Tag: Legal
Iqbal Haider breathes his last at Karachi
The renowned legal, political figure and former Law Minister, Iqbal Haider died here at Karachi, on Sunday, due to suffering lungs.
Iqbal Haider, born...
Miandad threatens legal action against Nawaz
Pakistan's former captain and Cricket Board official Javed Miandad has threatened to sue ex-teammate Sarfaraz Nawaz for stating that he pushed for the inclusion...
Legal fraternity says approval of Swiss letter good omen
The legal fraternity has termed the Supreme Court’s (SC) acceptance of draft of letter to be written to the Swiss authorities a good omen....
Hobbit treasure to become legal tender in New Zealand
New Zealand will release commemorative “The Hobbit” coins worth thousands of dollars ahead of next month’s premier of director Peter Jackson’s latest Tolkien epic....
What legal through illegal means?
Though the administrative mismanagement has become order of the day in the country, controller examination of the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK), the...
CJP urges actualizing vision of expeditious, inexpensive justice
The Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has urged the legal fraternity to unite all their efforts to actualize the vision of expeditious...
Legal action against filmmakers possible: OIC
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation is ready to sue the offensive filmmakers on US soil, OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has said.
However, he added this...
Naek calls on PM, discusses legal matters
Minister for Law and Justice, Farooq H. Neak called on Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at PM’s House on Monday and discussed matters...
Decision on contempt law, president to consult legal experts
President Asif Ali Zardari has called the meeting of legal experts and lawyers belonging to PPP on Sunday to consider the aftermath of the...
Friends, our countrymen are banking on us: CJP
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Wednesday said the legal fraternity is an important segment for society as well as for the...
Cabinet decides legal action against ‘The Sun’ in Olympic visa scandal
The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday expressed grave concern over Olympic Visa Scandal involving Pakistanis and decided to take legal action against British newspaper ‘The...
Spouses of secondary citizens
A green passport isn’t a good enough wedding gift
Rights and benefits arising out of citizenship is an essential concept to every legal framework. It...
Asma turns down offer to represent Malik Riaz in Arsalan Iftikhar...
Former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Asma Jahangir has rejected Bahria Town owner Malik Riaz’s request to plead his case against Dr Arsalan...
Govt reshuffles legal machinery, AG replaced
The government on Thursday reshuffled its legal machinery days before the Supreme Court ruling in contempt of court case against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza...
‘Legal and correct appointment’
While giving its verdict High Court of Islamabad has declared that the appointment of Professor Dr Zafar Iqbal as Chairman and Dean of Shaikh...
Legal experts divided over immunity issue
Following SC’s Thursday hearing in contempt of court charges against the PM, legal experts were left divided over whether the president enjoyed immunity under...
Crisis still unresolved
Something’s got to give
President Zardari’s directive to Gilani to appear before the court would not resolve the crisis unless either Mr Zardari succeeds in...