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European Parliament Resolution Condemns Abduction, Forced Conversion and Child Marriage of Religious Minorities in Pakistan
On July 9, the European Parliament adopted a Resolution (full text) on the abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Hindu and Christian girls in Pakistan. It reads in part: A. whereas Maria Shahbaz, a Christian girl from Lahore, was 13 when she was abducted and forced to convert to Islam and marry her abductor;…...
- Out Of The Shadows, But Watching The FATF Horizon - Pakistan, FATF, And The Ever-Present Risk Of The Grey List
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Political on Rural Areas of Pakistan
Political Impacts on Rural Areas of Pakistan Article Human RIghts Author (s) Hafsa Masood Table of Contents Pakistan’s political system has always defended the interests of the ruling class. Despite being the representational authority, political leaders have failed to inspire optimism for a democratic state that would deliver socioeconomic justice to all Pakistanis. The political leadership failed...
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Extra Judicial Killings In Pakistan
Extra-Judicial Killings In the Context of Pakistan Author (s) Sadaf Jalil Malik Table of Contents Extra-judicial killings or murders are defined as the wrongful and intentional killings of people by government agents or anyone working on its behalf, without due process of law. These murders take place outside of the legal system and without the...
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Non-Qualifying Ceremonies: The Futility of Foreign Registration of Islamic Marriages under English Law
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Thank you, Roundtable Contributors!
In February and March, we hosted a roundtable on “Knowledge in the Islamic Court.” We thank the contributors for their essays. In case you missed one, here they are (in order of publication): Ari Schriber, Knowledge in the Islamic Court Mashal Saif, Evidence for the Laity but not the Courts: Dreams and Blasphemy in Contemporary...
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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....
- How The Recognition Of Foreign Arbitral Awards Act 2011 Boosted Foreign Investor Confidence In Pakistan
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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...
