Tag: Lawyers

Christian lawyers felicitated

Ijaz Farhat and Amer Taija were elected president and general secretary, respectively, of the Christian Lawyers Association of Pakistan on Saturday. Christian rights activists and...

Lawyers observe black day to mark Nov 3 emergency

Lawyers across the country on Saturday observed “black day” to condemn the imposition of emergency and promulgation of Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) on November...

Saudi Arabia to allow women lawyers to plead cases in court

Women lawyers in Saudi Arabia will be be allowed to plead cases in court for the first time from next month, according to a...

Lawyers halt activities to protest against Malala attack

The lawyers’ community observed a prayer day and halted all activities to show support for child activist Malala Yousufzai on Saturday. Lawyers from Lahore...

Lawyers and govt officials vow to stem out sexual harassment

Government officials from the Ministry of Capital Administration Development, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), advocates of superior...

Bahrain court cuts sentence of Shiite athletes: Lawyers

A Bahraini court on Sunday reduced jail sentences for three Shiite athletes who took part in a Arab Spring-inspired uprising last year to one...

‘Get out!’

Hundreds of lawyers in the federal capital Islamabad have broken the main gate of the highly secure diplomatic enclave and attempted to reach the...

CJ praises lawyers’ struggle for independent judiciary

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has praised efforts of legal fraternity for their struggle during movement as unprecedented in the judicial history of the...

Three lawyers ‘abducted’, the rest hold strike

Three lawyers were abducted by unidentified persons from Turner road, Mozang area on Saturday. Iqbal Khursheed, Riaz Anjum and Muhammad Saeed residents of Shahdara were...

Lawyers’ delegations call on CJP

On the sidelines of law conference hosted by Sukkur High Court Bar Association, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary met various delegations...

Lawyers among eight killed in Iraq attack

Gunmen shot dead an Iraqi lawyer, his judicial investigator son and six of their family members early on Wednesday, after Al-Qaeda warned it would...

Lawyers observe strike against Abidi’s conference

The city’s district bar Tuesday observed strike against press conference headlined by Senator Faisal Raza Abidi of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). President District Bar Rawalpindi...

Dr Afridi signs lawyers to contest his appeal

After a meeting with his brother and a panel of lawyers at Central Jail on Thursday, Dr Shakil Afridi signed attorneys to contest his...

Speedy justice not possible without lawyers’ assistance: CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary has said that significance of legal fraternity cannot be denied as without their active participation, the goal...

Lawyers boycott courts to protest contempt law

Lawyers protested against the new contempt of court law by boycotting court proceedings across the country on Monday. Media reports said lawyers boycotted court...

Contempt law: Lawyers boycott courts

Lawyers on Monday protested against the contempt of court bill across the country. Media Reports said that lawyers boycotted court proceedings in all cities including...

Independence of judiciary owing to lawyers’ struggle: CJP

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary has said that the courts are liberal today due to the efforts of legal fraternity, which they made during...