Death Sentence

SC annuls LHC’s 2020 decision declaring special court ‘unconstitutional’

Islamabad court fines convict Rs1 million; acquits mother Samina Shah

Convicted murderer to also pay Rs1 million in fine; mother Samina Shah acquitted

‘Deeply shocked’ India's Ministry of External Affairs says exploring all legal options

Farhatullah Babar argues various Islamic countries had placed moratorium on executions of death sentence

Petitioner contended that time period set by British colonial rulers was too short

Court says case was shocking, outrageous for public conscience

The two were involved in an attack on a Shi'ite shrine that killed 15 people in October

Court says criminal 'does not deserve any concession'

Verdict says prosecution proved case against convict

Bench gives its verdict on the appeal of the accused against the ruling of the anti-narcotics court

Convicts deceived and trafficked young women by promising them work opportunities, says official news agency

Convict also fined Rs0.6m for attempted rape and murder of 12-year-old student

Accused demanded Rs30m for 10-year-old’s release; due to refusal by family, they killed him

Another accused acquitted due to lack of evidence

Explosions had shaken Gujarat, where Hindu-Muslim riots killed thousands, mostly Muslims

Accused deserve imprisonment for life to repent offence, says Mumbai top court judge

Convict had published and distributed a pamphlet in Lahore denying Finality of Prophethood on September 3, 2013

Directs prosecution to provide case copies to Haleem, others in vandalism, rioting cases

Capital punishment handed down to main convict in judge’s murder upheld

Abid Malhi, Shafqat Ali raped a woman at gunpoint in Gujjarpura area on motorway last year

Sessions judge also imposed Rs500,000 fine on convict

Commutes death sentence of two prisoners to life imprisonment

Man was awarded death, wife jailed for sexually assaulting 45 girls by lower court

The high court commuted the death sentence into life imprisonment

New Delhi yet to assign legal representative

Duration of appeal extended to 30 days from seven days

Diplomatic tensions between both countries worsened after Canberra called for an inquiry into coronavirus origins

When democracy decays it goes backwards and when it does that it takes the country with it

Declaration of Emergency was a perfectly legal measure provisioned under the Constitution and the law

Read the full judgment in high treason case

Hamza Ali Abbasi has asked Musharraf supporters to stop accusing judiciary of being ‘Pro Nawaz and Anti Army’

Says government’s legal team will analyse all aspects first before deciding on a future course of action

Saleem allegedly continuously raped his daughter for four years, according to prosecution

His lawyers argue that he is a mentally ill man who suffered abuse

Court admits petition, rejects appeal seeking stay on execution

The accused had shot and killed a police official

Mother of four was brutally murdered for not giving permission of second marriage in Rawalpindi

Ijaz had shot dead two men over minor dispute in 2015

Convict will be hanged in jail on February 7

Court rejects report on CSR work carried out by the oil and gas companies to create employment

Accomplice given life sentence; court acquits other co-accused

Mohsen Bilal, 34,who raped and killed his nephew, 11, termed ‘wild beast’ by public prosecution

Convicts were involved in killing 176 people including army personnel and carrying out sectarian, other terrorist acts

Terrorists were involved in attacking the armed forces and law enforcement agencies of the country, says ISPR

ISPR says convicts were involved in killing 25 personnel of armed forces, LEAs and a civilian

After the murder of a factory manager

The prosecution told the court that accused Arshad had murdered eight people, including women and children

Judge Ahmad issues death warrants

Govt scraps capital punishment owing to public outcry