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The Meghalaya High Court alters the punishment for a child assault convict, cutting the sentence to 10 years from the original 18.

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday decided to hear an appeal by now-deceased former military dictator Pervez Musharraf against the special court majority judgment that handed him a death sentence on treason charges in 2019. Musharraf, who died on February 5 this year, had filed the appeal four

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday decided to hear an appeal by now-dead former military dictator Pervez Musharraf against the special court majority judgment that handed him a death sentence on treason charges in 2019.

Pakistan’s apex court will start from Friday the hearing on a set of appeals related to conviction of now deceased former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, including one moved by the ex-leader, seeking to overturn his death sentence by a special court in a high treason case. The three-judge

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Four-judge bench headed by CJP Isa will commence hearing on a set of appeals seeking to overturn ex-president's conviction from Nov 10.

The hearing will commence on Nov 10

Pervez Musharraf had filed the plea to set aside the conviction by saying that the trial was conducted and completed in sheer violation of the Constitution. | World News

Says he did not sign the bills; alleges his staff "undermined his will and command"; law ministry notes claims with "grave concern", says he should take responsibility for his own actions.

The fate of the bills will be decided after general elections when a new National Assembly is in place.