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Peshawar 19 march 2011, The Action has taken from district and session judge and chairman of Criminal Justice coordination committee Mr. Zia Ud Din khattak, who lead the meeting of committee in Peshawar. 13 members of the committee including Asad Hameed Bangash additional district and session judge also in the meeting. During the meeting of CJCC the chair note and observed that despite umpteen directions the police are not supplying copies of the FIR to the illaqa Magistrate and District Public prosecutor, which is the requirement of law, also in the meeting the chair observed that the ratio of services...

People cannot not be barred from juries solely because their clothing or occupation suggest they are devoutly religious, the state Supreme Court ruled yesterday. The court ruled that an assistant Essex County prosecutor abused his discretion during jury selection when he tossed a man whose attire and prayer cap suggested he was Muslim, and another who said he was a missionary. The prosecutor contended that people who are "demonstrative" about their religions "tend to favor defendants." In a 6-0 decision written by Chief Justice Deborah Poritz, the court noted that followers of certain faiths are readily identifiable by their clothing...