Tag: Legal
Only eight cattle markets in Karachi are legal
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Saturday approved the setting up of cattle markets in eight locations in Karachi as illegal cattle markets have been causing...
SC bans evening classes for law programmes
-- Order also bans admission to three-year LLB programme
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has completely banned evening classes being offered at all law colleges/universities...
Legal fraternity endorses Nasirul Mulk’s nomination as interim PM
Former LHC judge says consensus choice of caretaker premier has strengthened democracy
ISLAMABAD: The nomination of former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Nasirul...
Scottish court rejects case on whether Brexit could be stopped
EDINBURGH: A Scottish court rejected on Tuesday a legal attempt to ask the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to clarify whether Britain could unilaterally...
PM wants normal judicial system to be extended to tribal areas
PM directs Law Ministry to initiate legal, administrative steps for extending normal judicial system to tribal areas
ISLAMABAD: National Implementation Committee on FATA has...
Pakistan urged to extend Afghan refugees’ legal residency status till 2017
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Pakistani government to reduce rights violations against Afghan refugees by extending their legal residency status until...
Florida governor signs bill making cohabitation legal
Unmarried couples in Florida now can live together without running afoul of the law, after the governor signed a bill Wednesday striking a measure...
Fuel adjustment in electricity bills legal: IHC
Setting aside an earlier Islamabad High Court (IHC) decision, the IHC division bench on Thursday said levying of fuel adjustment charges in electricity bills...
Legal experts advise caution on Article 6
Commenting on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s announcement to try former president Pervez Musharraf under Article 6, eminent lawyer Dr Farogh Nasim on Monday said...
UK says eavesdropping is legal, defends US spy links
Britain said eavesdropping by its GCHQ security agency was legal and no threat to privacy but would not confirm or deny reports it received...
Court rules Chavez swearing-in delay is legal
Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles has accepted a Supreme Court ruling that allows ailing President Hugo Chavez to postpone his inauguration while allowing his...
26/11 case: Indian legal experts’ team arrives
A four-member team of Indian legal experts has arrived in Pakistan to finalise the terms of reference of a judicial commission that is expected...
26/11 case: Indian legal experts’ team arrives
A four-member team of Indian legal experts has arrived in Pakistan to finalise the terms of reference of a judicial commission that is expected...
Twitter in legal spat over data clampdown
Twitter Inc's steadily tightening grip over the 140-character messages on its network has set off a spirited debate in Silicon Valley over whether a...
Hundreds join Qatar’s first legal protest march to demand action on...
Hundreds of people joined Qatar’s first legal protest march to demand action on climate change issues on Saturday in Doha, where representatives from nearly...
Legal fraternity struggled hard for restoration of judiciary: CJ
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary has praised the Sargodha Bar and said that it is committed and devoted to...
Only legal pacts are acceptable: CJ in Reko Diq case
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry said the transparency will be ensure under all circumstances and only legal agreements will be accepted.
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