AP reported yesterday that Pakistan’s Telecommunication Authority earlier this month ordered two American men to shut down their U.S.-based website Trueislam.com. According to AP:The legal notice accuses Zafar and Khan, a lawyer, of violating Pakistani laws for hosting and
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Pakistani Archdiocese Created Awareness on Forced Conversion and Child Marriage
By Family Law
From Vatican News:Caritas Karachi and the Catholic Women’s Organization (CWO) jointly organized the seminar in Kausar Naizi Colony, a Christian neighborhood of St. Jude’s Parish. The event assumed an added urgency following the recent case of Arzoo Raja, the 13-year…
American On Trial For Blasphemy In Pakistan Is Assassinated In Courtroom
A press statement from the State Department yesterday reports on the killing of an American citizen, Tahir Naseem, inside a court room in Pakistan where he was on trial for blasphemy:Mr. Naseem had been lured to Pakistan from his home…
Article on Inheritance of Full Sister/s with Consanguine Brother/s in Pakistan: A Critical Analysis of Saadullah v Gulbanda
Shahbaz Ahmad Cheema recently published an Article entitled, Inheritance of Full Sister/s with Consanguine Brother/s in Pakistan: A Critical Analysis of Saadullah v Gulbanda, Wills, Trusts, & Estates Law eJournal (2020). Provided below is the abstract to the Article:…
“Theory of Justice” under the Indian and Pakistani Constitutions – A Comparative Analysis
Ms. Simran Sabharwal
Abstract
‘The Theory of Justice’ by John Rawls postulates his central idea of justice using the doctrine of good and moral development. His philosophy is helping lawmakers to provide justice even today. The article will critically analyse…
Pakistan Introduces New Draft of Personal Data Protection Bill
Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication recently introduced a new draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2020 and launched a public consultation regarding the same. The public consultation period will end on May 15, 2020.…
Pakistan Creates National Commission For Minorities
UCA News reports that on May 5, Pakistan’s federal cabinet approved creation of a National Commission for Minorities. Pakistan’s Supreme Court had called for the government to create such a body over six years ago. The Commission will have representatives…
11th Circuit: Board of Immigration Appeals Failed to Consider Evidence of Ahmadi Persecution In Pakistan
In Ali v. U.S. Attorney General, (11th Cir., Aug. 5, 2019), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded for further consideration a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying asylum, withholding of removal and Convention…
Women Take to the Streets of Pakistan to Rewrite Their Place in History
By Family Law
From The Guardian:During Jalwat Ali’s school days in Lahore, there were limited spaces to gather with other women, never mind flood the streets with punchy placards.Public spaces often feel constricted in Pakistan, as though under critical male scrutiny. But…
New Study Says Hijab or Niqab Creates Positive Bias Toward Witnesses
Pakistan’s Daily Times reports on the surprising results of an academic study on the impact of witnesses wearing Islamic head coverings in the court room:
Sexual assault victims wearing the hijab or niqab are viewed more positively when testifying in…