Workplace Harassment: Legal Protections and the Right to a Safe Working Environment
Workplace harassment remains a pressing challenge in Pakistan, affecting individuals across diverse professions and roles. To address this, the Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010 was enacted, providing a comprehensive legal framework to ensure that employees can work in an environment of dignity, security, and equality. Definition of Harassment Under Section […]
بیوی کو گھر سے نکالنے پر قید اور جرمانے کی سزا ہوگی، قومی اسمبلی میں بل پیش
اسلام آباد — قومی اسمبلی میں بیوی کو گھر سے نکالنے پر قید اور جرمانے کی سزا دینے کا مجوزہ بل پیش کر دیا گیا۔ ایکسپریس نیوز کے مطابق، پیپلز پارٹی کی رکن قومی اسمبلی شرمیلا فاروقی نے فوجداری قانون ترمیمی بل 2025 ایوان میں پیش کیا، جس کے تحت تعزیراتِ پاکستان میں سیکشن 298ڈی […]
Why Trademark Registration in Pakistan is Essential for Your Business?
In a fast-growing and highly competitive marketplace, your brand is your identity — it represents your reputation, values, and the quality of your services or products. Protecting that brand is not just important; it’s necessary. This is where trademark registration plays a crucial role. A trademark can include a name, logo, slogan, symbol, or even […]
Guide to Seeking Maintenance in Pakistan: Interim & Final Maintenance
Article 17A of the Family Courts Act deals with the suits for maintenance for the wife and/or the child. It sets out rules and procedural guidelines for the family courts while deciding such suits. It has two sections, which we will be looking at in detail:Section 1: Interim Maintenance● What is Interim Maintenance?Interim maintenance is […]
Understanding Pakistani Judiciary: A Breakdown of Judge Types
Judges play a central role in Pakistan’s judicial system, serving different purposes to make sure law is followed and justice is served. In Pakistan, almost all judges start their careers in the same category, usually either civil judges or judicial magistrates but they are called by different names because of the area of law they […]
What is F.I.R : What you can do if Police don’t register your F.I.R?
What is F.I.R? First Information Report (FIR) is a written document prepared by the police when they receive information about the commission of a cognizable offence under section 154 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1898. FIR is an essential document that acts as the initial record of information received by the police concerning a cognizable offense. […]
Violation of Right to Freedom of Speech in Balochistan | Article 19 Constitution of Pakistan
Globally and across other provinces of Pakistan, whispers of Balochistan’s vast freedom circulate. However, the reality is that Balochistan has been deprived of every kind of freedom since the very first day of its decision to emerge in Pakistan. One of the inherited fundamental rights is ‘Freedom of Speech and Expression’ since the birth of […]
بچوں کی حضانت/ کسٹڈی کیسے حاصل کریں؟
اکثر علیحدگی کی صورت میں سب سے بڑا مسئلہ آپ کے بچوں کی تحویل سے متعلق ہوتا ہے ۔ پاکستان کا حضانت کا قانون گارڈینز اینڈ وارڈز ایکٹ 1890 کے ذریعے نافذ کیا جاتا ہے ۔ جو والدین میں سے کسی کو بھی اپنے بچوں کی مستقل تحویل حاصل کرنے کی اجازت دیتا ہے اور […]
بچوں کے خرچہ کا کیس کیسے ہوگا؟ نان ونفقہ کی ذمہ داری کس کی ہے؟
بچوں کا خرچہ شادی کے اہم حصوں میں سے ایک ہے خاص طور پر جب میاں بیوی الگ ہو جائیں اور بچے ماں کی تحویل میں ہوں۔ پاکستان میں بچوں کی کفالت کی اصل ذمہ داری والد پر عائد ہوتی ہے خواہ اس کے پاس ان کی حضانت نہ ہو یا وہ بچوں سے ملنا […]
How to get Custody of your children?
Often in case of separation one of the biggest issue is regarding the custody of your children. Pakistan custody law is regulated by Guardians and Wards Act, 1890. Which allows any of the parent to get permanent custody of their children and also allows the other non-custodial parents a right to meet their children. Key […]
