A private company in Pakistan has been fined Rs1.2 million by the Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment (FOSPAH) after unlawfully terminating a female employee during her approved maternity leave. The decision is being viewed as a significant step toward protecting women’s workplace rights and ensuring employers comply with labor laws. According to the findings,…
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has raised serious concerns over the increasing trend of lawyers requesting adjournments without valid reasons, warning that such practices may lead to strict consequences, including compensatory costs. In a detailed judgment authored by Yahya Afridi, the court emphasized that adjournments should only be granted when supported by sufficient legal grounds….
Former Member of the National Assembly Ali Wazir has been re-arrested in a fresh sedition case, just hours after his release from Sukkur prison on bail. The development highlights ongoing legal challenges faced by the former lawmaker associated with the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM). According to his legal counsel, Wazir was released following a bail…
The Sindh High Court has issued a strong ruling against the use of torture during police interrogations, emphasizing that custodial deaths must not be allowed under any circumstances. The court firmly stated that the idea of using violence as a means of extracting information must come to an end. The decision was announced in a…
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ruled that former judge Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri was never lawfully appointed, declaring his law degree invalid and describing his elevation to the bench as a “legal nullity.” The decision was issued in a detailed 116-page judgement on Monday by a division bench headed by Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad…
