Living in China for over two years has been quite a unique experience for us. While working with an international university in the area of maritime […]
Suicide: Psychiatric Misconceptions and Legal Implications in Pakistan
Abstract Suicide has become a significant general medical condition and its occurrences seem to have increased in Pakistan as of late. Available and accessible statistics show […]
Free Download: Case-Law Update by Supreme Court Research Centre (Oct-Dec 2020)
Download a free copy of the first volume of case-law updates published by the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s Research Centre for the quarterly period of October-December, […]
Law of Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan: Discrepancies and Comparison with International Law
This article aims to highlight the obscurities in the law of enforced disappearances in Pakistan along with the statutory ambiguity in the regulation of affairs by […]
No More Dignity Trials
No More Dignity Trials Lamented as a colonial relic but also labeled as pejorative and contemptuous, the “two finger test” has been used to ascertain whether […]
What the LHC Decision on the Virginity Test Means
The mere thought of a traumatized female rape victim having to go through something as gruesome as the compulsory two-finger virginity test is enough to send […]
Extending Women’s Rights to Unilateral, No-Fault Based Khula
The injunctions of Islam regarding gender are based on equality without any discrimination whatsoever. However, women in Pakistan have been struggling to obtain these rights guaranteed […]
Continuing Mandamus: Productive or Deleterious Overreach?
Mandamus is a type of writ issued by the court to direct a public body to do something that the law requires it to do. The […]
Rights of Illegitimate Children in Pakistan: Sunni and Shia Law Perspectives
Introduction Under Islamic law, a child born out of wedlock is considered filius nullius (“a son of nobody”) and considered to own no lineage to the […]
Legal Associates Required at Veritas Law Chambers in Lahore and Islamabad
Veritas Law Chambers, a leading law firm dealing with commercial, corporate, constitutional and international law matters, requires legal associates with a minimum experience of three years […]
Remembering Benazir Bhutto: Lessons in Resilience, Democracy and Leadership
Join the Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women (ANHW) Pakistan for a virtual discussion titled “Remembering Benazir Bhutto: Lessons in Resilience, Democracy, and Leadership” at 07.00 – […]
In Loving Memory of Shaigan Shareef Malik
إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُون We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mr Shaigan Shareef Malik, former Federal Secretary (Pakistan Administrative Service BS-22), Government of […]
Welfare Funds in Pakistan: Pro-People Laws, Insensitive Legislators
“Raising the living standard and socio-economic uplift of industrial workers is the cornerstone of the government policy, which is being achieved by providing the basic and […]
REGTECH: How Distributed Ledger Technology Can Help Regulators and Businesses In Pakistan
REGTECH: How Distributed Ledger Technology Can Help Regulators and Businesses In Pakistan [This paper originates from interactions with the SECP]. INTRODUCTION Regulatory technology (regtech) focuses on […]
Highlights from Facebook Group Vakeel Online’s Recent Meetup
Lahore, 31st October, 2020 – The team behind the newly created Facebook group “Vakeel Online” hosted high-tea for some of the forum’s top contributors. The purpose […]
Geographical Indication – A Belated Step Forward
Protection of traditional cultural products such as the Sindhi ajrak or Sargodha’s kinnow and improvements in the trade sector of Pakistan can be encouraged through the […]
Redressing Under-Representation of Women in Law with Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women
The Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women (ANHW) Pakistan presents the Islamabad Bar Council Election Debate 2020: Redressing Under-representation of Women in Law, scheduled to take place […]