1.3 billion vaccines are supposed to be distributed worldwide by Pfizer in 2021, according to The Wall Street Journal. All vaccine brands have their freezing thresholds, and well Pfizer likes it extra cold. Well enough about the bad economy, here is what the news is telling us.It smells like business, will dry ice factory workers
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Fingers crossed that the Vaccine Race does not become another conduit of Xenophobia, Political Lobbying and Procurement Corruption by the world governments. It is almost as funny as the eighties.If you were a kid like me born to parents constantly discussing politics you would have very distant memories of political opinions on the Cold War
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Dear All (and those in the PPE business who pretend not to peek occasionally at my brutally honest blogs, just for fun and heart attacks). It is the end of the year 2020 and looks like no one in the USA or Europe made a killing on those large million dillion billion LOTs of 3M1860
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It has been brought to our attention that a few people (possibly paid by rival law firms have taken to stooping to the level of defaming us with negative google ratings).It is surprising to see, the type of nonsense people will agree to write for a few thousand Rupees. Those clients who have worked with
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The Robin on the steeple Is singing to the People a Tissue, a Tissue We all Fall down “Ring a Ring o’ Roses” or “Ring a Ring o’ Rosie” is an English nursery rhyme which has often been used to refer to the great plague, black death or even the Spanish Flu. And then….along came
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The Month of August 2020 finally brought us all the confirmation of the little doubt, which allowed unscrupulous brokers and intermediaries to employ the tools of LOI and POF to skim people’s financial information. Most of the agents/scammers make you sign NDAs and expect you to remain mute about their criminal activities. Very often they
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In the past many weeks, I may have written a dozen emails, replying out of pure good faith, to naive newbie PPE agents to avoid becoming the ‘drug mules’ of PPE opportunists. There is a marked increase in sham transaction mongers placing queries with the rapidly budding PPE brokers which are obviously an invitation signal
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We are all tired of those fancy COVID19 Virus pics. The curious looking picture of the virus itself has gained the type of fame any Hollywood level celebrity would envy.I wonder if anyone will be suing for copyrights over the ‘COVID19’ virus picture.May sound ridiculous but remember anything is possible in the world of IP
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“A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots.”—(not) Mark Twain. Monetization policies on COVID-19 content for Youtube, Reddit , Facebook and many other social media Apps have been touted by their owning companies for a long time to help them rid of their ethical
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Scammers will use photoshop and snake oil marketing lingo to sell dust as Gold and degrade Gold to dust. Such is the power of the the Advertising gurus of the West, and well everywhere.Right on as the COVID19 struck, Vitamin C, Nutritional cocktails, colloidal silver and God knows what else, started being promoted by ambitious
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Our firm’s activities in fighting PPE fraud and finding ways of funding legitimate small businesses serving the PPE and medical supplies sector have spanned a period of 6 months as of now. This was by no means an easy journey, as along the way have a number of bad experiences with unethical supply parties,
Read moreThe doomsday scenario projected by the mismanagement of the COVID19 pandemic has allowed the rampant abuse of people’s goodwill and fears by brokers and agents who have not only taken this opportunity to launch advance payment fraud but also to sell people less than satisfactory goods for unbelievably high prices.A primary risk of buying from
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*We respect the 3M trademark and have no intention of using the 3M Mark on our website to show a contractual link or business affiliation wth the 3M Company itself.We are however a part of many ongoing 3M procurement transactions for the COVID19 pandemic as a legal team hence these updates are of great
Read moreJosh and Mak International understands and acknowledges that , law firms are amongst the key stakeholders with a key social responsibility in ensuring that life can stay bearable and functional for small businesses and clients awaiting critical outcomes for their legal disputes. The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving into a financial disaster, and while outbreak investigations are
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We get an average of 150-200 queries through our portal a day. Lets break it down. There will be requests from widows for succession certificates which we will promptly allow a 50% discount on.There are plenty of women going through domestic abuse who we will guide accordingly.Sometimes there will be women who are poor and
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By Barrister Aemen (Founder of Josh and Mak International AND a parent/wife/home-maker) Hi everyone, I know I have been away on almost a year long (on and off) sick-leave due to health issues brought on with the birth of my most recent bundle of joy.This only makes me value the importance of a smooth married
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Client Query 165:- Hi, hope all is well at your end. I wanted to discuss about a query which is related to PPRA rule 39 . In view of PPRA rule#39(i) bidder shall deposit the Performance security in the form of pay order or demand draft or bank guarantee, which is not more than 10% of
Read moreClient Query 163:- Hi, wanted to ask that is a Procuring Agency reserve the right to increase or decrease the quantity? Fayyaz Ahmed, Spain Answer:- Thank you for writing to us. As per your query it is subject to relevant term and condition already mentioned in the bidding documents. If you wish to inquire
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Due Diligence Legal Services in Pakistan : Client Query :We are interested in buying a property which is owned by a private ltd. company in Lahore.What due diligence would we need to do on the sellers company and the property title etc.? What services do you provide in this regard. Answer Basically, you will need
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Many of our corporate clients, especially small and medium sized companies who cannot afford in-depth, structured, employee verification procedures, often wonder about the legal implications of vetting their prospective candidates through social media forums. This is a particularly risky area of law, especially where matters of privacy come in. Very recently one of our well-known
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Client Query 7845 of 2016 :Setting Up An EPC Company in Pakistan by a Foreign Investor As a Foreign EPC contractor we would like to set up a legal entity in Lahore Pakistan in order to do the EPC contracting business, for example, the residential and commercial building, waste water treatment, road, power, railways buildings.
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The Josh and Mak Team is proud to be a part of the Experts Panel for 2017 and below is our contribution to the Mining Law Review 2017 (Pakistan Chapter (Ch-15) published by the very esteemed editorial Panel , “The Law Reviews”. Author : Barrister AEMEN MALUKA Josh and Mak International Executive director and founder
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A different view on including clauses in Pakistani contracts pertaining to Legal Notices Disclaimer:The views expressed below are those of our team which they have developed in their daily practice.If you are in need of actual legal advice please contact our team directly. Many times in our legal practice we have , for practical
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This was a Writ filed by our team for preventing unfair transfers of government officers.In this case three petitioners were all Divisional Accounts Officers (DAO). The petitioners were posted as the Divisional Accounts Officer, in three different cities. On having excessive complaints pertaining to premature postings and transfers of Divisional Accounts Officers on the basis
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Online Email Query No-0997: Our company is planning to expand in Pakistan by establishing subsidiary and start oil and gas exploration work with our own technologies. In order to begin the process we are looking for a business law firm, which will provide us with the services of business registration and provide assistance on obtaining the type of the license
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Josh and Mak International brings a special offer for our current and prospective clients which they can NOT, and well, should NOT miss! Call our Team NOW at +92-51-8442922 or +92-3005075993 and get an immediate quote! Our corporate team, bearing in mind the needs of young Entrepreneurs has decided to offer an extremely discounted FEE
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Recently we had the honour of being interviewed by Interfax Global Energy based in London about the award for the construction of Pakistan’s second LNG terminal to Pakistan with regards to GasPort Ltd.The following information was given to Mr Andrew Walker, regarding the situation as at 13th of May, 2016.The full Article can be accessed
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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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The business consortium led by the Pakistan GasPort Ltd, a company within the Associated Group, has been named as the lowest bidder from those tenders submitted by investors expressing an interest in creating Pakistan’s second LNG import terminal. This news was revealed in the tender evaluation report which was made public by the government owned
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Do you need Legal Advice on the Power Sector in Pakistan? Do you need help with NEPRA Licensing and NEPRA Tariff Petitions? We also advise extensively on Water and Power laws in Pakistan and Setting Up Independent Power Projects in Pakistan We are a Top Legal500 Law Firm, which has been making positive efforts to
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There are so many labour laws in existence in Pakistan it would be remiss of us to try and put them all into one article. This is merely an overview touching on the main laws that can have a major impact on the legality of your business and how you run it in terms of
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Legal services in Pakistan are available to assist individuals and businesses with a wide range of issues, from compliance matters to civil service laws. The list is well and truly endless. However, one of the most common areas they provide assistance with is taxation. With that being said, read on to discover more about the
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A huge document leak from a law firm in Panama has opened a very large can of worms on the dark, extensive world of the Shell companies and provided everyone with an extraordinary insight into how the rich and powerful are concealing their money. A team made up of 370 journalists from more than 75
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Registration of a company is a time-consuming and complex process. But it gets even more complicated when setting up a company in a foreign country. Are you planning to register a company in Pakistan? It would help you to know that the registration process with the Securities and Exchange Commission involves sharing company facts and
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Status of Aliens Aliens are defined in Pakistan Citizenship Act 1951, § 2 (as Amendment Act 1952) to mean persons who are neither citizens of Pakistan nor Commonwealth citizens who have status of Commonwealth citizen under British Nationality Act, 1948 and British Protected person under same Act. Alien visitors must register with the police within
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A common query coming from our regular clientele often pertains to Civil Servants wishing to take legal action against their government institutions or know their legal status in terms of Promotion matters. Promotion of Civil Servants is governed by section 9 of the Civil Servants Act, 1973. The material below is meant to be a
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The List & Links below of Updated Laws pertaining specifically and generally to the Province of Punjab have been sourced from the official government website http://www.punjablaws.gov.pk . All links will take you to a third party webpage (http://www.punjablaws.gov.pk) which is not connected to our website.We are happy to provide this information to our current and
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2013 P T D 1732 [Peshawar] Before Dost Muhammad Khan and Qaiser Rashid Khan, JJ ASHRAF INDUSTRIES (PVT.) LTD. Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources Control Secretariat and 3 others Writ Petition No.2514-P of 2012, decided on 13th June, 2013. (a) Gas Infrastructure Development
Read moreIn Pakistan, nuclear power makes a small contribution to total energy production and requirements, supplying only 2% of the country’s electricity. The PAEC is responsible for all nuclear energy and research applications in the country. Its first nuclear power reactor was a small (125 MW) Canadian Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) near Karachi operated by
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A number of European countries now offer golden visas through real estate investment. Spain, Portugal, Malta, Greece and Cyprus are the most prominent of those. Together with Hungary and Bulgaria who offer residency and citizenship through investment in government bonds, investors now have several options to consider. Not every country and programme is the
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GOOD NEWS! Portugal will issue 400 Golden Visas each year! The Portuguese government has so far issued 318 Golden Visas and say that they will issue about 400 each year. It remains to be seen what the effect of increased ‘competition’ from other EU states will be. One thing that appears to be certain is
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Good News! The Josh and Mak Team is now offering company registration in 66 countries.Our extended services which we will be offering shortly in this regard also include Provision of company bank accounts, Tax Registration, Domiciliation, Virtual office services, International tax advice, Accountancy services, Corporate & legal services, Foreign exchange and VAT reclaim services Ireland
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Labour Laws in Pakistan Basis of Labour Rights in the Constitution The Constitution of Pakistan contains a range of provisions with regards to labour rights found in Part II: Fundamental Rights and Principles of Policy. Article 11 of the Constitution prohibits all forms of slavery, forced labour and child labour; Article 17 provides for
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By Zulfikar Khalid Maluka (Senior Partner at Josh and Mak International Whether in view of the observations of the Full Bench of the hon’ble Supreme Court, reported as PLJ 1993 SC 91, that the duty of the prosecution to prove the case against the accused beyond doubt would not be diminished even if defence plea
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Dear Visitors, Clients and Potential Clients! Everyday we get hundreds of emails from Pakistan, where we see families in misery with sons, fathers and brothers in jail.Many a times those in prison are innocent or are a victim of a miscarriage of justice.Sometimes those imprisoned are innocent women too.Our team has worked hard over
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In the case of PLJ 2002 SC 1190 Petitioners’ learned counsel submitted that so-called market committee “fees” would fall under Item No. 49 and 54 of Federal Legislative List, fourth schedule, Article 142 of 1973 Constitution, therefore power to impose fees vested in Parliament and not in Provincial Assembly consequently latter had no authority in
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This article looks at some recent cases regarding the area of Waqf, which is, an important social institution of Islam. It denotes a permanent dedication by a Muslim of some specific property for religious and pious purpose. Every Muslim of sound mind may dedicate his property by way of Waqf. It may be made verbally
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The law of Habeas Corpus in Pakistan is governed by Section 491 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 which gives any High Court of Pakistan, the ower to issue directions of the nature of a Habeas Corpus. As per the wordings of the section, Any High Court may, whenever it thinks fit, direct: (a) that a person
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The general rule in Contempt of court proceedings is that the courts use this measure as a last resort, as they have due to regard to the freedom of speech of individuals or parties appearing in court.The courts at all levels in Pakistan are very slow to entertain and to prosecute contempt proceedings, as cardinal
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If you need any further information on the issue of the determination of Pardahnashin lady, feel free to email us jm@joshandmak.com Determination of who is a Pardanashin (Pardahnashin) lady? Every Muslim woman is presumed to be a pardanashin lady unless otherwise proved–Merely because petitioner has adopted modern way of life does not mean that petitioner
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Expunction of negative or adverse remarks in an ACR (Annual Confidential Reports which are a Part of Terms and Conditions of Service) as well as challenging these are one of the legal challenges arising for a civil servant in acquiring their due promotion salary raise.An adverse ACR can cause a lot of damage to a
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The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 provides for important workmen’s rights This has been amended by Labour Laws (Amendment) Act 1972 and by Act of 1986 which has introduced some important changes. Schedules I and IV have been substituted and list of injuries and amounts of compensation have been revised and increased to provide substantial benefits
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What’s the Difference? Novation is a mechanism whereby one party can transfer all its obligations under a contract and all its benefits arising from that contract to a third party. The third party effectively replaces the original party as a party to the contract. When a contract is novated the other contracting party must be
Read moreLegal Queries on Services matters for civil servants , particularly relating to WAPDA employees involving the issues of probation are very frequent on our Website.We hope to help these queries to the best of our abilities.The list below reviews a few recent cases on the topic and we hope these summaries will be of help
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If you are a civil servant who has been accused of misconduct, you can challenge your penalty on the basis of ‘equality’ in the way other people who were involved in the incident were treated.If you are in a similar situation and would need quality legal advice on your service matter, please feel free to
Read moreDid you know that it is your legal right to have your case decided in a timely/expeditious manner.The law is very clear about this as discussed below.The National Judicial Policy (2009) is also very clear in this regard.Our team would be pleased to be of assistance if you are facing unreasonable delay in having your
Read moreOur team would be pleased to be of assistance if you are in a similar situation as mentioned in this article.To know your chances of success ask us for a free consultation at jm@joshandmak.com Main relevant case PLJ 1998 Tr. C. (Services) 268 Civil suit against impugned order was pending adjudication in High Court when
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Compiled by Barrister Aemen Maluka and Pir Abdul Wahid (Advocate) A copy of this publication has already appeared in the 2014-2015 issue of ICLG to Mining law which can be accessed here Relevant Authorities and Legislation 1.1 What regulates mining law? The Regulation of Mines and Oilfields and Mineral Development (Government Control) Act, 1948 (as
Read moreThe Josh and Mak team is proud to announce that their exclusively authored , “The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Mining Law 2015 (Pakistan Chapter)– 2nd edition” is now online and print editions are also available on the GLG website The International Comparative Legal Guides provide current and practical comparative legal information on a range
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The Josh and Mak Team is proud to let our valued current and prospective clientele know that we have been listed in the prestigious Pakistani Energy Directory ‘Who is Who in Pakistan’s Energy Sector’, for the 4th consecutive year in 2015.This directory has been developed by PPIS and is technically supported by LMKR resources in
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Welcome to Josh and Mak LLP Questions? We are only an email away at jmclientcarecentre@joshandmak.com You can call us at +92-300-5075993 Why Choose Us? We pride ourselves in our extremely swift response to our client’s legal queries and requests for information.Once you have emailed us from our Contact form you can expect an email or
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We are now testing our new website layout, in order to make it more dynamic and accessible.This year you will see many more features appear on the online portal of your favourite law firm.Many pages have been moved and re-organized.If you find any information missing or wish to ask any questions please feel free to
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This is a notice for our current and future clientele regarding the current persons on our team and those authorized to deal/work on our behalf. Recently we have received a number of complaints by our clients that they have tried to contact us through the email addresses of some our former associates that they have
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Update as of 12 September We have now received a copy of the Policy (official) and it has been placed at our OREM Portal.Please click here to access it. Update as of 22nd of July 2014 ; Our team is slightly surprised and disappointed that there has been no written version of this policy released
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Author: Senior Partner Josh and Mak Barrister Aemen Zulfikar Maluka; Co-written by Senior Managing Partner Pir Abdul Wahid (Advocate High Court) We are happy to announce that our article on the You Tube case will be published in the August issue of well-known E-Commerce Law Reports journal by Cecile Park Publishing. ABSTRACT : The Lahore High Court
Read moreUpdate: This Policy Is Now Available on Our Website at OREM.Click here The new Pakistan (KPK) Mineral Policy for 2014 is due to be launched by the KPK provincial government today (7th of July , 2014). We will be offering detailed advice to our valued clients on our website soon, as to how this may
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The Josh and Mak team is proud to announce that they will be exclusively authoring “The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Mining Law 2015 (Pakistan Chapter)– 2nd edition”.This Publication is expected to be available after September 2014.We will be distributing copies of this chapter to a selected number of current and prospective clients and organizations
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An Energy Security Action Plan (2005–2030) is in place to meet the requirements of Pakistan’s Vision 2030 for reliable and quality energy supplies and to ensure that energy shortages do not become a hindrance in its development. The main objective of the energy sector development is to enhance energy supply through an optimal mix of
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The Executive Director and Founder of our team has an upcoming publication at the IPRI Institute, which will be available shortly through the IPRI Institute. The citation of the publication is as follows.A copy of the publication which forms a part of a book rich with observations and articles from contemporary Pakistani Energy Experts.We are
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Barrister Aemen Maluka spoke on this conference regarding energy conservation efforts, which she said only existed on paper as the policy of self regulation by industries was a failure in the absence of an overseeing mechanism. She said environmental taxes also could not be imposed in a country where tax and electricity was rampant. A
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The Josh and Mak team shines at the POGEE (Pakistan Oil Gas & Energy Exhibition & Conference (POGEE) 2013) Conference in Lahore, Pakistan. Josh and Mak LLP (UK), Executive Director and Founder Barrister Aemen Maluka presented a paper on ‘The Journey From TAPI to IP: Assessing the Prospects for the Future of Energy Trade between Central Asia and
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Welcome to Josh and Mak Website~ we are happy that you have visited our website today and hope you will be coming back, over and over again for interesting legal news, legal information and advice.As this is a new version of our Website, we have now made a small newsletter for you to show our
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This news item has been sourced from https://tribune.com.pk/story/452625/media-accountability-information-ministry-to-brief-sc-on-secret-funds/ Mr Zulfikar Khalid Maluka is our Senior Counsel.You can peruse his detailed profile here. ISLAMABAD: The information ministry agreed to brief the Supreme Court regarding its secret funds details during an in-camera session, as the court modified its earlier restraining order in which the funds were
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