Tag: Law
‘Lawyers the last front against military coups’
Member Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and head of Lawyers’ Professional Group Hamid Khan has vowed that lawyers will not accept any unconstitutional step and...
Pakistan cannot afford another martial law
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Thursday urged the nation to say no to martial law as Pakistan was not in a...
Juvenile justice: ‘Laws are there but need to be implemented’
Effective implementation of the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance (JJSO) 2000 and other related laws can be an effective tool in reducing the number of...
Law protecting Afghan women has ‘long way to go’: UN
Afghan authorities are failing to enforce the law to protect women from murder, beating, rape and other violence and being sold into marriage and...
No law defends corruption: SC
Directing the government to explain in writing by today (Wednesday) how the federation was affected by the verdict that declared the National Reconciliation Ordinance...
Bara elders express concern over law and order
Elders from Bar Qambar Khel, Bara on Thursday expressed concerns over law and order situation in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
A 17-member delegation...
Indian army says not ‘correct’ to revoke IHK law
A top Indian army official says harsh emergency laws in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) should not be revoked until Pakistan ends its “interference” in the...
Law Ministry proposes 2-year term for ECP members
To settle pending issues regarding tenure, salary, perks and privileges of members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) who were appointed in June...
IHK to relax emergency law
Tough emergency laws imposed in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) in 1990 that allow security forces to act with near-impunity are to be partially withdrawn, the...
LUMS Law and Politics Society holds seminar
The LUMS Law and Politics Society (LPS) organised its first lecture this semester, which reflected upon Pakistan’s position in the global political arena and...
Law needs to be revisited to prevent child abuse
Abuse and exploitation of children can be prevented in the majority of these cases by reforming the law related to reporting of missing and...
WCC demands repulsion of blasphemy law
The World Council of Churches (WCC) on Monday demanded the repulsion of blasphemy law, with the WCC general secretary asking the government to repeal...
Qadri sentenced under UK law: JI
Jamaat-e-Islami(JI) chief Munawar Hasan said the fact that US and the NATO forces had claimed killing Osama bin Laden a victory was proof...
PA dissolution proposal to be dealt with as per law, says...
Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khosa told reporters here on Sunday that he would work according to the law on any suggestions to dissolve the...
Law against biological weapons on the cards
The government is planning to introduce a new law that prohibits the use of biological weapons in Pakistan or anywhere outside Pakistan, violation of...
Law and order, power crisis multiplying woes of marble sector
The volatile law and order situation in the country especially in Karachi during the last few months coupled with worsening load shedding has badly...
Obama signs short-term funding bill into law
US President Barack Obama early Wednesday signed into law a stopgap measure to fund the US government through November 18 after US lawmakers overwhelmingly...
