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Supreme Court judgements review law nullified

ISLAMABAD: Act 2023 of the Supreme Court (Review of Judgments and Orders) was declared invalid by the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday, the private news channel reported.  The Supreme Court’s three-judge panel, which was led by Chief Justice Bandial and included Justices Ijazul Ahsan and Munib Akhtar, made a reserved decision on the appeals that […]Read More

Draft of Pakistan Sovereign Wealth Fund Law has been finalized

ISLAMABAD: Leader of PML-N and Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting on Friday regarding the establishment of Pakistan Sovereign Wealth Fund. According to a statement released by the finance ministry, the meeting discussed the relevant details, finished the draft law, and resolved to send it to the Ministry of […]Read More

Rule of law

Rule of law, On June 13, Donald Trump appeared in federal court and pleaded not guilty to all 37 charges leveled against him for putting national security secrets at risk and obstructing investigations. A few days earlier, a grand jury had indicted him for the above crimes. The proceedings will now move to a jury […]Read More

Key section of Uganda controversial internet law has been removed

Uganda Constitutional Court on Tuesday removed a key part of a controversial internet law which rights groups charged was aimed at stifling free speech. A section of the Computer Misuse Act made it an offence for anyone to “use electronic communication to disturb or attempt to disturb the peace, quiet or right of privacy of […]Read More

Govt reverses course on the law enabling FIA to target

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday decided to consult journalists and other stakeholders regarding an amendment imposing seven-year imprisonment for those spreading hateful content on social media. The minister said that if the amendment leads to restrictions on people’s freedom of expression, then the government will withdraw the bill. Also Read: FIA summons […]Read More

Law on missing persons in future: PM Shahbaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD: Missing persons issue, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif said Tuesday that the government would bring in legislation on missing persons. He said his government’s top priority was to provide relief to the poor strata. Adding that they will be given more relief once the economic situation gets better. “From the day one, it has […]Read More

Supreme Court tells NAB not to harass businessmen

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday observed that the anti-graft body might apprehend businessmen for their crimes and proceed in accordance with the law but they should not be humiliated. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Umer Ata Bandial heard the appeal filed by NAB against the verdict of […]Read More

Everyone is equal before the law: Supreme Court

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday observed that everyone is equal before the law. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, heard the bail application of Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani in a reference filed by the NAB for accumulating assets through illegal means. Arguing before […]Read More

NAB references based on solid evidence: Chairman

ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Accountability Bureau Justice (R) Javed Iqbal has said NAB had filed references on the basis of solid evidence so that corruption should be brought to justice as per law. “The references are related to corruption, money laundering, assets beyond known sources of income, cheating public at large, etc,” he said in a […]Read More

Elite economy, absence of rule of law deprive country of

ISLAMABAD, 28 November: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan says his government wants to make Pakistan an Islamic Welfare State based on the principles of Riyasat-e-Medina and is working on fast track to achieve this objective. In an online interview with a US-based Islamic scholar Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, he said that we have given the biggest […]Read More