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Punjab Government (Pakistan) Issues Stamp Duty Exemption Notification on Corporate Mergers in Pakistan
On 21 January 2026, the Government of the Punjab, Pakistan, issued a notification remitting stamp duty on mergers approved under the Companies Act, 2017, thereby supporting lawful corporate restructuring and resolving the long-standing provincial inconsistency. Background: This notification emerges directly from the ongoing litigation surrounding the Jadeed Feeds Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. vs. Board of Revenue,...
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Pakistan dispatch: Tirah Valley faces humanitarian crisis amid displacement and political tensions
Since January, Pakistan’s Tirah Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province has remained the focal point of an ongoing humanitarian and political crisis. Rumors of a counterterrorism operation against the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) escalated into one of the country’s most severe winter emergencies, with tens of thousands of civilians still displaced as of late February....
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::Roundtable:: Evidence for the Laity but not the Courts: Dreams and Blasphemy in Contemporary Pakistan
By Mashal Saif In late 2010, many Pakistani ʿulamā’ publicly declared that Salman Taseer, the governor of Pakistan’s largest province, had insulted the Prophet Muḥammad and Islam.[1] In January 2011, Governor Taseer was shot dead by his own bodyguard, Mumtaz Qadri, who reported being inspired by the ʿulamā’s statements. Regarding his killing of Taseer, Qadri...
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Immigration roundup podcast: January 2026
In Sonia’s final episode, we cover the first substantive judgment concerning the use of “public order disqualification” powers in trafficking cases, an updated CPIN on Pakistan for LGBT+ people and the policy that’s pushing people in conflict zones to make dangerous journeys to enrol their biometrics. Barry covers a really important judgment on children’s settlement...
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Global Freedom of Expression, Columbia University: Newsletter, 5 February 2026
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world. It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments in the field. “Arshad Sharif was threatened in Pakistan, charged in 16...
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UN Security Council condemns terrorist attacks in Pakistan
The UN Security Council on Tuesday condemned terrorist attacks which took place in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on January 31. The attacks killed 48 people, 31 of whom were civilians. In a press release issued by Council President James Kariuki of the United Kingdom, the Council described the attacks as “heinous and cowardly.” It expressed sympathy...
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UN experts condemn conviction of human rights defenders in Pakistan
UN experts on Wednesday condemned the conviction of lawyers and human rights defenders Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha by the District and Sessions Court in Islamabad, Pakistan. Several independent experts, including the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite, and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders,...
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