29th May 2015: Sharjeel Memon, Information Minister Sindh, has issued legal notice to a private channel for telecasting false news of raid on his house by […]
PIA and CAA Have Taken No Action Against Violation of Air Safety Law Even After Several Weeks
PIA and Civil Aviation Authority have taken no action against an Islamabad based pilot Qasim Hayat for reportedly putting the lives of over 350 Toronto-bound passengers […]
Shafqat Hussain To Be Hanged On 9th June 2015
Anti-terrorism court in Karachi issued a black warrant for the hanging of death row prisoner Shafqat Hussain as the stay period for his execution was over. […]
Private Members’ Bills Passed by the Senate
Proposed Bill: The Anti-Rape Laws (Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill 2014 Mover: Senator Syeda Sughra Imam (Pakistan People’s Party) (Member-in-Charge) Status of discussion in Senate: Passed Summary: […]
They were working right under our noses
The Punjab Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Act 2015
Mover: Mian Mujtaba Shuja ur Rehman Status: Passed Summary: The Punjab Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) Bill 2015 seeks to further amend the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance […]
Convention on the Rights of Child
Convention on the Rights of Child (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) came into force on September 2, 1990 whereby the purpose was to provide for […]
UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
United Nations Convention against Torture (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) came into force on June 26, 1987 whereby the purpose was to effectively counter torture […]
Case registered against 500 government workers for protesting to demand increase in salaries
IG Islamabad Tahir Alam has directed to register cases against 500 government employees protesting in the Capital for raising their salaries and chanting slogans in front […]
Rana Sanauallh Sworn In Again as the Law Minister of Punjab
On 29th May 2015, Rana Sanuallah of PML-N took oath as the Law Minster of Punjab after having his name cleared in the Model Town incident […]
Lahore High Court Issues Restraining Order Against Private Schools To Stop Collecting Fee During Summer Holidays
On 28th May 2015, the Lahore High Court heard a petition moved by Advocate Sheeba Qaiser who said that the a notification had already been issued […]
Punjab Social Protection Authority Act 2015
The Act seeks to establish an all-encompassing social protection system for poor and vulnerable people in Punjab. Definitions (as per the Act) Term poor is defined […]
No Transparency in Law
The New World Wide Web In Pakistan
The New World Wide Web In Pakistan.
The Legal Bias against Women
The Constitution makes it mandatory for all laws of Pakistan to be in conformity with Islamic laws. This approach is evident in Pakistani family laws. The […]
The Dwindling State Of Our Legal Profession
In my fifteen (15) odd years of practice, the laws more or less continue to remain the same but our legal system has given offspring to […]
Our Selective Humanity
I once attended a seminar on the law governing the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles— “drones”—at an eminent university in the United Kingdom. I expected the […]