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The Prime Minister’s Oath As of July 10, Nawaz Sharif has lost his moral authority to continue in office as the Prime Minister of Pakistan – […]

Torture: An Undefined Word In The Pakistani Legal System  Article 1 of United Nations Convention Against Torture (CAT) defines torture in the following terms: For the purposes of […]

President, Parliament And Separation Of Powers “It is the will of the people which turns an ordinance from ‘having effect and force of law’ to ‘law […]

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: […]

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 […]

Did You Notice, Preventing Crime Too Went Cyber? The Cybercrime Bill NA passed should get more attention than it currently has Since Panama Papers dawned upon […]

Cyber Crime Bill OR Cyber Crime Bell The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 (PECB) that has been approved by the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information Technology […]

Controversial Cyber Crime Bill Approved By National Assembly The controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 has been approved in the National Assembly (NA). The Bill must […]

Joint Action Committee Calls Upon Opposition Parties To Resist PECB On Floor Of Assembly April 10, 2016: The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill (PECB) has been […]

French Parliament Votes to Extend State of Emergency The French National Assembly voted to extend the state of emergency for another three months. The state of emergency expands […]

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 […]

Proposed Amendments To The 19th Amendment Of Pakistan Introduction Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms Chairman Senator Raza Rabbani presented a report with the draft of the […]

PILDAT Legislative Brief on the Right To Information Bill 2014 This brief has been originally published by the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development And Transparency (PILDAT) […]

The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Technology has approved the draft Cyber Crime Bill 2015 to be prsented to the House despite ongoing protests from the […]

The National Tariff Commission Act, 2015 (NTC) Proposed and Moved By: Mr. Khurram Dastgir Khan (Engineer; Minister of Commerce) Status: Passed by The National Assembly Summary: Of […]

The Countervailing Duties Ordinance, 2015  Proposed and Moved By: Mr. Khurram Dastgir Khan (Engineer; Minister of Commerce) Status: Passed by The National Assembly Summary: As a result […]

Proposed by: Mr. Muhammad Ayaz Soomro (Member, National Assembly) Status: Pending Summary: Currently, there is no right to appeal against the decision of the Supreme Court […]