Gunmen abduct a judge in Pakistan, later released from captivity

Shakirullah Marwat, the district and sessions judge of Pakistan's South Waziristan region, who had appealed to the government and judiciary to accept the demands of his abductors after being kidnapped a day earlier, was released from captivity on Sunday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Terror convict awarded bar council licence

Islamabad: A Pakistani advocate, who has been convicted in a terror case, was able to get his licence from Sindh Bar Council (SBC) to practice the law, media reports said on Sunday.

Former ISI chief Durrani case: Pakistan judge rescues himself without citing reason

Islamabad: An Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, has recused himself from further hearing a petition filed by former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general Lt Gen (retd) Asad Durrani by seeking removal of his name from the Exit Control List (ECL), media reports said.