Protests erupt as Pakistan passes 27th Amendment empowering Asim Munir: Oppn tears up bill, PTI Senator resigns

The amendment, passed amid raucous protests, grants unprecedented powers and lifelong immunity to Field Marshal Syed Asim ...

Pakistani court reverses decision on death sentence for mentally ill

Pakistan's Supreme Court commuted on Wednesday death sentences for two mentally ill people and sent them to health facilities ...
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PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui passes away in Islamabad after brief illness

He was under treatment at a local hospital in Islamabad for the past few days; President Zardari condoles death.
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Pak court overturns death sentence of Muslim woman in blasphemy case

A Muslim woman, sentenced to death in a high-profile blasphemy case, has been acquitted by a Pakistani court, which cited serious procedural deficiencies in the prosecution's case, a court official ...
Reuters

Pakistan court sentences Christian to death on blasphemy charges

LAHORE, Pakistan, Sept 8 (Reuters) - A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced a Christian man to death on blasphemy charges. Asif Pervaiz, a garment factory worker, had been accused by his ...
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Karachi judge rejects police report on custodial death, orders FIA to launch probe into suspect’s killing

Asks IGP to take departmental action against Kalakot police; court notes findings proved that Sikander’s death was custodial ...