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US Sued Over Syphilis Experiments in Guatemala
Two US law firms have filed a class action lawsuit against federal health officials in the case of some 700 Guatemalans whom US scientists deliberately infected with syphilis in the 1940s, APA reports quoting “The Voice of America”.
Updated: 03/14/2011 10:03P
Weapons charges dropped against asylum seekers
A lawyer representing the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions today asked the Youth Justice Court to drop the weapons charges against two juvenile detainees. The charges were laid in the wake of a fight involving more than 11 detainees last
Updated: 03/14/2011 10:02P
IHC issues notices to officials of IPRI
Islamabad: Justice Muhammad Anwar Kasi of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued notices to the four officials of Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI), including its president Dr. Maqsudul Hasan Nuri, after a petitioner challenged
Updated: 03/14/2011 10:02P
LHC directs DCO, DPO to reply in terror charges case
The Lahore High Court's division bench, comprising Justice Nasir Saeed Sheikh and Justice Shahid Hameed Dar, on Monday directed the district coordination officer (DCO) and the district police officer (DPO), Rawalpindi, to submit their replies in the
Updated: 03/14/2011 10:02P
Trudeau blasts feds for calling honour killings 'barbaric'
But Immigration Minister Jason Kenney fired back Monday, accusing the Liberals of choosing political correctness over women's rights. "Despite Trudeau's opposition, we make no apologies for letting immigrant women know their rights.
Updated: 03/14/2011 10:01P
Cong demands appointment of Lokayukta
The Governor has to appoint the Lokayukta in consultation with Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court and the Leader of Opposition (LOP) in the Assembly. I am ready to blindly sign on any name fixed by the state government, the Chief Justice of
Updated: 03/14/2011 10:00P
Antitrust lawsuit against NFL gets April 6 hearing date
We're not the ones who were filing a lawsuit at 5 o'clock," Pash said. For all the things the owners and players disagree on, the two main sticking points are clear: how much money owners would get up front before dividing the rest of $9 billion in
Updated: 03/14/2011 10:00P
Decide on probe or will step in: SC
A bench headed by Chief Justice SH Kapadia asked the Centre to expeditiously decide on a CBI probe into the matter. “We are informed by Additional Solicitor General (Indira Jaising) that the government is considering to approach the CBI for conducting
Updated: 03/14/2011 10:00P
No immunity for Davis
The Lahore High Court has now been formally told by the federal government that Raymond Davis, accused of the murder of two Pakistanis, may indeed have travelled to Pakistan on a diplomatic passport, but it was on a business visa, and he was not
Updated: 03/14/2011 09:58P
Stay refused
LAHORE – Lahore High Court Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry on Monday dismissed a constitutional petition against the construction of overpass at Kalma Chowk. The court observed while dismissing the petition of the Lahore Conservative Society that no
Updated: 03/14/2011 09:58P
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