A judicial ruling from the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench has clarified an important point of family law, stating that courts cannot automatically convert a cruelty-based suit into a simple Khula decree without the explicit and informed consent of the wife involved. According to reports, family courts cannot routinely convert a suit founded on cruelty...
A Pakistani court has granted bail to television anchor Rehan Tariq in a blasphemy case, a development drawing close attention from media and legal observers.
The Punjab Assembly has taken up a resolution raising questions about dual citizenship and its implications for loyalty to the state, arguing that acquiring citizenship of another country involves an oath of allegiance that may conflict with obligations to Pakistan. According to reports, the resolution moved in the Punjab Assembly argues that acquiring citizenship of...