Tag: Pakistan
Pakistan Govt To Jail People Ridiculing Army, Judiciary For Five Years
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, has prepared a bill proposing five-year jail term for those ridiculing its army and the judiciary. The ... Read More
Pakistan Court Frees Rapist After Deal To Marry Victim
A Pakistan court freed a rapist after he married his victim in a settlement brokered by a council of elders in the northwest of the ... Read More
Justice Ayesha Malik Takes Oath As First Woman Judge Of Pakistan’s Supreme Court
Pakistan swore in Ayesha Malik as its first female supreme court judge on Monday, a landmark occasion in a nation where activists say the law ... Read More
Pakistan Lawyers To Protest Over Appointment Of First Ever Female Supreme Court Judge
The main lawyers’ body in Pakistan has said it will boycott all court proceedings on Thursday if the country’s judicial commission does not postpone its ... Read More
Pakistan May Have its First Woman Supreme Court Justice
*An Important Step Toward Ending Widespread Abuses Against Women This week the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, the highest body recommending judicial appointments, will consider the ... Read More