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 […]
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 […]