31st December, 2011
Law enforcement run amok
As Pakistan continued to face challenges to its internal security in 2011, the year also saw serious human rights violations by law enforcement personnel.
25th August, 2011
SHC allows appeals of seven convicts against ATC’s verdict
KARACHI: A division bench of Sindh High Court on Thursday allowed appeals of the convicts for hearing in the Sarfaraz Shah murder case. The bench…
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    16th August, 2011
    The judicial death of reason
    On 12th August the Anti-Terrorism Court handed down its judgment in the Sarfraz Shah case: one death penalty and six life sentences and compensation payments…
    16th August, 2011
    Sarfraz killing case: Afsar Khan challenges life imprisonment
    Mr Khan's counsel, Aamir Warraich, filed an application in the Sindh High Court, against the verdict.
    5th August, 2011
    Accused deny charges in Sarfraz murder case
    The accused denied that they had committed any act of terrorism and said that they had not watched any video of the incident.
    4th August, 2011
    ATC reserves order on defence pleas in Sarfraz murder case
    After hearing arguments from both sides, judge Bashir Ahmed Khoso of ATC-I, who is conducting the trial, reserved the order on both pleas for pronouncement on Thursday.
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    10th June, 2011
    The extra-judicial death of reason
    The murder, in broad day light, of a 25 year old boy, Sarfraz Shah, has shocked and shamed many of us; despite our best…