Tag: Sindh High Court
Rights Watch | 21 March 2023
Woman Allegedly Stabbed to Death by Husband in Karachi
Husband allegedly stabs wife to death in Lyari home. Police suspect a family dispute as the...
Rights Watch | 4 March 2023
Two Men Acquitted of Rape and Murder of Five-Year-Old Girl by Sindh High Court
Two men convicted of raping and murdering a five-year-old girl have...
Rights Watch | 28 February 2023
Accomplice of minor`s rape suspect arrested
On Monday, the police apprehended an individual who was an accomplice of a suspect involved in the rape of...
Rights Watch | 24 February 2023
Teenage girl allegedly raped by van driver and accomplice in Haripur
A teenage girl was reportedly raped by a van driver and his accomplice at...
Judicial Commission confirms Justice Shaikh as Ad Hoc SC judge
The JCP has approved the appointment of CJ SHC Ahmed Sheikh as an ad hoc judge of the SC by a majority of 4 to 5
SHC temporarily bans tiktok till July 8 against ‘LGBT campaign’
July 28th, 2021; Staff Report; LAHORE; The Sindh High Court based on one-sided arguments has directed the federal govt to ban Tik Tok in the country till July 8, over claims it was running an LGBT Pride Month campaign.
Ali Wazir’s bail application rejected after prolonged delay
June 1st, 2021; By Hamid Riaz; LAHORE; "I still can't understand why the announcement of the verdict was delayed so much. By now we could have moved the SC. But instead the judgement was delayed unnecessarily prolonging the MNA's incarnation," says Qadir, Ali Wazir's lawyer.
Nonbailable warrants issued against Federal Secretary of Interior in missing persons case
May 20th, 2021; By Staff Report; LAHORE; In a rare move the Sindh High Court has issued non-bailable warrants for the federal sec of interior for repeatedly failing to submit the list of Internment Centers in KP where Missing Persons are being held.
Sindh High Court demands a list of “internment centers”
April 23rd, 2021; Staff Report; LAHORE; The Sindh High Court (SHC) has expressed displeasure at the federal interior ministry for failing to submit a list of internment centers where “missing” citizens are being held in KP.
Suspension of MPAs over dog bites comes under legal scrutiny
Questions arise as to the legal legitimacy of the courts ordering the suspension of MPAs just for dog bites being reported in their constituency. Lawmakers argue that the local government should instead be held responsible.