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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.
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.
Parliamentarian Ali Wazir detained at Jinnah hospital Karachi, claims 2 attempts made on his...
PTM leader and parliamentarian Ali Wazir was pictured detained barefoot with torn clothes at Jinnah Hospital Karachi. The images generated public outcry, with civil society and human rights activists demanding his release and condemning the still-undecided 16-month-old charges against him.
