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 […]
What To Do If Police Delays or Refuses Registration of FIR
[This article refers to the police as an organization and uses the singular pronoun]. It is no secret that the Pakistani police often transgresses its authority […]
Legal Remedies Available To Police Commander Who Has Been Sacked
[The previous article outlined the law on the appointment of Inspector General Police (Punjab)]. The continuous transfer and removal of the police commander in Punjab has […]
FATF Laws: Sword Hanging Over the Heads of Legal Professionals?
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the international watchdog against money laundering and financing of terrorism, first put Pakistan on a list of “jurisdictions with strategic […]
Amir Khan Invites Zohra Shah’s Family to Pakistan’s Biggest Boxing Event and Raise Awareness on Child Protection
Two-time world boxing champion Amir Khan and his wife Faryal Makhdoom met the family of Zohra Shah in Islamabad recently (2nd October 2020), inviting them to […]
The Indignity of the Two-Finger Test
Two men recently brutally raped a woman in front of her two minor children when her car broke down on the night of 10th September, 2020 […]
Law on the Appointment of Inspector General Police (Punjab)
The mismatch between the existence and actual implementation of laws is itself a reflection of state capacity in Pakistan. From 1861 to 2002, the question that […]
Insaaf Camp Interns Conduct Manifesto Tracking of Political Parties in Pakistan
As part of their summer internship with Insaaf Camp, a grassroots level legal awareness initiative by Courting The Law, a group of bright, young law students […]
Capital Punishment Study Reveals 78% of Death Penalty Cases Overturned by Supreme Court
Download a copy of the Pakistan Capital Punishment Study here: Pakistan Capital Punishment Study (FFR & Reprieve) Between 2010 and 2018, Pakistan’s Supreme Court overturned 78% of […]
Karachi Disowned
Karachi, a city with dense population and ethno-linguistic and cultural diversity has been accommodating people from different backgrounds, creeds and religious beliefs who continue to bring […]
When Will the Numbers Go Down?
I do not intend to use fancy language or interpret a problematic provision of law or mention statistics to support my assertions. Today, I write as […]
Evolution of Rape as a War Crime and Status in Pakistan
Introduction Rape and acts of sexual violence against women have been committed during times of armed conflict for a long time. Rape was previously considered a […]