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Nawaz Sharif summoned by Lahore court for treason case regarding former Pakistan PM's comments on Mumbai terror attacks

The Lahore High Court on Monday summoned Nawaz Sharif on 8 October during the hearing of a petition seeking action against the deposed prime minister for claiming that those involved in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack belonged to Pakistan.

Pervez Musharraf's treason trial to be held daily from 9 October; case has to be taken to logical conclusion, says judge

The special court hearing Pervez Musharraf's treason case will conduct daily proceedings from 9 October. The court has asked the interior ministry on the procedure to produce the former president in court.

Pakistani authorities blacklist Nawaz Sharif's sons Hassan and Hussain for no-show in corruption cases, block passports

Pakistan's deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif's sons Hassan and Hussain have been placed on the blacklist by the authorities, barring them from travelling on their Pakistani passports, media reports said

Pervez Musharraf says Supreme Court's arrest order forced him to rethink plans to return to Pakistan

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf said that he was all set to return to Pakistan but the Supreme Court order for his arrest forced him to change his mind.

Nawaz Sharif leaves for London to see ailing wife; authorities fear he might not return to face corruption cases

Ousted Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday left for London along with his daughter Maryam Nawaz to see his ailing wife Kulsoom Nawaz.

Panama Papers case: Pakistan court starts proceedings to declare Finance Minister Ishaq Dar a proclaimed offender

An accountability court ordered initiation of proceedings to declare Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar as a proclaimed offender in a graft case in Islamabad.

Pakistan witnesses no let-up in executions by military courts, UN Human Rights Committee expresses concern

The United Nations (UN) has asked Pakistan to review the legislation relating to military courts that gives them the authority to impose the death penalty, reform military courts to ensure fair trial and to ensure that coerced confessions are never admissible in legal proceedings, after a recent, first-ever UN review of the country’s record of implementing its civil and political rights.

Pakistan cancels licenses of weapons issued to 'terrorist' Hafiz Saeed and his aides

Pakistan has cancelled the licenses of 44 weapons issued to JuD chief Hafiz Saeed and other members of his organisations, citing security reasons.

Dawn reporter Cyril Almeida's name removed from Exit Control List, confirms Pak govt

Just a day after Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Khan said that the travel restrictions on journalist Cyril Almeida will be lifted once the probe into the placement of his name on the Exit Control List (ECT) is completed, the Dawn reported that the government has ordered for a removal of his name from the list.

Pakistan’s action against Cyril Almeida shows how good the press is there, not how bad it is

The fact that the Pakistan government has punished Dawn journalist Cyril Almeida for exposing the civil-military rift itself doesn’t surprise too many people in that country