Amendment dated 13.05.2015 in Rule 5(3) and 7(1)(b) and (c) of the Punjab Judicial Service Rules 1994, now bars Civil Judges-cum-Magistrates from the Competitive Examination for […]
Minister Sends Legal Notice to TV Channel
29th May 2015: Sharjeel Memon, Information Minister Sindh, has issued legal notice to a private channel for telecasting false news of raid on his house by […]
PIA and CAA Have Taken No Action Against Violation of Air Safety Law Even After Several Weeks
PIA and Civil Aviation Authority have taken no action against an Islamabad based pilot Qasim Hayat for reportedly putting the lives of over 350 Toronto-bound passengers […]
Shafqat Hussain To Be Hanged On 9th June 2015
Anti-terrorism court in Karachi issued a black warrant for the hanging of death row prisoner Shafqat Hussain as the stay period for his execution was over. […]
Private Members’ Bills Passed by the Senate
Proposed Bill: The Anti-Rape Laws (Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill 2014 Mover: Senator Syeda Sughra Imam (Pakistan People’s Party) (Member-in-Charge) Status of discussion in Senate: Passed Summary: […]
The Punjab Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Act 2015
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, […]