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Courting The Law |
Iddat or Iddah is the legally mandated waiting period that follows a Muslim marriage dissolution by either divorce or the death of the husband. In the...
On 31 August 2026, a Court of Arbitration constituted under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 issued a unanimous award holding that India’s decision...
Pakistan ranks 145 out of 146 countries on the Global Gender Gap Index for economic participation and opportunity and is estimated to have only about...
Digital transformation is often measured by the adoption of new technologies, digital platforms, and electronic payment systems. However, having...
The Federal Constitutional Court’s recent judgment has an impact far beyond the parties before it. It not only shapes what conduct the law...
The history of Pakistan is marked by instances where the principle of the rule of law has been compromised by the arbitrary dictates of powerful...
An honest contract with an honest signature In many Pakistani weddings, the most important moment for the bride lasts less than 60 seconds. During the...
For many Pakistanis, seeking justice traditionally means entering a courtroom, engaging a lawyer, and embarking upon legal proceedings that may...
Abstract Pakistan’s tax management is shifting from manual analysis to algorithms. The Inland Revenue Information System (IRIS) of the Federal Board...
‘نیا قانون، نیا قانون کیا بک رہے ہو؟ قانون وہی ہے پرانا’- ‘What new law are you going on about? Law remains the same, old’. -Saadat […]
In legal discourse, few terms appear as deceptively simple yet are as conceptually complex as the word customer in banking law. In ordinary commercial...
The term ‘preliminary’ in anti-dumping investigations often belies its immediate and significant commercial consequences. Pakistan’s National...
Each year, there is a predictable percentage of cases that fall before Pakistan’s Company Benches and Competent Officers under the Companies Act...
Many people have conflated the terms digital assets and decentralized finance (DeFi) as one, yet the two are fundamentally distinct. The former can be...
Primary statutory foundation governing sports within Pakistan is The Sports (Development and Control) Ordinance 1962[i] (“Sports Ordinance”). The...
Over the years, I have tried to understand violence against women. Not merely the violent act itself, but the thinking that makes the act possible....
Table of Contents Capital Development Authority (CDA) – Extractive Governance and Exploitation of the Public. 2 The New Blue Area Incident 2 The...
By Shamsa Munir [1] Abstract: Richard Susskind has authored the book Tomorrow’s Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future which is in its 3rd edition...
What really happens when the trust one places in another becomes leverage, intimacy becomes a dagger pressed against the chest, and love takes the...
Over the past year, Pakistan has started to shift away from old habits, such as paper-based records. Specific reforms show a pattern: financial...
Nikah contract or marriage is a core and revered Islamic practice, which is understood to be a legal contract as well as a religious sacrament. For...
Pakistan has finally declared that a victim’s body cannot be used to determine whether they have been raped. The Lahore High Court in the case of […]
By Taimur Malik and Maleeka Bokhari The growth of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) over the past decade is part of a broader...
Abstract It is believed that legislation is an inferior technology to technology. Artificial intelligence is shaping our decisions on credit,...
Pakistan has never lacked sporting talent. From Olympic medalists and squash champions to internationally recognized cricketers and mountaineers, the...
“It is established law that the legislature has the plenary power to enact laws with retrospective and prospective effect subject to such laws not...
Pakistan is facing a significant judicial crisis due to the enormous backlog of cases pending in its courts. Currently, there are approximately 2.3...
For nearly a decade, Pakistan’s legal position on cryptocurrencies and digital assets was marked by ambiguity. Traders, investors, and exchanges...
There are times when a nation faces a constitutional crisis. Unfortunately, this term has become a synonym for any situation involving conflict, so...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative technology influencing key sectors such as healthcare, finance, law enforcement, and...
Cultural heritage enjoys a special status and protection under International Humanitarian Law (IHL). It is recognized not merely as civilian property,...
In Arshad alias Billu v. State, the Supreme Court of Pakistan directed all Inspectors General of Police to ensure that no derogatory or discriminatory...
The practice of offloading airline passengers at Pakistani airports ignites a debate all around the country and people have started questioning its...
The Honourable Ms. Justice Ayesha A. Malik has held that delays caused by the employer cannot be used as an excuse to deny or delay an […] The post...
The only aftermath of Twenty-Seventh constitutional amendment happens to be the re-emergence of the debate surrounding the scope of parliament’s...
In its recent advisory opinion on States’ obligations in relation to climate change, the ICJ addressed several important dimensions of international...
After the 18th Amendment[1] to the Constitution[2], goods are taxed by the federal legislature, and the services by the provinces[3]. There is no...
The Competition Law in South Asia: A Policy of Diffusion and Transfer is the first book of its kind in Pakistan on this subject. It is […] The post...
The precautionary principle is often underemphasized in discussions of international environmental law, but this principle is important as it shifts...
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a vital component of professional life worldwide. In almost every profession, such as medicine,...
The case Mubashir Iqbal Zafar v. Ministry of Defence, through its secretary, was recently decided by the Honorable Ms. Justice Ayesha A. Malik...
Earlier this year, the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) came to a close. Just by this, you can...
The Islamabad High Court’s recent judgment, addressing the hazardous and degrading working conditions of sewerage laborers, represents a significant...
The National Commission for Minorities’ Rights Bill 2025 represents a landmark step in Pakistan’s legislative response to the protection of...
The comparison between the 18th Amendment and the later 26th–27th Amendments becomes even sharper when examined through the lens of...
Justice Ali Baqar Najafi’s additional note in the Noor Muqaddam judgment – where he frames an unimaginably brutal murder as a warning against...
The debate over the “Basic Structure” of the Constitution of Pakistan resurfaces after every major constitutional amendment. The theory suggests...
Introduction: Late Justice Antonin Scalia of the United States Supreme Court was a curmudgeonly textualist. So hardwired was he to his philosophy of...
Islamabad, October 27, 2025 – The National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) proudly unveiled its flagship publication, “Navigating Legal...
Women constitute more than half of the population of Pakistan. However, they seldom get financial freedom due to the patriarchal nature of the society...