Tag: Laws

KP CM to review rules prepared under provincial govt laws

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Mahmood Khan has ordered all concerned departments to present rules and regulations prepared under the laws implemented...

ASDWT stresses need to form laws for differently-abled

HAFIZABAD: Autism Spectrum Disorder Welfare Trust (ASDWT) Chairperson Rukhsana Shah on Tuesday stressed on improving laws for the differently-abled and said that these laws should...

Pakistan, Turkey agree to further enhance bilateral ties

– Dr Shireen Mazari says laws related to human rights will be implemented in true spirit ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey have mutually agreed on further enhancing...

Punjab govt launches first online database of laws in Pakistan

LAHORE: In a commendable move, the Punjab government has launched the first online database of laws in Pakistan which is accessible to all the...

Punjab cabinet meeting approves draft laws, projects

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday presided over a provincial cabinet meeting in which a number of draft laws and projects were...

Four new laws being enacted to curb child labour

  ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration is in process of codifying four new labour laws to eliminate child labour from workshops, small roadside hotels...

Facebook to publish privacy principles ahead of strict EU law

BRUSSELS: Facebook said on Monday it was publishing its privacy principles for the first time and rolling out educational videos to help users control...

Human rights activists urge to strengthen labour laws, end extrajudicial killings

KARACHI: A group of human rights activists on Wednesday called upon the government to take measures to improve labour rights situation and stop extra-judicial killings,...

Midnight marriages usher in Australia’s same-sex wedding laws

SYDNEY: At the stroke of midnight and in the early hours of Tuesday morning dozens of same-sex couples exchanged wedding vows across Australia as...

TLY protests against Election Act 2017

LAHORE: The Tehreek E Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah Pakistan (TLY) on Tuesday staged protest outside the Punjab Assembly at Faisal Chowk, alleging that the government...

Commission does not work on political parties’ whims: ECP secretary

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Secretary Babar Yaqoob on Tuesday said that the commission will not bend the law to the whims and...

Govt not introducing any press laws: PCP

ISLAMABAD: A spokesperson of the Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) on Sunday termed news items which appeared in a section of print media regarding promulgation...

Senate panel to debate how to prevent misuse of laws

A Senate committee is set to debate how to prevent blasphemy laws being applied unfairly. Senator Farhatullah Babar told media that the Senate Committee on...

Laws to be reviewed for facilitating media: AGP

  All media laws will be reviewed to provide an enabling environment to media persons and outfits to discharge their professional obligations with ease and...

Australia introduces laws to strip citizenship from terrorists

Dual nationals who help terrorists could automatically lose their Australian citizenship even if they have never stepped foot out of the country under new...

Better service needs better laws: Dar

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday said that changes were needed in the laws for the sake of expeditious delivery of services to people. Chairing...

EPA to review vehicular laws to control pollution levels

Punjab Environment Department has decided to review the Motor Vehicle Ordinance 1965 and the Provincial Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act 2012 regarding mandatory installation of...