On Friday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan granted bail to a blasphemy accused who allegedly joined a WhatsApp group that posted blasphemous content, according to the complaint. A two-member bench of the SC, headed by Justice Qazi Faez Isa, heard the bail application of the accused. During the hearing, Justice Isa inquired from the public […] The post Supreme Court Grants Bail To Blasphemy Accused appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
The drama began well before the start of the Fourth Asma Jahangir Conference, titled ‘Crisis of Constitutionalism in South Asia’. When Steven Butler, Senior Program Consultant, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), arrived in Lahore from New York for the conference last weekend, he found himself detained for eight hours at Lahore airport. As he said […] The post Fourth Asma Jahangir Conference Highlighted The Struggles For Democracy In Southasia appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
Supreme Court Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Saturday questioned then prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification. Justice Isa made the remarks at the fourth Asma Jahangir Conference underway in Lahore. “Another prime minister is sent home for non-disclosure of notional income which he never received.” Mr PM, Isa quotes the judgement as reading, you were entitled […] The post SC Justice Qazi Faez Isa Questions Nawaz Sharif’s Disqualification appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
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