Pakistan

A case of harassment against the transgender community was reported recently in Sialkot. A grotesque video surfaced on the internet where someone who seemed like a […]

Plea For Protection Of Transgender Persons’ Rights A transgender person has approached the Lahore High Court for the enforcement of her community’s fundamental rights, including enrollment […]

Jobs At Mandviwalla & Zafar, Lahore Legal Associate & Front Desk Officer Required Mandviwalla & Zafar (Lahore office) requires: An associate with a minimum qualification of […]

Vacancy At Minto & Mirza, Karachi Minto & Mirza is looking for a litigation associate for their Karachi office. The firm primarily works on banking related […]

CTL – School/College Representatives We are now accepting applications for CourtingTheLaw’s focal persons and representatives at schools and colleges in Pakistan (Application deadline 5th December 2016). […]

Enforcement Of Tariffs On Imports To Protect Local Manufacturers I once planted a seedling in my garden. I watered it daily, provided it with the required […]

#TransLivesMatter On November 13, 2016, a video went viral on social media, which showed a transgender woman pinned down and being viciously flogged by a gang […]

Job Opportunities At JUS & REM, Lahore Interested candidates should send their CV to [email protected]

Electoral Rolls (Amendment) Act 2016 Proposed and moved by: Senator Pervaiz Rashid (Minister-In-Charge) Status: Passed by the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) Summary: The Majlis-e-Shoora passed this Bill in order […]

The National Command Authority (Amendment) Ordinance 2016 Proposed and moved by: Khawaja Muhammad Asif (Minister of Defence) Status: Ordinance laid Summary: In exercise of the powers […]

The Illegal Dispossession (Amendment) Act 2016 Proposed and moved by: Chaudary Nisar Ali Khan (Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control) Status: Pending Summary:  This Bill aims […]

Lawyers Beseech For High Court Bench The Lahore High Court after a three-day meeting (from July 15 to 17) turned down a long-standing demand by lawyers […]

Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act 2016 (Private Member’s Bill) Proposed and moved by: Ms. Shahida Rehmani (Member, National Assembly) Status: Laid in the National Assembly Summary: […]

Laws For The Protection Of Whistleblowers In Pakistan (With Origins and Brief History) The Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa enacted a landmark law in September this year. […]

Pakistan – The Green Is In The Flag. Or Is It? (An Overview Of Environmental Law In Pakistan) To say that environmental law took its time […]

Freedom Of Expression Or Freedom To Express Hatred Growing up in Pakistan leaves many questions in a person’s mind unanswered. As a student of the law […]

Our Environment: The Elephant In The Room In Pakistan, you will often find a lot of discussion and interest for topics such as crime, corruption scandals […]