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3 weeks ago | 
dawn.com | Sumair Abdullah
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday handed down death sentence to a man and life imprisonment to his accomplice for killing two clerics associated with a banned outfit in a targeted attack at a seminary in the Gulshan-i-Iqbal area. In 2016, Iqra Darul Atfal seminary administrator Mufti Ghulam Akbar and his guest Mufti Kamran Hussain were shot by two unidentified men, along with their accomplices, at the seminary in Gulshan Block 6.
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3 weeks ago | 
dawn.com | Sumair Abdullah
• CTD official Khattab says failure to deliver justice may embolden other militant groups • Defence counsel claims there’s no concrete evidence against his clients; alleges they faced maltreatment during interrogation KARACHI: A decade after the Safoora Goth bus attack that killed 47 members of the Shia Ismaili community, the counterterrorism official who arrested the terrorist gang expresses concern over the inordinate delay in executing their sentence, warning that failure to deliver...
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1 month ago | 
dawn.com | Sumair Abdullah
KARACHI: The legal fraternity in Sindh on Wednesday condemned the unprovoked Indian attacks on Pakistani soil and urged the federal government to initiate legal action against India at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) under the provisions of the United Nations Charter.
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1 month ago | 
dawn.com | Sumair Abdullah
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday acquitted 13 officials of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) for lack of evidence in a kidnapping for ransom case. The accused persons filed applications for their acquittal through their counsel, Naimatullah Shah, Haider Farooq Jatoi, and others, before the ATC-I in Clifton.
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1 month ago | 
dawn.com | Sumair Abdullah
DAWN.COM E-Paper | April 25, 2025 Subscribe to notifications Get the latest news and updates from Dawn Not Now Allow Notifications KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday remanded Armaghan in judicial custody in a money laundering case.
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1 month ago | 
dawn.com | Sumair Abdullah
• Mother of slain activist says she devoted all these years to serving people instead of seeking justice solely for Sabeen• Appeals of five militants sentenced to death by military court in 2016 still pending before high court over jurisdiction issueKARACHI: Ten years after the murder of prominent social activist Sabeen Mahmud, there seems to be little hope for justice as her family has shifted focus towards carrying forward her legacy instead of seeking accountability.
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1 month ago | 
dawn.com | Sumair Abdullah
KARACHI: Legal proceedings at subordinate judiciary across the province remained suspended on Tuesday due to the boycott of courts by lawyers protesting against the controversial canals project. The courts in Karachi, Hyderabad, Dadu, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sanghar, Naushahro Feroze and other districts wore a deserted look throughout the day due to the lawyers’ boycott. However, hearing of cases at the Sindh High Court remained unaffected.
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1 month ago | 
dawn.com | Sumair Abdullah
KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) informed an anti-terrorism court on Tuesday that Armaghan, the prime suspect in the Mustafa Amir’s murder case, had been operating seven straw (benami) accounts, maintained through his employees. A straw account — a bank account held by someone other than the beneficial owner — is considered a benami transaction and is prohibited under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 2017.
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2 months ago | 
dawn.com | Sumair Abdullah
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Friday remanded in police custody an underage car driver, who hit and killed a couple on Sharea Faisal two days ago. The investigating officer (IO), Syed Shujhat Haider, brought Muhammad Aneeq Imam before Judicial Magistrate (East) Khalique Zaman. The IO claimed that the suspect was found to be an underage boy who did not possess a driving licence.
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2 months ago | 
dawn.com | Malik Asad |Sumair Abdullah
KARACHI/ ISLAMABAD: While a judicial magistrate on Friday dismissed the post-arrest bail plea of journalist Farhan Mallick in a case related to alleged anti-state content on his YouTube channel, another granted bail to journalist Waheed Murad following his judicial remand in a case registered under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca). The “bail [application of Farhan Mallick] is dismissed,” Judicial Magistrate (East) Yusra Ashfaq pronounced in a verdict reserved a day earlier.
