Tag: pakistani law
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Signing of declaration of finality of Prophethood (PBUH) for nikkah made mandatory in Punjab
The Punjab local government and community development department has issued updated Form-II of nikkahnama that makes it mandatory for the bride and groom to sign declaration on the belief of finality of Prophethood (PBUH) with immediate effect. The notification directs all the secretaries of union councils to provide the amended nikkahnama containing the declaration of…
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‘The Minor shall be handed over to Sindh Police by Punjab govt’: Salman Sufi
The Punjab government will hand over The Minor to the Sindh Police, Head of Prime Minister’s Strategic Reforms Unit Salman Sufi tweeted. “As per court decision, The Minor shall be handed over to Sindh Police by the Punjab Government. She shall be taken to the child protection bureau Sindh and later produced in front of…
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‘Sindh police want to kidnap me, husband’: The Minor
The Minor, an alleged 14-year-old girl, who claims she is 18-years-old, went missing in Karachi in April. She later revealed that she ran away from home to marry Zaheer Ahmed, 21. She has now stated that the couple’s lives are in danger. The Minor revealed in a video message that she had eloped with her…
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Journalist Ayesha accuses musician Ali Noor of sexual harassment, shares screenshots
Ayesha Binte Rashid has accused singer Ali Noor of sexual harassment. She took to her Instagram handle to share screenshots of an alleged WhatsApp conversation with the singer. “You emotionally manipulated me and what happened in the back of my car while driving to the airport was sexual harassment. You’re a sexual harasser and a…
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‘Pride of Pak’, Iqrar-ul-Hassan’s son writes note for injured father
Television host and Journalist Syed Iqrar-ul-Hassan’s son Pehlaaj Hassan took to his Instagram to write a short note for his father who was recently attacked. “The pride of Pakistan, I can proudly say that Mere baba is now on the road to recovery and inshallah will be back on the road soon, Thank you for…
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Qandeel Baloch’s murderer released by court
The Multan Bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has acquitted Waseem Azeem. Waseem is also Qandeel’s brother. As per media reports, Justice Sohail Nasir announced the verdict on the basis of an agreement between the parties and on retraction of statements recorded by the witnesses. Lawyer Nighat Dad, while talking to The Current, said…
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Noor was murdered by someone else at a drug party: Zahir Jaffer
Zahir Jaffer, the prime suspect in the Noor Mukdam murder case, has retracted his confessional statement. Zahir said that Noor called her friends at his house for a drug party, and she was murdered by someone else, maybe someone present at the drug party, and not him. “Hours later, when I regained consciousness, I found…
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Big win for women: Senate passes child custody bill, after mother, ‘nani’ will get custody
The Senate passed three bills on Monday, including the Guardians and Wards (Amendment) Bill 2020. The bill gives mothers the right of custody of minors in case of separation between parents. The ‘real’ mother’s right to custody of her children is addressed in section 19-A, which has been added alongside sections 19-B through 19-G. PPP…
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State will prosecute Usman Mirza case despite victims refusal to give statement
Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice Barrister Maleeka Bokhari in a tweet has said that the State will pursue prosecution in the Usman Mirza case. “The State will pursue prosecution in the Usman Mirza case irrespective of recent developments relating to victim’s testimony. Irrefutable video & forensic evidence on record- anyone harrassing & stripping a…
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Chief Justice proposes Justice Ayesha Malik’s name for SC judge, again
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed has proposed the name of Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Ayesha Malik for her appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) once again. A meeting of Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has been again called by the CJP on January 6 to consider Justice…