Reforming fraud laws Updated 29 Oct, 2026 05:56am EDITORIAL: The Lahore police’s proposal to amend Section 420 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) to make cheating and...
Govt almost doubles Diyat to Rs19.35m for FY2026-27 Published 29 Jul, 2026 07:15am ISLAMABAD: The federal government has almost doubled the value of Diyat for the financial year 2026-27, raising it...
LHC orders enactment of law on ‘spousal abuse’ Published 28 Jun, 2026 05:03am LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has asked the legislature for enacting a specific offence of spousal abuse, either by...
FSC strikes down 2022 legislation decriminalising suicide attempt Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Monday restored Section 325 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), 1860,...
IHC rules CII lacks authority on criminal culpability Updated 06 May, 2026 09:14am ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) declared that the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has no constitutional...
Criminalisation of satire? Updated 30 Apr, 2026 06:25am EDITORIAL: The episode in the Tarnol area of Islamabad, where a citizen’s satirical social media remark about a...
Proposed amendments in PPC: Senate panel seeks final opinion of CII Published 09 Jul, 2025 06:21am ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Tuesday sought the final opinion of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on...
Accused held in TikToker murder case Published 04 Jun, 2025 03:03am ISLAMABAD: The capital police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested the person who allegedly shot dead a 17-year-old...
9th May riots: Whether trials will also be conducted under PPC, asks SC Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:45am ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court questioned whether the trials against the 9th May rioters in military courts were also...
Power, gas theft as cognizable offence: NA panel unanimously rejects PPC amendments Updated 10 Dec, 2024 09:15am ISLAMABAD: The treasury and opposition members of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior have...
Plight of prisoners Published 31 Aug, 2024 06:55am EDITORIAL: A key, but often ignored, aspect of our broken criminal justice system is the state of our prisons and ...
‘Child kidnapping’ Published 08 Feb, 2024 05:02am This is apropos a Business Recorder oped “Child kidnapping” carried by the newspaper last Saturday. This crime ...
Sedition law’s Section 124-A: Bill proposing revocation approved by Senate panel Published 15 Dec, 2023 03:12am ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Thursday unanimously approved a bill proposing revocation of...
Fraud case: Shehzad Akbar declared proclaimed offender Updated 03 Dec, 2023 09:11am Civil judge Ahmed Shehzad Gondal declares Akbar as a proclaimed offender for not appearing before it
Torture case: Police record statement of 13-year-old maid Published 18 Aug, 2023 05:42am ISLAMABAD: The city police have recorded the statement of a 13-year-old maid whose mother alleged that the housewife...
Section 144 imposed on KP following IK’s arrest Updated 06 Aug, 2023 09:45am PESHAWAR: District administration Peshawar banned unlawful, unauthorized gatherings and assemblies of any nature...
May 9 mayhem: Action to be taken under existing laws: PM Published 25 May, 2023 06:27am ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet, on Wednesday, was informed that cases have been registered against those involved in...
Bushra Bibi serves legal notice on Maryam Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am LAHORE: Bushra Bibi, wife of former prime minister Imran Khan, on Thursday sent a legal notice to Senior Vice...
Capital police registers 1 more case against Imran Published 08 Apr, 2023 06:21am ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police registered another case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former...
Revisiting colonial era laws Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am EDITORIAL: It comes like a breath of fresh air in the prevailing gloomy political atmosphere. In a momentous verdict...
Basic rights: LHC strikes down Section 124-A of PPC Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday struck down the offence of sedition under Section 124-A of the Pakistan...
LHC describes Section 377-A of PPC as ‘bad piece’ of legislation Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has declared Section 377-A of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) a bad piece of...
PTI supporter sentenced to three years in prison for tweeting against army Published 16 Feb, 2023 05:58pm FIR says Zaman posted a tweet against Pakistan Army relating to the helicopter incident last year with the intent to spread panic
PTI leader Swati remanded to 2-day FIA custody Updated 14 Oct, 2022 09:42am ISLAMABAD: A local court Thursday granted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) two-day physical remand of the...
Terrorism charge as political weapon Published 26 Sep, 2022 06:07am EDITORIAL: On Monday, the Islamabad High Court cleared the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan of...
SC grants bail to blasphemy accused Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to an accused in a blasphemy case, subject to submitting surety...
‘Defaming command of Pakistan Army’: IHC quashes case against Imaan Mazari-Hazir Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) quashed a case registered against a lawyer, Imaan Mazari-Hazir for...
‘Woman gang-raped on board train’ Published 03 Jun, 2022 05:56am This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “Woman gang-raped on board train” carried by the newspaper...
Woman gang-raped on board train Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am EDITORIAL: This is the second case of gang-rape within a span of just one week. There may be more that have gone...
Justice seen to be done Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am EDITORIAL: Notorious sexual offender Usman Mirza and four of his partners-in-crime have been handed life ...