Tag: Laws
Seminaries will protest if blasphemy laws amended
KARACHI: Leaders of different religious seminaries have threatened a mass movement against any amendment in the blasphemy law at a press conference in the Wafaq-ul-Madaris Al-Arabia (WMA) office on Sunday.
WMA President Maulana Salimullah Khan said the forum of religious seminaries would be the first to launch a movement for the protection of the blasphemy law. "Islam provides protection to the minorities but does not permit anybody to disrespect the Holy Prophet (pbuh)," he said
WMA President Maulana Salimullah Khan said the forum of religious seminaries would be the first to launch a movement for the protection of the blasphemy law. "Islam provides protection to the minorities but does not permit anybody to disrespect the Holy Prophet (pbuh)," he said
Taseer clarifies – I said blasphemy laws need review, not repeal
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer has dispelled the impression that he called for the annulment of blasphemy laws and said he was misunderstood over the issue as he stressed only for the review of the law.
Speaking to the media, after attending Pakistan People's Party (PPP)'s Punjab Assembly parliamentary party meeting, Taseer said that he took the mercy petition of Aasia Bibi, death convict in blasphemy case, to President Asif Ali Zardari and called for the review of the
Speaking to the media, after attending Pakistan People's Party (PPP)'s Punjab Assembly parliamentary party meeting, Taseer said that he took the mercy petition of Aasia Bibi, death convict in blasphemy case, to President Asif Ali Zardari and called for the review of the
SEPA asked to frame laws for coal mining in Thar
KARACHI: The provincial government has instructed the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) to develop legal and regulatory environmental standards on the pattern of international laws for large-scale coal mining operations at Thar coalfields in compliance with the World Bank's guidelines, Pakistan Today has learnt.
Sources said that the provincial environmental watchdog must frame the environmental laws before development work at Thar coalfields and other coal reserves of
Sources said that the provincial environmental watchdog must frame the environmental laws before development work at Thar coalfields and other coal reserves of
Lacuna in rent laws burdening courts with long-drawn litigation
LAHORE
There are more than six parallel rent laws that govern the landlord-tenant relationship in Pakistan. However, serious lacunas in these laws result in long-drawn litigation between the two parties and overburden the courts.
In absence of laws that explain the relationship between both sides, the matters between the landlord and tenant remain insecure in most cases.
All such laws are based on the West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance 1959. The rent laws
There are more than six parallel rent laws that govern the landlord-tenant relationship in Pakistan. However, serious lacunas in these laws result in long-drawn litigation between the two parties and overburden the courts.
In absence of laws that explain the relationship between both sides, the matters between the landlord and tenant remain insecure in most cases.
All such laws are based on the West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance 1959. The rent laws
