Wajih Ahmad Sheikh is a Lahore-based correspondent for Dawn with over two decades of experience covering legal affairs and judicial developments. He can be found on X at @wajihsheikh.
Grants bail to man implicated in murder case; directes the registrar office to circulate the judgment to the inspector general of police for onward dissemination among all regional, city and district police officers.
Published23 Jul, 202607:00am
Family courts cannot routinely convert a suit founded on cruelty into a simple Khula decree without the wife’s explicit, informed consent, the judge rules.
Published20 Jul, 202609:07pm
Justice Raheel directs LDA to dispose of a school amenity site in a cooperative housing society within three months to ensure its intended public use.
Published18 Jul, 202605:43am
Suspects are accused of kidnapping the two women, demanding $1.5 million in ransom and sexually assaulting them during captivity.
Published17 Jul, 202603:09pm
Advocate argues conducting an interview and asking questions on historical and religious matters are constitutionally protected journalistic functions.
Published16 Jul, 202609:59pm
Officers who decline the offer will be required to surrender their vehicles immediately to the concerned district and sessions judge.
Published16 Jul, 202606:37pm
Punjab Assembly speaker asks JUI-F chief to apologise; Lahore court issues notice to NCCIA on plea seeking case against Maulana.
Updated16 Jul, 202608:06am
