News for 'Pakistani Court'

When Modi's offer 'alarmed' Trump's security detail

When Modi's offer 'alarmed' Trump's security detail

Rediff.com17 Mar 2025

'It showed me that this man had courage. He makes his own decisions, but he also trusted me enough in that moment to walk with me into the crowd,' Modi tells Lex Fridman on his podcast.

Why These Kids Can't Get School Admission

Why These Kids Can't Get School Admission

Rediff.com11 Dec 2024

'Our Constitution as well as the Right to Education Act do not make any distinction between Indian or foreigner; it only talks about 'child'.' 'It says that every child has the right to get education.'

Bangladeshi lawyer receives death threats for defending jailed Hindu monk

Bangladeshi lawyer receives death threats for defending jailed Hindu monk

Rediff.com16 Dec 2024

Rabindra Ghosh, a prominent Bangladeshi lawyer, has received death threats since he decided to represent jailed Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das. Ghosh claims the interim government in Bangladesh is targeting Das for his vocal criticism of atrocities against Hindus and his efforts to unite the persecuted community. Despite the threats, Ghosh vows to continue fighting for justice and minority rights. He believes Das has been framed on false charges for his efforts to unite the Hindu community.

Pak court dismisses petition against Zardari

Pak court dismisses petition against Zardari

Rediff.com27 Feb 2013

A Pakistani court has dismissed a petition seeking an order to bar Asif Ali Zardari functioning as the president.

Court dismisses petition challenging Kayani's extension

Court dismisses petition challenging Kayani's extension

Rediff.com24 Sep 2012

A Pakistani court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the government's decision to give a three-year extension to army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, saying it was non-maintainable.

Sarabjit Singh's killer shot dead in Pakistan

Sarabjit Singh's killer shot dead in Pakistan

Rediff.com14 Apr 2024

Tamba was attacked by motorcycle-borne assailants at his residence in Sanant Nagar, a thickly populated area of old Lahore in the afternoon.

 Musharraf says will defend himself in Pak courts

Musharraf says will defend himself in Pak courts

Rediff.com4 Oct 2009

Former President Pervez Musharraf has vowed to defend himself in Pakistani courts in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling declaring the emergency imposed by him in 2007 as unconstitutional.

NIA books Mumbai man in Pak plot to honeytrap Navy personnel

NIA books Mumbai man in Pak plot to honeytrap Navy personnel

Rediff.com17 May 2024

The NIA has charge sheeted Mumbai resident Amaan Salim Shaikh, a key accused in a conspiracy by Pakistani intelligence operatives to honey trap Indian Navy personnel to gather secret information on defence establishments, an official statement said on Friday.

Pak court admits petitions against President Zardari

Pak court admits petitions against President Zardari

Rediff.com5 Jan 2012

The same bench of the Lahore High court will hear petitions seeking the disqualification of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on charges of committing treason by allegedly defying court orders and subverting the Constitution.

Pak court orders release of 9 alleged terrorists

Pak court orders release of 9 alleged terrorists

Rediff.com28 Jun 2011

A Pakistani court in Islamabad on Tuesday directed the authorities to release nine alleged terrorists linked to suicide attacks on the Danish embassy and army's Surgeon General, setting aside their detention orders.

Pak court summons Sharif

Pak court summons Sharif

Rediff.com19 Oct 2007

A Pakistani court on Friday summoned former premier Nawaz Sharif and his family members to appear before it on November 8 in connection with three corruption cases against them.

Pak courts reject Rehman Malik's pleas

Pak courts reject Rehman Malik's pleas

Rediff.com27 Jan 2010

Two Pakistani courts have turned down Interior Minister Rehman Malik's requests seeking exemption from personal appearance for the hearing of two cases that were reopened after the Supreme Court annulled a graft amnesty last month.

26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana moves US court to know extradition status

26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana moves US court to know extradition status

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has approached a US court for a status conference after waiting for an order on his extradition to India for more than 20 months.

Pak court scraps warrants against Imran Khan amid major showdown

Pak court scraps warrants against Imran Khan amid major showdown

Rediff.com18 Mar 2023

A Pakistani judge on Saturday cancelled former premier Imran Khan's arrest warrants in the Toshakhana corruption case and allowed him to go home without indicting him, amidst clashes between his supporters and police outside the court complex in Islamabad.

700 kg drugs seized, 8 'Iranians' held along Gujarat coast

700 kg drugs seized, 8 'Iranians' held along Gujarat coast

Rediff.com16 Nov 2024

A joint operation by anti-narcotics agencies led to the seizure of about 700 kg of drugs and the arrest of eight Iranian nationals from Indian territorial waters off the Gujarat coast around Porbandar on Friday.

26/11 attack accused Tahawwur Rana can be extradited to India: US attorney

26/11 attack accused Tahawwur Rana can be extradited to India: US attorney

Rediff.com3 Jul 2024

'India has established probable cause to prosecute him for his role in terrorist attacks that resulted in 166 deaths and 239 injuries'

President Murmu rejects Pak terrorist's mercy plea in Red Fort attack case

President Murmu rejects Pak terrorist's mercy plea in Red Fort attack case

Rediff.com12 Jun 2024

The President took the decisive move on May 27.

'US Will Never Let Pakistan Down'

'US Will Never Let Pakistan Down'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2024

'Pakistan is a nuclear country.' 'With the kind of situation that is there in Pakistan today, America will help Pakistan stay afloat.'

Court notice for PCB on fixing allegations

Court notice for PCB on fixing allegations

Rediff.com31 Aug 2010

A Pakistani court on Tuesday issued notices to the Sports Ministry and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), asking them to file responses on the spot-fixing scandal by September 7.

Pakistan: Taseer's killer confesses in court

Pakistan: Taseer's killer confesses in court

Rediff.com10 Jan 2011

The assassin of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer confessed in a Pakistani court that he had acted alone in killing the politician and that he he had been planning the attack before being deployed to guard him.

Pak woman, Indian partner held for illegal stay granted bail by UP court

Pak woman, Indian partner held for illegal stay granted bail by UP court

Rediff.com8 Jul 2023

Seema Ghulam Haider, around 30, and Sachin Meena, around 25, were arrested on July 4. While Seema was charged with illegally entering India, Sachin was booked for sheltering the illegal immigrant.

Pak court declares US drone strikes as illegal

Pak court declares US drone strikes as illegal

Rediff.com9 May 2013

A Pakistani court on Thursday declared that US drone strikes in the country's lawless tribal belt were illegal and directed the Foreign Ministry to move a resolution against the attacks in the United Nations.

Court restrains Pak Prez from political activities

Court restrains Pak Prez from political activities

Rediff.com12 May 2011

In a setback to Asif Ali Zardari, a Pakistani court on Thursday ruled that the President, who is also the chief of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party, should suspend political activities and must be impartial.

Pakistani singer accuses KJo of copying song

Pakistani singer accuses KJo of copying song

Rediff.com23 May 2022

'If someone is claiming it, then produce the agreement. I will be taking legal action.'

Hindu temple being reconstructed in Pak after 64 years

Hindu temple being reconstructed in Pak after 64 years

Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

Currently, there is no Hindu temple in Narowal district, forcing the Hindu community to perform their religious rituals at home or travel to temples in Sialkot and Lahore.

Pak court sets disgraced scientist A Q Khan free

Pak court sets disgraced scientist A Q Khan free

Rediff.com6 Feb 2009

Disgraced nuclear scientist A Q Khan, who has been under house arrest since 2004, was set free by the Islamabad High Court on Friday.The court abolished Khan's house arrest and directed the government to provide security to him immediately.Acting on several petitions filed against Khan's house arrest, Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Aslam declared him a free citizen and said that he is free to move across the country.

Pak court bars extradition of Taliban leaders

Pak court bars extradition of Taliban leaders

Rediff.com26 Feb 2010

A Pakistani court barred the government from extraditing five Afghan Taliban leaders captured in the country, including Mullah Baradar, and asked the administration to explain its position in the matter on Friday.

Pak court told about VoIP connections used in 26/11

Pak court told about VoIP connections used in 26/11

Rediff.com1 Sep 2012

An investigator on Saturday informed a Pakistani court conducting the trial of seven men charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks how funds were transferred from Pakistan to the US to acquire Voice over Internet Protocol connections that were used by the terrorists who stormed India's financial hub.

Pak youth killing: Court indicts 6 rangers

Pak youth killing: Court indicts 6 rangers

Rediff.com29 Jun 2011

A Pakistani court on Wednesday charged six para military officials and a civilian of murder and terrorism for the killing of an unarmed 19-year-old youth Sarfaraz Shah in a public park in Karachi, an incident that aroused nationwide outrage.

Hafiz Saeed's JuD runs 'Sharia court', gets notice from Pak court

Hafiz Saeed's JuD runs 'Sharia court', gets notice from Pak court

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

A Pakistani court has issued a notice to the Jamat-ud-Dawah, led by the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, for running a Taliban-style parallel judicial system in Lahore.

Pak court reserves order on Kasab,Ansari

Pak court reserves order on Kasab,Ansari

Rediff.com20 Apr 2010

A Pakistani court reserved its decision on Monday, on a petition filed by authorities to challenge an anti-terrorism court's order rejecting a plea to declare Ajmal Kasab and Fahim Ansari as fugitives. A Rawalpindi-based bench of the Lahore High Court comprising Justices Rauf Ahmed Sheikh and Hasan Raza Pasha reserved its decision after hearing arguments by the counsel for the Federal Investigation Agency, which had filed the petition on April 10.

Pak court seeks reply on arrested Taliban

Pak court seeks reply on arrested Taliban

Rediff.com12 Apr 2010

A Pakistani court gave three weeks to the federal government to submit a detailed reply on the status of 10 high-profile Afghan Taliban leaders who are in the custody of authorities.

Pak court orders case against Geo TV over blasphemous content

Pak court orders case against Geo TV over blasphemous content

Rediff.com17 May 2014

A Pakistani court on Saturday ordered the police to register a case against Geo TV, actress Veena Malik, her husband Asad Khatak and others over a programme that allegedly contained blasphemous content.

Pak court resumes hearing two 26/11 petitions

Pak court resumes hearing two 26/11 petitions

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

A Pakistani court has resumed hearing two petitions filed by authorities to seek permission to obtain voice samples of seven suspects charged with involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks and to declare the Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative Ajmal Kasab a "proclaimed offender" or fugitive

Pak court seeks information on two Indian prisoners

Pak court seeks information on two Indian prisoners

Rediff.com15 Feb 2013

A Pakistani court on Friday asked the secretaries of the interior and foreign ministries to respond to a petition seeking the release of two Indian prisoners who are languishing in jail despite having completed their terms. Justice Shujaat Ali Khan of the Lahore high court issued notices to the two officials in response to a petition filed by lawyer Awais Sheikh seeking the release of Indian prisoners Mangal Singh and Ram Das.

26/11 panel's India trip useless as Pak court dumps report

26/11 panel's India trip useless as Pak court dumps report

Rediff.com17 Jul 2012

In a setback to the prosecution of seven suspects charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, a Pakistani court on Tuesday ruled that all findings of a judicial commission that visited India were illegal and could not be made part of the evidence against the accused.

Pak court rejects petition against temple construction

Pak court rejects petition against temple construction

Rediff.com8 Jul 2020

A Pakistani court has dismissed three identical petitions challenging the construction of the first Hindu temple in the country's capital.

26/11: Pak court gives nod to send Lakhvi's records to India

26/11: Pak court gives nod to send Lakhvi's records to India

Rediff.com6 Jan 2012

A Pakistani court has approved a plea to send the records of the trial of seven suspects, including Lashkar-e-Tayiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks along with a judicial commission that is set to visit India to interview key officials.

Why Pakistani Hindu migrants are denied vaccination

Why Pakistani Hindu migrants are denied vaccination

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

Most of the migrants do not get access to any medical facilities in government-run hospitals or dispensaries as they do not have an Aadhaar card and are not Indian citizens.

Pak HC quashes contempt of court case against ISI chief

Pak HC quashes contempt of court case against ISI chief

Rediff.com15 Mar 2013

A Pakistani court has disposed off a contempt of court petition filed against the Inter-Services Services chief and other senior officials by four civilian employees after the spy agency informed the judge that it had taken action to regularise their contractual employment.