Pakistan

Law Career Development Workshop Report Executive Summary The first ‘Law Career Development Workshop’ was held by Lahore Education And Research Network (LEARN) at School of Law, […]

Clash of the Biradiris The dawn of October 31st 2015 saw yet another entrenchment of the basic pillar of democracy. Opinions might differ but the local […]

Child Custody Law in Pakistan The recent trend in our society is seeing a paradigm change in matrimonial relationships, with an increasing number of divorce cases, […]

Vacancy: Senior Legal Counsel Coca-Cola İçecek – Lahore   Job description This position entails the following responsibilities: Our business runs based on the relationship with our […]

ONE Day Training Course On LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING (Techniques And Practice) By SOL In advancement of its aim to raise awareness in Pakistan regarding Continuing Professional Development […]

English–Urdu Legal Terms – W 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 […]

Candidate for Secretary LHCBA Presents His Manifesto   SHERJEEL ADNAN SHEIKH CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY, Lahore High Court Bar Association (2016/2017)   ABOUT THE CANDIDATE: My name […]

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 I Introduction We ordained therein for them: “Life for life, eye for eye, nose for nose, ear for ear, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Protection of Women’s Rights in Pakistan – A Practitioner’s Perspective I was invited to speak briefly at a seminar organized by the Law and Politics Society, […]

Defending The Indefensible  A few days back, I co-authored a set of proposals in these pages for making the National Action Plan (NAP) effective. For the […]

Government Fails to Pass Anti-money Laundering Bill (AML) The government has failed yet again to get the amended Anti-money Laundering (AML) Bill approved from the Senate […]