Justice Tahira Safdar sworn in as first woman chief justice of a Pakistani high court Justice Tahira Safdar was sworn in on Saturday as the first woman ever to take the position of a chief justice in a Pakistan high court. She became the first woman chief justice of Balochistan High Court (BHC). Safdar, who is the first woman to ... Read More »
Senate approves bill to extend jurisdiction of Supreme Court, Peshawar High Court to FATA Pakistan’s Senate made history on Friday by abolishing the draconian colonial-era Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) and extending the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court (SC) and the Peshawar High Court (PHC) to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) — a long-standing demand of the people of FATA. The ... Read More »
Bosnian Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak dies after taking poison in UN courtroom A convicted Bosnian Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak passed away in hospital after taking ‘poison’ inside United Nation courtroom. Praljak shouted, “I am not a war criminal!” threw back his head, drank liquid from a small bottle and told the court he had taken poison. A flustered ... Read More »
Justice Sheila Abdus-Salaam had been reported missing from her New York home, New York Post The first female Muslim judge to serve as a US highest judge has been found dead in the Hudson River on Wednesday afternoon, New York’s police said. According to the Police, they found Ms. Sheila Abdus-Salaam‘s fully clothed body from the water at about 1.45pm ... Read More »
The new agreement will improve the capability and reach of provincial police and law enforcement institutions through training, equipment and infrastructure support ISLAMABAD – American Ambassador David Hale and Pakistan Economic Affairs Division Secretary Tariq Bajwa signed a one-year $48.6 million bilateral assistance agreement at a ceremony in Islamabad on Wednesday. Under the agreement, the U.S. Department of State’s International Narcotics and ... Read More »
There is an urgent need to redesign the medico-legal system on modern lines to improve the overall Criminal Justice System of Pakistan ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s criminal justice system cannot be improved without reforming the medico-legal examination process, agreed the speakers at the launch of a new study on Medico-Legal system in Pakistan. There is a need to redesign the medico-legal ... Read More »
Mumbai sets ‘no-selfie zones’ as India becomes selfie death capital of the world MUMBAI (India) – India is home to the highest number of people who have died while taking photos of themselves, with 19 of the world’s 49 recorded selfie-linked deaths since 2014, according to San Francisco-based data service provider Priceonomics. The statistic may in part because of India’s ... Read More »
LAHORE — The German Ambassador, Ina Lepel, the British High Commissioner, Philip Barton, and the Head of the Delegation of the European Union, Ambassador Jean-François Cautain, together with the Chief Guest MPA Jahangir Khanzada inaugurated a state-of-the-art crime scene training room and two auditoria at the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) on 14 December 2015. The contributions to the PFSA ... Read More »
NYPD visit Pakistan foster stronger relations between the police and the communities Islamabad – Two New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers arrived in Pakistan on October 25 for an eight-day visit to exchange knowledge with Pakistani law enforcement professionals about concrete ways to foster positive and productive relations between the police and the communities they serve. Lieutenant Adeel Rana ... Read More »
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