An anti-terrorism court in Lahore has once again split its verdict in a case tied to the May 9, 2023 riots, convicting four senior leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf while acquitting the party’s vice chairman, Shah Mahmood Qureshi. The ruling, delivered by ATC Judge Manzar Ali Gill at Kot Lakhpat Jail, sentenced Dr Yasmin Rashid, Mian Mahmood ur Rasheed, Ejaz...
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Lahore High Court Rules on Consent Requirement in Khula Cases
A judicial ruling from the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench has clarified an important point of family law, stating that courts cannot automatically convert a cruelty-based suit into a simple Khula decree without the explicit and informed consent of the wife involved. According to reports, family courts cannot routinely convert a suit founded on cruelty into a simple Khula decree...
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