It has been reported that a group of Pakistani clerics have declared that marriage between transgender persons is permitted in Islam and that also have the right to a ceremonial Muslim burial. This is according to Reuters News Agency who say they obtained a copy of the religious edict today. Tanzeem Ittehad-i-Ummat Pakistan, a lesser
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US COURT RULES THE INTERNET TO BE A NECESSITY AND NOT A LUXURY
A federal appellate has decided that we need the Internet. The US Court of Appeal for the District of Colombia has found that the Federal Communications Commission’s stringent regulation of broadband providers is legal is broadband access in not a luxury but a utility. In their decision, which stretched to 184 pages, the court came
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Doing Business in Pakistan 2016-2017
The Complete Client Guide. The information below is an effort to place a summary of the Pakistani Legal System for the benefit of our client. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us for a detailed legal opinion and legal representation. Can’t find an answer down below? Give us a call at
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IS THE NEW ELECTRONIC CRIME BILL REALLY AS FLAWED AS EVERYONE THINKS?
Criticism and controversy immediately erupted when the details of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 went public. Is this bill really as flawed as everyone makes out? And if it is, what direction should we be heading in? There is nobody on this planet with a greater capacity for surveillance than the NSA, but
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NEW LAW ALLOWS PIA TO BECOME A PLC
The Pakistani parliament have adopted a law which will see the country’s cash strapped national airline company become a PLC and at the same time ban the government from relinquishing management control. The government has promised that no action will be taken against those employees who led a charge during the protests against privatisation, and
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