Those who ordered Andrabi’s killing still at large, says brother
June 12th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 12 (IANS) For most Kashmiris the news of the suicide by former major Avtar Singh, accused in the 1996 murder of rights activist Jaleel Andrabi, is nothing short ... Read more...
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Death sentence is judicial murder, says judge in Rajiv killing
October 16th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Death sentence is judicial murder, says former Supreme Court judge K.T. Thomas, who headed the bench that pronounced death punishment to three conspirators in ... Read more...
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Sikh group seeks UN intervention to save Bhullar
June 18th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 18 (IANS) A Sikh advocacy group is seeking UN intervention to save Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar who has been given the death penalty in a 1993 car ... Read more...
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Pak Law Minister resigns, to plead Zulfikar Bhutto retrial case
April 13th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 13(ANI): Pakistan's Law Minister Babar Awan has presented his resignation to the Supreme Court in order to plead the retrial case of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.During the Wednesday ... Read more...
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Pak Supreme Court to take up Zulfikar Bhutto reference on April 13
April 5th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 5(ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has set April 13 for the hearing of a presidential reference seeking its opinion on revisiting the controversial death sentence passed against former Prime ... Read more...
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ZA Bhutto case being reopened to rectify a historic wrong: Gilani
April 4th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr 4(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that the reopening of the Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto case was aimed at rectifying a historical wrong."The decision to re-open the case ... Read more...
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Reopening Zulfikar Ali Bhutto case will strengthen Pak judiciary: Awan
April 2nd, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 2(ANI): The reopening of the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto case will strengthen Pakistan's judiciary, Law Minister Babar Awan has said.On Friday, President Asif Ali Zardari signed the reference seeking to reopen ... Read more...
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Kashmir separatists, common man welcome Amnesty report
March 21st, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 21 (IANS) The Amnesty International report on Jammu and Kashmir's Public Safety Act (PSA) that has come down heavily on India and termed the act "a lawless law" ... Read more...
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Supreme Court to examine mercy killing plea
January 24th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday said it would examine whether the right to live granted under Article 21 of the Constitution allows for passive euthanasia (mercy killing). The ... Read more...
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Pak must knock sense into people who ‘mollycoddle the intolerant’: Daily Times
November 29th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 29(ANI): The sentencing of a Christian woman to death for blasphemy in Pakistan is not just gaining momentum, it is leaving a torrent of controversy in its wake, where ... Read more...
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We cannot be killed by any stroke of pen or bayonets: Zardari
January 22nd, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan.22 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has hit out at his critics and people demanding his ouster saying he would not be deterred by a "conspiracy of pen."Addressing a public ... Read more...
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Zardari’s daughter may seek reopening of ZA Bhutto ‘death by hanging’ case
January 11th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 11(ANI): Pakistan Law Minister Babar Awan has said that Asifa Bhutto Zardari, daughter of President Asif Ali Zardari, may file a writ petition for reopening the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 'death ... Read more...
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Pak minister says PPP not afraid of accountability
January 4th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Hafizabad, Jan 4 (ANI): Pakistan's Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) had never been afraid of accountability, but it wanted a ... Read more...
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Pak SC could open Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ‘judicial murder’ case: Ahsan
July 21st, 2009 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 21 (ANI): Terming the case of former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as a 'judicial murder', former Supreme Court Bar Association president Aitzaz Ahsan has said the apex court ... Read more...
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Z.A. Bhutto murder trail could be reopened: Gilani
April 7th, 2009 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) Terming the hanging of late Pakistani leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as a "judicial murder", Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Tuesday said the government was consulting legal experts on ... Read more...
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Pak National Assembly to demand UN probe into Benazir’s assassination on Thursday
April 9th, 2008 - 10:45 am ICT by admin
Islamabad, Apr.9 (ANI): Pakistan's National Assembly is set to pass a resolution on Thursday recommending that the United Nations (UN) conduct an investigation into former premier Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
President Pervez Musharraf ... Read more...
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