Tag: Law
Senators surprised at World Bank’s role in drafting Pakistan’s oil exploration...
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Wednesday directed the petroleum ministry to submit a written response about the extent to which the World Bank...
Australia’s Victoria state closer to legalising euthanasia
SYDNEY: Australia’s second-largest state on Wednesday took another step towards adopting a law allowing voluntary assisted dying for terminally ill patients.
Any resident of Victoria...
Russian ‘foreign agent’ media law attack on free speech: HRW
MOSCOW: A Russian law that could force international media outlets to register as “foreign agents” in response to US pressure on Kremlin-backed TV channel RT...
Men still killing women for ‘honour’, despite new law
ISLAMABAD: A year since new laws came into force aimed at stemming the flow of "honour killings", scores of young women in Pakistan are...
‘Medical entry test to be monitored by intelligence officials’
LAHORE: Minister for Law Rana Sanaullah on Friday said that intelligence officials and other concerned authorities will oversee the medical entry test in Punjab which...
Ulema’s role appreciated for peace during Ashura
LAHORE: Ulema from all schools of thought have played an admirable role for maintaining peace and sectarian harmony during Ashura-e-Muharram.
Punjab Minister for Local Government Manshullah...
Punjab devises law against annual fee increases
Punjab Schools Education Department has devised a comprehensive law to deal with the issue of annual increase in fee of private schools in the...
Law will take its course if attempt made to disrupt govt:...
Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid said on Monday that those resorting to politics of `sit-ins' did not want...
Indian passes controversial child labour law
India’s parliament on Tuesday passed a new labour law that allows children to work for their families despite concerns by activists that it will...
Improvement in law, order boosts Pakistan’s tourism industry
Number of tourists visiting Pakistan to double to two million by 2025
Experts say tourism witnessed a boom in past few years, trend likely to...
ECP breached law by pardoning those involved in rigging: Khan
PTI chief estimates Commission let 200 to 400 violators off the hook
Says surprised over ECP demanding Rs 2.5 m from Hamid for vote verification
Pakistan...
CII rules women’s protection law ‘un-Islamic’
Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) that advises the government on the compatibility of laws with Islam on Thursday declared a new law that criminalises...
Punjab women protection law un-Islamic: CII
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Wednesday termed Protection of Women against Violence Bill 2015 passed by the Punajb Assembly as un-Islamic and...
Enforcing writ of law manifests Sindh’s commitment to implementing NAP: minister
Nisar Khuhro acknowledges Rangers’ contribution to betterment in security situation
Falls short of claiming all-out support was provided by govt to counter terror
Senior Minister...
China passes controversial counter-terrorism law
China's parliament passed a controversial new anti-terrorism law on Sunday that requires technology firms to hand over sensitive information such as encryption keys to...
British Muslims raise concern over new anti-terror law
British Muslim rights groups and ordinary faithful said they felt singled out by a tough new anti-terror law unveiled on Wednesday, labelling the planned...
APC agrees on agreed upon virtues
Vowing to oppose any unconstitutional step, the All Parties Conference (APC) held under the aegis of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) Wednesday issued a 10-point declaration urging the government, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) to resolve the political impasse through negotiations.
