Mover: Mian Mujtaba Shuja ur Rehman Status: Passed Summary: The Punjab Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Bill 2015 seeks to further amend the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance […]
UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
United Nations Convention against Torture (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) came into force on June 26, 1987 whereby the purpose was to effectively counter torture […]
Case registered against 500 government workers for protesting to demand increase in salaries
IG Islamabad Tahir Alam has directed to register cases against 500 government employees protesting in the Capital for raising their salaries and chanting slogans in front […]
Rana Sanauallh Sworn In Again as the Law Minister of Punjab
On 29th May 2015, Rana Sanuallah of PML-N took oath as the Law Minster of Punjab after having his name cleared in the Model Town incident […]
Lahore High Court Issues Restraining Order Against Private Schools To Stop Collecting Fee During Summer Holidays
On 28th May 2015, the Lahore High Court heard a petition moved by Advocate Sheeba Qaiser who said that the a notification had already been issued […]
Punjab Social Protection Authority Act 2015
The Act seeks to establish an all-encompassing social protection system for poor and vulnerable people in Punjab. Definitions (as per the Act) Term poor is defined […]
India’s Supreme Court strikes down internet censorship law
According to an article by Jason Burke in the Guardian Newspaper, India’s supreme court has struck down a controversial law that made posting “offensive” comments on […]
Three special courts set up in Punjab, KP and Balochistan
Three special courts have been formed in accordance with the Protection of Pakistan Act 2014 to deal with cases relating to terrorism. There are to be […]
UN chief disappointed as Member States unable to reach agreement on nuclear non-proliferation
According to the UN website, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed disappointment at the inability of Member States to reach consensus on a “substantive outcome” on a non-proliferation […]
In-house Lawyers
There is a growing group of in-house lawyers in Pakistan. The growth of the telecommunications and banking sectors in particular has resulted in creating hundreds of […]
Bar Associations
Pakistan’s bar associations are probably more active and organized than equivalent associations elsewhere in the world. It was the organized and political nature of these bar […]
Law Schools
Students at laws school across Pakistan are busy preparing for their final year end exams. In the coming months, we will be publishing updates regarding admissions, […]
Law Firms
We recommend readers check out the Pakistan section of Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners at http://www.legal500.com/c/pakistan/legal-market-overview and http://www.chambersandpartners.com/guide/asia/8/166/1. Meanwhile, we are at work to bring […]
Law officers
Mr. Navid Rasul Mirza has been appointed as the Advocate General Punjab: According to the Advocate General Punjab’s office, Mr. Navid Rasul Mirza, SJ started his […]
Federal Tax Ombudsman Pakistan
According to the Federal Tax Ombudsman’s website, the Hon’able Mr. Abdur Rauf Chaudhry, Federal Tax Ombudsman who is also the Chairman of Steering Committee of the Organization […]
Provincial Ombudsman Balochistan
According to a press report published in Dawn Newspaper, the Provincial Ombudsman Balochistan, Mr. Wasey Tareen informed the media earlier this year that 2,050 cases had […]
Provincial Ombudsman Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ombudsman’s office announces online complaint registration According to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ombudsman’s website, any person who is aggrieved of mal-administration of any provincial Government […]