State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament Kremlin, has approved a law that gives internet users the right to request internet search engines to remove the […]
Lawyers Movement To Defend 2 Women Accused Of ‘Gross Indecency’ In Morocco
Hundreds of lawyers in Morocco have signed up to defend two women arrested for “gross indecency” for wearing dresses that were considered too tight and provocative […]
DNA Barcodes To Be Used to Control Illegal Wildlife Trade
DNA barcodes are likely to be used in Pakistan to stop illegal trade of wildlife and prevent smugglers who use false labels to identify endangered species […]
Mandatory Vaccine Law Approved in California
Jerry Brown, Governor of California, passed legislation that requires schoolchildren in the state to be vaccinated, unless they have strong medical grounds for not doing so. […]
ECP Challenges Amendments to Local Council Rules 2014 (KPK)
The Election Commission of Pakistan has challenged amendments in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Local Councils Rules 2014 on Conduct of Elections, in the Peshawar High Court. The legislation […]
Cabinet Sworn In For Gilgit Baltistan
A cabinet with six members took an oath in Gilgit earlier this week. Seven ministers were to take oath. These include, Muhammad Wakil, Sobia Moqaddam and Janbaz […]
Toy Guns Banned in Peshawar
Peshawar’s district administration banned the sale of toy guns for a month in order to stop the huge amounts of sales of the toy during Eid. […]
Terrorism Cases Not Solved for At Least Eight years
The Supreme Court has been informed by the Sindh High Court (SHC), which is responsible for monitoring anti-terrorism courts and makes policy guidelines for the early disposal […]
Hindu Marriage Act, 2015 Paused Nationwide Due to Provinces’ Lack of Efforts
The Hindu Marriage Act Bill 2015 is meant to allow members of the Hindu community to register their marriages for the first time in the country. […]
Australian Firms Get Ready For Multi-Billion Energy Disputes
Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Norton Rose Fulbright are known to have been working on building teams for two years in order to take care of a […]
Indian Government Plans on Opening Legal Sector to Foreign Firms
The UK and US have been trying to push India to open up the legal sector for foreign firms, even though, The Advocates Act, which is […]
First Female Judge Nominated to Afghan Supreme Court
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has nominated a female judge Anisa Rasouli, the head of the Afghan Women Judges Association and a former juvenile court judge, to sit as […]
South Africa: New Drone Laws Come Into Force
South Africa sets ten-year jail term for illegal drone flights. The South Africa Civil Aviation Authority, which enforced the rule starting today, July 1st, 2015, claims that, […]
LHC Dismisses Bail Plea In Couple’s Lynching Case
A Lahore Hugh Court Division bench has dismissed the bail application of four suspects accused for the lynching of a Christian couple in Kot Radha Krishan […]
Quinn Emanuel Subtracts its Summer Placement Scheme
US-based Quinn Emanuel is slashing its summer placement intake by 80 to 90 per cent, reducing it from five to 10 students. It is said that […]
Use of DNA Evidence in Landmark Judgment Against Afghan Father For Rape
In passing a landmark judgment, an Afghan court used DNA evidence to convict a man for repeatedly raping his daughter for more than 10 years, bearing two […]
Death Sentence For Emirati Woman For Killing American Teacher
The Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi, UAE has sentenced a woman for being charged guilty of stabbing an American kindergarten teacher to death in December […]