Civilian convicted of offence against state cannot claim fundamental rights, LHC told in Hassaan Niazi case
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“Civilian convicted of offence against state cannot claim fundamental rights, LHC told in Hassaan Niazi case”
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday told the Lahore High Court (LHC) that a civilian who commits an offence against the state and is convicted cannot claim the protection of fundamental rights, while seeking the dismissal of a petition filed by Barrister Hassaan Khan Niazi, nephew of PTI founder Imran Khan, challenging his handover to the army and subsequent trial in a case related to the May 9 riots. In a report submitted after almost a year on behalf of the provincial government through…
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