Tayyaba

IHC division bench dismisses their plea challenging conviction and sentence; convicts shifted to jail

The judgment is notable in several ways

Tayyaba's father admits his lawyer was paid for by the suspects in question and had convinced Azam to drop the case

Judgment based upon misreading and non-reading of evidence, says petition

Tayyaba is a child who has been cruelly abused

Judge has been granted interim pre-arrest bail until February 10

Supreme Court also seeks response from the two sessions judges who cleared the accused and his wife of allegations

Judge Raja Khurram Ali Khan’s interim pre-arrest bail will now end on February 1.

Mian Saqib Nasir gives police exactly a week to complete its investigation and submit a final report

Justice Mian Saqib Nisar says the report fails to explain loopholes in ‘compromise’ between parties

Raja Khurram Ali Khan granted pre-arrest bail against surety bonds of Rs30,000

ADSJ Khan and his wife had been booked for allegedly keeping 10-year-old housemaid Tayyaba in wrongful confinement

Court not to accept compromise in Tayyaba torture case: CJP

Rs250 is the penalty for parents, guardian and employer in connection with pledging labour of a child, SC informed

In an ideal situation, Federal Government should include child domestic labour in the schedule of banned occupations

It is becoming ever clearer that there were attempts both by the accused and by the police to have this case buried

Initial police report points towards abuse and torture

Unfortunately, as a society, we have accepted these blatant violations of child rights

Top court adjourns hearing of the case till January 18

The recovery of 10-year-old Tayyaba from a location close to Islamabad on Sunday 8th January is a welcome development

Medical board conducts tests, collects DNA samples of Tayyaba and her alleged family

Development comes following Supreme Court's directives to police to recover the 10-year-old within 24 hours

Pakistan is a classic example of a society that openly, knowingly, and willingly oppresses its members

Top court overrules pardon granted to judge by victim's parents