Rape An Expression of Power or Strayed Sexual Behaviour?

By: Ghazali Farooq The increasing number of rape incidents is a growing societal problem, which, unfortunately, only gets attention in the media after any horrific incident is reported. Usually, such an incident triggers a fierce debate on social and electronic media, which then compels the government to put out a few statements on this issue….

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Haneyya calls for Turkish

Haneyya calls for Turkish efforts to protect Palestinian people

Head of Hamas’s political bureau Ismail Haneyya has urged Turkiye to make efforts to provide protection for the Palestinian people, their rights and holy sites and prevent the Israeli occupation state from persisting in its crimes and aggressive practices. This came during Haneyya’s telephone conversation on Monday night with Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Haneyya…

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Lahore High Court acquits

Lahore High Court acquits accused of attempted murder

Sargodha (Soon Times), in 2018, Muhammad Ashraf, a resident of Toba Tek Singh District Police Station, had registered a case against MudassarNaseer, FaizanArsalan and Noman for attempted murder of his son. In 2020, Judicial Magistrate District Toba Tek Singh sentenced the accused MudassarNaseer under Section 324 of the Pakistan Penal Code to 7 years hard…

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SC Greenlights Conditional Verdicts in May 9 Riot Cases

The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench on Friday conditionally allowed military courts to pronounce reserved verdicts of 85 civilians who were still in custody for their alleged involvement in last year’s May 9 riots. A significant development in Pakistan’s legal and political landscape. This decision is “conditional,” meaning it likely includes specific stipulations to ensure compliance…

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