of bringing an end to the impunity against ‘enforced disappearances’ despite a decade of its existence.
