Aminuddin Khan
Coverage of Aminuddin Khan in the Nexus archive.
- No ‘release Imran force’ exists, KP CM tells Federal Constitutional Court
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi denied the existence of an armed structure linked to the 'Imran Khan Rehayi Aman Movement' before the Federal Constitutional Court, describing it as a peaceful civic initiative. The court will hear a petition challenging the movement's legal status, with Afridi dismissing it as speculative and politically motivated.
- FCC lays down safeguards to protect women’s inheritance rights
The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) in Pakistan issued a landmark ruling mandating heightened judicial scrutiny for transactions affecting women’s inheritance rights. The court overturned a lower court decision that upheld a compromise agreement disinheriting two sisters, emphasizing that female heirs must be protected from coercion, fraud, and social pressure in inheritance disputes.
- FCC rules income tax on immovable properties ‘confiscatory in nature’
The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) ruled that Section 7E of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001, which imposes taxes on non-income-generating immovable properties, is 'confiscatory in nature' and violates constitutional principles. The court criticized the provision for enabling discriminatory taxation and causing undue financial burdens on taxpayers, particularly as it overlaps with provincial fiscal authority and risks double taxation.