Tag: Law
Supremacy of law will prevail, says interior minister
ISLAMABAD: Irrespective of a vicious but coordinated print, electronic and social media campaign aimed at his integrity, a defiant Minister of State for Interior Shehryar...
Committee discusses legal aid mechanism for poor
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Law and Justice Senator Farogh Naseem Tuesday discussed setting up legal aid mechanism for the poor and vulnerable at a meeting...
ICC Panel likely to take over a month to verdict on...
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Dispute panel can potentially take more than a month to announce their verdict on the dispute case between...
California governor signs gun control bills into law
CALIFORNIA: California Governor Jerry Brown signed several gun control bills into law on Friday, including one measure that raises the minimum age for buying...
Indian SC says can’t bar criminal politicians, parliament must make law...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday left the decision of criminalisation of politicians on the Parliament while giving out the verdict...
Law will take due course in Sharifs’ case, says PTI
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has said that it has complete trust in the judiciary and hopes that the law will take its due course...
NA standing committees to be constituted till 17th
ISLAMABAD: The members of the National Assembly standing committees will be elected till September 17 by the house and each committee may have 20 members...
SC calls for improvement of law education, bans evening classes
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has banned all evening classes being offered at law colleges/universities across Pakistan and has given guidelines for the...
New Malaysian govt repeals law banning ‘fake news’
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's new government on Thursday repealed a widely criticized law prohibiting "fake news," in a move hailed as a landmark moment for...
Poland’s president signs law to accelerate changes in Supreme Court
WARSAW: Poland's President Andrzej Duda has signed into law an amendment smoothing the way for the ruling party to name the next chief of...
Israel adopts divisive Jewish nation-state law
JERUSALEM: Israel passed a "nation-state" law on Thursday declaring that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country, stirring anger from members...
Egypt passes law shielding senior military officers from prosecution
CAIRO: Egypt's parliament on Monday passed a law that could make senior military officers immune from future prosecution tied to violence which followed the...
Operations wing arrests 157 accused, recovers Rs7.6mln during June
--237 arrested over illegal possession of weapons, 389 drug dealers also held
LAHORE: In a rather impressive show of efficacy, operations wing of the Lahore Police,...
NAB has nothing to do with elections: chairman
Javed Iqbal says anti-corruption watchdog working in accordance with law
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Javed Iqbal on Sunday said that the anti-corruption watchdog...
Govt can’t meddle in NAB’s affairs: Ali Zafar
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Information and Law Minister Barrister Ali Zafar Thursday said that the government cannot interfere in legal actions taken by the National Accountability...
After battles, UK’s key Brexit bill becomes law
LONDON: The British government's flagship Brexit legislation has become law, ensuring the country will not face a legislative cliff-edge on the day it leaves...
Dutch senate passes law enabling partial ‘burqa ban’
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch Upper House of parliament on Tuesday passed a law banning the wearing of face-covering veils in public buildings, such as schools,...