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 […]
Law Clerkship Program, Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Pakistan invites applications from interested candidates for 13 positions of Law Clerk. A law clerk, under the direction of the Hon’ble Judge […]
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. […]
English–Urdu Legal Terms – C
Note from the author: “As an erstwhile burger vakeel (lawyer), eager to join the lively katchery (district courts) scene, I can relate to the frustration faced by other in the […]
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 […]
Altaf– The Ruler of Law
Saadia is an Op-Ed Editor at The Nation and does illustrations for The Friday Times and Courting The Law.
Divorce Under The Muhammadan Law And Section 7 Of The Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961
Islam has condemned the act of divorce and such an action has been declared as evil which attracts displeasure of God. However, when the union between […]
A Dose of Military Courts
Saadia is an Op-Ed Editor at The Nation and does illustrations for The Friday Times and Courting The Law.
Justice or Hypocrisy?
This past decade has witnessed a significant change in the socio-political dynamics of Pakistan. The revival of democracy , restoration of Judiciary and the 2013 transition […]
The Importance of Fairness and Due Process
“In a country governed by laws and not men where rule of law reigns supreme, no public functionary, who is a trustee on behalf of the […]
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 […]
France “Burqa Ban”: Just Anti-Islam or Anti-Women Too?
France, by popular claim, is a secular republic where religion is treated as a personal and private matter. Hence, the French feel that anything and everything […]
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 […]