Tag: Legislation
SC gives 2 weeks for effective legislation on human organs transplant
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the federal and provincial governments to effectively legislate over the issue of transplant of human organs.
A three-member SC...
Legislation for specific persons against spirit of constitution: Riaz
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) estranged leader Riaz Hussain Pirzada on Sunday said the constitution and legislation was good if it was for the sake...
All for one, contempt for none
Following Yousaf Raza Gilani’s ouster from the Prime Minister’s office for committing contempt of the Supreme Court by not writing to the Swiss authorities...
Legislation on women’s issues
Let’s not obfuscate matters, please
It has recently been reported that new legislation has been proposed regarding reproductive health —including the sensitive issue of abortion....
CJP warns against ‘unconstitutional’ legislation
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday said that the parliament cannot legislate any law repugnant to the constitution, injunctions of Islam and contrary...
Kuwait top court nullifies parliament polls
Kuwait’s constitutional court on Wednesday declared February’s legislative polls in which the opposition swept to victory illegal and reinstated the previous pro-government parliament, state...
US senator tries to stop Pak aid
A top American Senator has introduced a legislation in the Senate that seeks to eliminate foreign aid to Pakistan until the conviction of Dr...
Pakistan makes domestic violence criminal offence
Senate on Monday passed a bill that makes violence against women and children an offence carrying jail terms and fines, media said.
The Domestic Violence...
Legislation to control IEDs soon
The government would soon introduce a law to counter and control improvised explosive devices (IEDS) and has sought inputs from all the provinces and...
Proposed sanctions on Iran’s central bank unveiled
Looking to heap economic pressure on Iran over its suspect nuclear program, US senators introduced legislation aimed at collapsing the country’s central bank with...
‘Legislation, proper implementation a must’
Milk adulteration prevention policies and a legislation framework is a must to ensure supply of pure milk for consumption. The demand was by the...
NIWC to monitor implementation of anti-harassment legislation
The National Implementation Watch Committee (NIWC) on Tuesday decided to undertake ‘random monitoring visits’ to different educational institutions, private sector organisations, government organisations, civil...
Legislation against land grabbing, extortion soon: home minister
Legislation will be introduced in the Sindh Assembly soon to curb the menace of land grabbing and extortion, Home Minister Manzoor Wasan said on...
Senate committee for legislation to cripple KPT’s spending powers
The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) is in hot waters as a sub-committee of the senate’s standing committee on ports and shipping has started probing...
Obama signs debt legislation after Congress says yes
The US Senate on Tuesday approved legislation to avert a disastrous debt default and cut trillions in government spending, followed by President Barack Obama...
Landmark legislation ushers in new era of human, child rights
A new era of human and child rights has been ushered in by the provincial government, with Sindh becoming the first province to form...
Sorange Mines blasts: the need to revamp safety legislation
News of suicide attacks, drone attacks, targeted killings, attacks on schools and shrines flash across the media as breaking news, but the Sorange mines accident was lost somewhere in the cacophony of these no-less-disturbing incidents. The Sorange mines, which are located 16 kilometres east of Quetta and contain 12.95 million tonnes of coal, are where 43 poor miners lost their lives apparently owing to poor ventilation. Last year alone these poor departed souls had mined 60,404
