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Pakistan media watchdog suspends licence of news channel for airing 'contemptuous' remarks against judges
•The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) also imposed a fine of Rs 1 million on Bol News after one of its controversial anchors "cast aspersions" on the chief justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC) and other judges
Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif mulling political comeback after year-long gap
•Sharif's decision to become active in politics coincided with the issuance of a non-bailable arrest warrant by the Islamabad High Court. He has been living in London since November 2019 after he was allowed to go abroad for four weeks for treatment
Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal decides not to contest PCB corruption charges
•Batsman Umar Akmal has decided not to contest charges of corruption by the Pakistan Cricket Board, meaning his case will go straight to a judge to impose sanctions.
Lahore court's decision to quash death sentence of Pervez Musharraf is 'unfortunate', say Pakistan opposition parties
•Pakistan's Opposition parties have expressed reservation over a top court's decision to quash the death sentence handed out to self-exiled former dictator Pervez Musharraf in the high treason case.
Lahore HC annuls death sentence handed out to Pervez Musharraf, says his trial in high treason case was unconstitutional
•The court also ruled that the treason case against Musharraf was not prepared in accordance with the law.
Lahore HC returns Pervez Musharraf's plea against verdict in high treason case, cites unavailability of full bench due to winter vacations
•The 76-year-old Pervez Musharraf was sentenced to death in absentia for high treason following a six-year legal case on 17 December
Pervez Musharraf challenges special court's verdict in treason case, says trial hurriedly wrapped up and judgment 'contains anomalies'
•Pakistan's former military dictator Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Friday filed a petition in a court against the special court's verdict convicting him of high treason and sentencing him to death, according to media reports
Islamabad High Court stops special court from announcing verdict in Pervez Musharraf high treason case
•As Pakistan President, Musharraf imposed emergency and suspended the Constitution in 2007, which according to Article 6 of the Constitution was an act of high treason.
Maryam Nawaz gets bail in money laundering case; ex-Pakistan PM's daughter filed plea on 'merits and humanitarian grounds'
•Maryam, who is the vice-president of the PML-N, was arrested in the first week of August in the money laundering case of Chaudhry Sugar mills
Pakistan court grants pre-arrest bail to Hafiz Saeed, three aides in case involving "illegal use" of land for seminary
•Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed and his three aides were granted pre-arrest bail on Monday by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan in a case pertaining to the banned outfit's illegal use of land for its seminary