Tag: Laws

Hotel owners asked to implement anti-tobacco laws

Citizens have urged the managements of hotels, restaurants and international food chains in the federal capital to properly implement anti-tobacco laws. They said the...

Iraq releases hundreds of prisoners

More than 300 prisoners held under anti-terrorism laws were released by the Iraqi government as a goodwill gesture to Sunni Muslim demonstrators staging protests...

KCCI, BMG chiefs concerned over proposed changes in trade laws sans...

Businessmen Group (BMG) Chairman Siraj Kassam Teli and Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Muhammad Haroon Agar expressed concerns over proposed...

Concrete strategy urged to implement women rights laws

Though a lot of measures are already in place to secure women rights in the country, a concrete strategy is urgently needed to implement...

Citizens urge efficacious implementation of anti-tobacco laws

Citizens stressed the need for efficacious implementation of tobacco control laws across the country and to curtail the sale of smuggled and non-compliant tobacco...

Concrete strategy urged to implement women rights laws

Though a lot of measures are already in place to secure women rights in the country, a concrete strategy is urgently needed to implement...

Justin Bieber calls for tougher laws after paparazzi is killed photographing...

Justin Bieber has called for tougher laws to control paparazzi after a 29-year-old photographer was killed by a passing car just after snapping shots...

‘Jail laws need to be amended in context of human rights’

Adviser to Prime Minister on Human Rights Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar on Monday said that Pakistanis are battling against a mindset that is in contradiction...

Trade agreements must adhere to local laws, says CJ Iftikhar

During Monday’s hearing of the Reko Diq case, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said it was necessary to adhere to local laws in trade...

Erotic zoo causes Germany to reinstate bestiality laws

It turns out “erotic zoos” are tough to ignore. The Daily Telegraph reports that bestiality laws have been off the books in Germany ance...

Implementation of property rights laws imperative

IPO-Pakistan Chairman and MNA Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi has said that according to the global scenario, Pakistan is trying to implement laws to combat...

ECP asks govt to amend laws for expatriate voters

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday asked the government to amend relevant laws in order to enable about 3.7 million overseas Pakistanis...

Imran vows to make laws to prevent army operations

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has vowed to make constitutional amendments to prevent military operations against countrymen in any part of the country....

Implementation of laws ensures peace: CJ

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday said that for harmony among states, nations and institutions, peace was essential, adding that, conflicts between groups...

Blatant violation of building and labor laws

The two factory fires in Karachi and Lahore claimed over 250 lives in a single day and the counting is a part of a...

New laws, same old organ trafficking

About two months back, 28-year old Asif Ahmed* put up an announcement on the internet to sell one of his kidneys. “I lost a...

Supreme Court can strike down unconstitutional laws: Ramday

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice (retd) Khalilur Rehman Ramday on Friday said that the nation should not be misguided through political sloganeering. Speaking at a...