Stories by Tauqir Ghumman

Mother sentenced to death for 'honour killing' of daughter Zeenat Bibi

Mother confessed she had murdered daughter "for bringing shame to the family" after Zeenat contracted free-will marriage

Updated 17 Jan, 2017 12:28am

LHC bars Nisar from chairing Nadra meetings till further notice

Lahore High Court has disbarred interior minister from chairing Nadra meetings till it decides otherwise.

Updated 11 Jan, 2017 12:37am

Transgender population to be counted in population census for first time

LHC assures petitioner that transgender community will be included in the census starting March 2017.

Updated 09 Jan, 2017 04:07pm

LHC rules Pemra violated its own law while conducting DTH licence auction

The court ruled that Article 13 (3) and (4) of the Pemra Rules-2009 were against the Pemra Ordinance, 2002.

Updated 08 May, 2018 06:18pm

ATC sentences five to death over burning alive Christian couple in Kot Radha Kishan in 2014

Eight others charged with involvement in lynching.

Updated 23 Nov, 2016 05:20pm

PPP to join Islamabad seige if govt tortures political workers: Aitzaz

We believe that Imran Khan is on right path, says PPP leader.

Updated 24 Oct, 2016 03:31pm

LHC accepts ex-CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry's petition for disqualification of PM

Petition filed by Chaudhry's party claims PM and his family hid assets, calls for their disqualification for life.

Updated 04 Oct, 2016 06:55pm

Lahore court sentences brothers to death over 'honour' killing

The two brothers had killed their sister and her husband for marrying out of their own will six years ago.

Updated 01 Mar, 2016 09:20am

LHC orders post mortem of pet cat to determine cause of death

Dr Atia Masood Chaudhry claims her vet, Dr Owais Anis, murdered her cat after administering it the wrong injections.

Updated 01 Dec, 2015 04:01pm

Zain murder case: ATC grants bail to Kanju after witnesses fail to testify

All the 20 witnesses failed to identify Kanju, son of a former state minister, as the suspect who killed Zain.

Updated 27 Oct, 2015 08:17pm

Hit-and-run case: DSP's son released on court orders

Underage accused had already been granted pre-arrest bail in the case pertaining to fatal accident of a media person.

Published 22 Oct, 2015 04:06pm

PML-N reclaims 'Takht-i-Lahore'

Per unofficial results from NA-122, Ayaz Sadiq wins back his NA membership, defeating PTI's Aleem Khan.

Updated 12 Oct, 2015 07:29am

PPP's Qasim Zia enters plea bargain, granted bail by LHC

NAB prosecutor tells LHC that Zia has agreed to return Rs22.2mn of embezzled money under plea bargain.

Updated 23 Sep, 2015 02:50pm

Zain murder case: Police files case against plaintiff for retracting statement

The complainant Afzal withdrew his earlier statement recorded with police and declined to identify Mustafa Kanju.

Published 20 Aug, 2015 09:10pm

LHC orders release of model Ayyan Ali on bail

The model's application for bail is approved exactly four months after her arrest.

Updated 14 Jul, 2015 02:05pm

Daska killings: Protesting lawyers try to break into Punjab Assembly

Violent protests erupt in Lahore in the wake of Daska lawyer shootings.

Updated 27 May, 2015 06:21pm

Christian couple lynching: ATC indicts 106 suspects

The court has also summoned witnesses to record their statements against the suspects.

Published 21 May, 2015 02:35pm

Election tribunal orders thumbprint verification for Lahore's NA-128, PP-160

The tribunal has given NADRA a month to verify thumbprints from all polling stations in both constituencies.

Published 12 May, 2015 05:54pm

Petitioner approaches Lahore High Court over murder of pet cat

Dr Attiya Masood alleges vet killed her cat after she refused to pay him Rs25,000 for a house call.

Updated 12 May, 2015 06:09pm

Only 40pc votes verified in NA-122 polls: Nadra

A report regarding irregularities in NA-122 elections has been submitted to the election tribunal.

Updated 09 May, 2015 09:07pm