Laws & Judgments

Comparison of Provincial Legislation in 2016 – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa This article is a continuation of my previous article in which I compared legislation by different provincial […]

The Companies Act, 2017 President Mamnoon Hussain has finally signed the Companies Act, 2017 that replaces the Companies Ordinance, 1984. This law is being appreciated by […]

Comparison of Provincial Legislation in 2016 – Balochistan Chapter 1 of Part V of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan deals with the “Distribution […]

Panama Verdict: Sword Of Damocles? The story behind ‘sword of Damocles’ has become relevant for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the wake of Supreme Court’s judgment […]

Federal Legislation In 2016 In the year 2016, the National Assembly passed 51 Acts but the Majlis-e-Shura (Parliament) altogether passed just seven, out of which two were […]

An Erroneous Judgment I take this opportunity to write my academic point of view on the judgment dated 23.05.2016 in a writ of quo warranto titled […]

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 […]

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: […]

Draft Companies Bill 2016 Up For Legislation Drafted by: The Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Status: Sent to the Ministry of Finance. Summary: The Securities […]

The Marine Insurance Act, 2016 Proposed by: ENGR. Khurram Dastagir Khan, Federal Minister for Commerce. Status: Pending Summary:  The Marine Insurance Act 2016 was introduced in […]

Explosive Substances (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Government Bill) Proposed and moved by: Mr. Zahid Hamid (Minister for Law and Justice) Status: Laid / To be introduced in the […]

Pakistan National Accreditation Council Act, 2016 Proposed and moved by: Rana Tanveer Hussain (Minister for Science & Technology) Status: Pending Summary: The Pakistan National Accreditation Council […]

The National University of Science and Technology (Amendment) Act 2016 Proposed and moved by: Minister for Climate Change Zahid Hamid on behalf of Minister for Science […]

The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Private Member’s Bill) Proposed and moved by: Dr. Nikhat Shakeel Khan, Ms.Saman Sultan Jafri, Ms. Kishwer Zehra, Mr. […]

Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2016 (Private Member’s Bill) Proposed and moved by: Dr Arif Alvi (Member, National Assembly) Status: Passed (by National Assembly) Summary: The National […]