MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the conviction of a man who sent a barrage of “humiliating and threatening” text messages to his former partner, saying it is considered…

MANILA, Philippines — Three lawyers on Monday filed a petition before the Supreme Court (SC) to order the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to release the draft of its partial committee report on the…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday set aside a Lahore High Court (LHC) Multan bench order that had dismissed a restoration application in a second appeal, observing that mere technicalities, unless they present insurmountable hurdles, should not defeat the ends of justice. “The principal object behind legal formalities is to safeguard the paramount interest of justice,” emphasised Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan in a judgement he authored. The observation came on a civil petition filed a...

Members of the opposition protested outside the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday to demand that the cases of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan be immediately scheduled for hearing and that he be allowed to meet his family. Imran, imprisoned since August 2023, is serving a 14-year sentence at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail in a £190 million corruption case and was convicted in another case regarding state gifts recently. His health has been garnering attention in recent days, with his family and party...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said it will comply with a Supreme Court (SC) ruling that items seized during a lawful warrantless arrest are admissible as…

Noreen Khanum, sister of the incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, said the former prime minister’s vision had improved and the swelling around his eye had decreased, citing an initial medical report. On February 12, Imran claimed that his right eye had only 15 per cent vision remaining, following which the Supreme Court (SC) ordered the formation of a medical team to examine him. It was ordered that the eye examination be conducted before February 16 (Monday). On Sunday, a team of doctors examined Imran at Adiala Jail and left the premises after around an hour, sources said. In a post on X, Noreen confirmed that the party founder underwent an eye examination by doctors on Sunday and said “no major complications” have emerged so far.