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The State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to delegate the registration of repatriable shares and units held by non-residents to Authorized Dealers marks an important procedural shift […]

A new initiative titled “Young Lawyers Movement Pakistan” has recently been launched with the stated objective of advocating reforms aimed at improving opportunities, working conditions, and […]

Renewed debate has emerged across Pakistan and the wider Muslim world after US President Donald Trump publicly linked a possible agreement with Iran to broader participation […]

As somebody who advises founders and startups but has never gone through the process of raising investment, I consider fundraising as a new startup the most […]

Paklaunch’s UNConference 26 officially concluded in Islamabad after a dynamic two-day gathering held at the Mövenpick Centaurus Mall from April 29 to 30, 2026. The exclusive […]

For nearly a decade, Pakistan’s legal position on cryptocurrencies and digital assets was marked by ambiguity. Traders, investors, and exchanges operated in a legal vacuum. The Virtual […]

The LUMS Law and Politics Society (LPS) at LUMS is proud to announce the 9th International Moot Court Competition, taking place from April 10–12, 2026. This […]

After the 18th Amendment[1] to the Constitution[2], goods are taxed by the federal legislature, and the services by the provinces[3]. There is no concurrency in tax. For a particular transaction, the tax is either levied by the federal legislature, or by the provinces. Under the current framework, the supply of goods is taxed by the center under the Sales Tax Act, 1990. The provinces, after the 18th Amendment, have promulgated provincial legislations to bring the taxation on services within their provincial domain.

The precautionary principle is often underemphasized in discussions of international environmental law, but this principle is important as it shifts the burden of proof to those […]

The debate over the “Basic Structure” of the Constitution of Pakistan resurfaces after every major constitutional amendment. The theory suggests that certain core features of a […]

Introduction: Late Justice Antonin Scalia of the United States Supreme Court was a curmudgeonly textualist. So hardwired was he to his philosophy of textualism that any […]

Islamabad, October 27, 2025 – The National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) proudly unveiled its flagship publication, “Navigating Legal Horizons: Seafarers’ Manual on Naval Operations and […]

In a landmark decision that can bring a breakthrough to South Asian water diplomacy, an international arbitration tribunal has categorically denied India its demand to suspend […]

Part Two of the Constitution of Bangladesh, titled “Fundamental Principles of State Policy,” outlines guiding directives for governance. These articles serve as instructions to the state […]

The war might have stopped in a ceasefire, but its tremors continue shaking off the regional order. The unprovoked attack by Israel on the nuclear facilities […]

The rise of generative AI has unlocked new frontiers in how machines read, write, and reason, but what happens when this intelligence is built on a […]

In May 2025, Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari signed into law a long-awaited amendment raising the minimum legal age of marriage to 18 for both girls […]