(AFP) – Ten people were detained in Hong Kong on Thursday under the city’s national security statute, accused of giving financial assistance to abroad dissident organisations advocating for sanctions against the Chinese financial center. Following massive and often violent pro-democracy protests the year before, Beijing enacted a broad national securityRead More →

The Supreme Court issued a thorough decision in the May 14 election dispute. The 25-page decision was written by Justice Muneeb Akhtar. According to the verdict, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has the responsibility, rather than the authority, to conduct elections under Article 218/3 of the constitution. The electionRead More →

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) remanded the Toshakhana case against the PTI head back to the trial court on Thursday, invalidating its previous verdict. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq issued the ruling on a series of petitions submitted by the former prime minister disputing the case’s admission, jurisdiction, and otherRead More →

Asad Qaiser, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and former National Assembly speaker, sought asylum in the Peshawar High Court on Friday to avoid arrest. Despite having obtained bail in all cases, police were present in the courtroom. Asad Qaiser, along with other Tehreek-e-Insaf MNAs, barricaded themselves inside the Peshawar High CourtRead More →

In the much-publicized domestic worker torture case, a five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) is constituted, with an Islamabad DIG Operations chosen as the team’s leader. According to the announcement, the DIG Operations has been selected as the JIT convener, and the JIT would consist of four officers from ISI, IB,Read More →