Law

Transfer Order of Mr. Ghulam Shah The Hon’able Chief Justice and the Judges of Sindh High Court have been pleased to transfer Mr. Ghulam Shah and […]

Austria drafts new law aimed at deterring Afghan Migrants The Cabinet of Austria introduced new law to prevent Afghan migrants from seeking asylum in Austria. The […]

National Assembly proposes strict punishment for rapists The National Assembly’s standing committee on interior approved a draft bill suggesting death penalty and life imprisonment for accused […]

Chief Justice to address Senate Chief Justice Anwer Zaheer Jamali will address Senate Committee constituted to give recommendations to the government on speedy justice in Pakistan.  It […]

English–Urdu Legal Terms – V 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 […]

The Criminal Justice System and Absence of Sentencing Guidelines A sentence is the punishment a judge or magistrate decides should be given to someone who has […]

Women In The Legal Profession In many parts of the world, especially in developing countries, women have been facing problems due to lack of opportunities and […]

Should The Death Penalty Be Eliminated? Part II iv. Prejudice, Whim, Mistake and Presentation by Attorney One of the weak points while eliminating the death penalty […]

China to End One-Child Policy China has decided to end its decades-long one-child policy. The one-child policy was introduced in 1979 and it implied that several […]

Should The Death Penalty Be Eliminated? Part I Introduction We ordained therein for them: “Life for life, eye for eye, nose for nose, ear for ear, […]

Cybersecurity Bill Passed by US Senate The US Senate has passed legislation, which aims to improving cyber-security defenses in the US. The Cybersecurity Sharing Information Act […]

Nepalese Parliament Elects First Female President Bidhya Devi Bhandari is now deputy leader of the ruling Communist party in Nepal who has long campaigned to secure […]

Pakistani Murderer of Indonesian Couple Executed by Saudi Arabia A Pakistani convicted of murdering an Indonesian couple was executed in Riyadh this week. According to the […]

Mustafa Kanju along with five other acquitted in Zain murder case Anti-terrorism court acquitted five accused including Mustafa Kanju, son of former state minister Sadique Kanju […]

Supreme Court: Debate on Blasphemy Law is Not Against Religion Justice Khosa recently wrote an order to dismiss Mumtaz Qadri’s appeal against his death sentence. The […]

Electoral System Suited to Pakistan and The Needful Reforms The preamble of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973 elucidates, “the State shall exercise […]