LAHORE - Newly elected Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf Friday defended his election as a PCB chief terming it as legal and ‘democratic one’ and also claimed the cricket board’s new constitution was drafted in line with the International Cricket Council ...

The International Judicial Conference 2013 was recently held in Islamabad with the objective of involving all stakeholders in the dispensation of justice and to share their experiences, knowledge and perceptions on critical issues being faced by the judicial system. It was based on nine thematic ...

  The Upper House passed a resolution on Friday, calling for a trial of the former military ruler, General Pervez Musharraf (R) under Article 6, for abrogating the constitution. Calling the resolution a historical one, Senator Raza Rabbani told the media that Musharraf was an illegally ...

LONDON: The British govt has launched a legal challenge against plans for a European financial transactions tax to be adopted by 11 EU states, finance minister George Osborne said Friday.Osborne said an application had been lodged at the European Court of Justice against the Financial Transaction ...

WELLINGTON:-The New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum is set to launch defamation proceedings against John Parker over a document concerning the way Ross Taylor's removal as captain was handled. The law firm Chapman Tripp is expected to file proceedings in the High Court in Hamilton next week over ...

The US Embassy in Islamabad on Friday said that the United States takes no position on the return of former president Pervez Musharraf or the legal proceedings against him.In a statement, a US Embassy spokesperson said: “This is an issue to be resolved solely in accordance with ...

LAHORE – The loan defaulters and beneficiaries of huge financial relief in the form of ‘Write-offs’ and waivers from banks are still at large, as most of them managed clearance of their nomination papers due to various complexities.Financial experts are of the view that they are ...

KARACHI - It was a hectic day for the MPAs on Wednesday as Sindh Assembly passed five bills into law by giving legal cover to the voluntarily transplantation of human organs and tissues and suggesting punishment of ten years imprisonment against illegal removal of organs. Besides passing three ...

ISLAMABAD - The constitutional experts have divergent views about the Supreme Court’s order in which National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has been directed to arrest of all those involved in the Rental Power Plants scam.Yasin Azad, former President Supreme Court Bar Association, opined that ...

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry said the transparency will be ensure under all circumstances and only legal agreements will be accepted.Heading a three-member SC bench hearing Reko Diq case, the Chief Justice Chaudhry said the court will have to fully examine the ...

MIRPUR (AJK) - The District Bar Association categorically declared that unlawful and unconstitutional induction of judges against vacant posts in the Azad Jammu & Kashmir High Court will not be acceptable to the legal fraternity of the state."The procedure for judges appointment in the superior ...

LAHORE – There is no middle way in the law and the Constitution of Pakistan for implementing judicial orders, some senior lawyers believes. On the other hand, other jurists suggest that the PPP-led coalition government and the Supreme Court should reach a compromised solution to resolve issue ...

ISLAMABAD - Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) probing mega corruption Haj scam has deliberately left some legal lacunas in the final challan report and has given contradictory findings against former federal minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi that may ultimately lead to his acquittal in the case.However, ...

KARACHI  - The legal fraternity observed a ‘black day’ on Saturday across Sindh province to condemn May 12, 2007, incident. Lawyers associations hoisted black flags at the premises of their respective bars offices, as well as held meetings to pay tributes to the victims of May ...

LAHORE - The PML-N says the detailed decision has reinforced their stand that Yousuf Raza Gilani is no more a prime minister and must step down as such.Giving his comment to TheNation on the detailed verdict of the Supreme Court, PML-N Central Information Secretary Senator Mushahiddullah Khan said ...

LAHORE - None of the provincial governments have so far evolved any legal framework to devolve the administrative, political and fiscal authority from provinces to districts as enshrined in the Article 140-A (1) of the Constitution. Landmark changes have been occurred with the adoption of 18th ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday while hearing the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case directed Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to write a letter to Swiss authorities without seeking advice. Attorney General of Pakistan Maulvi Anwarul Haq was directed to convey the directives ...

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Monday plans to outline how US laws empower the government to kill Americans overseas who engage in terrorism against their home country, a source familiar with the matter said, months after a drone strike killed a US-born cleric who plotted attacks from ...

LAHORE - The PPP would be the major loser if the proposed 20th amendment is not passed by the Parliament, as it would be losing nine of its legislators, including Finance Minister Senator Hafeez Sheikh, in different assemblies and the Senate after February 9, the deadline set by the Supreme Court ...

MELBOURNE - Shane Warne was facing legal action Tuesday after a cyclist involved in a road rage incident with the Australian cricket great said he plans to sue for damages to his bike.Web designer Mathew Hollingsworth, 28, is launching a civil claim in the Melbourne Magistrates Court seeking ...

LAHORE – Pervez Musharraf has to go through the judicial process regarding cases pending against him on return and no deal will be assisted in this regard, meaningful establishment quarters tell Musharraf, TheNation has learnt. However, Musharraf has been assured by the same quarters of fair ...

ISLAMABAD - Contrary to his claims, it would be still hard to believe that former President Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf would be returning back against all the odds and even many in his own party (All Pakistan Muslim League) believed that his return plan would mainly hinges on his team of legal ...

LAHORE – National Bank Exchange Company Chairman Khalid Bin Shaheen has said that the public should transfer their money by governmental organisations in order to stop the illegal transaction of money and discourage the market mafia.He said this during his visit to National Bank Exchange ...

The rights to Marvel Comics hero Ghost Rider - played by Nicolas Cage in two films - belong to the firm and not the writer who conceived him in the 1970s, a New York judge has ruled. Gary Friedrich launched a legal bid to cash in on film rights in 2007. The judge ruled that, as he had cashed ...

LAHORE – The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has issued defamation notices to 13 former Olympians for leveling charges of alleged involvement of the federation's office bearers in human trafficking. The PHF sent notices to 13 Olympians through its counsel Sajid Bashir including Shahnaz ...

LAHORE Legal fraternity of the country is divided over the inquiry into Memogate scandal after the resignation of Husain Haqani, Pakistani ambassador to US and allegedly involved in writing a letter to former US military chief Mike Mullen on behalf of President Asif Ali Zardari. A US-based ...

PESHAWAR - Chief Minister, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ameer Haider Khan Hoti has stressed the need for removing differences, erupted after the change in the name of the province, in best interest of the country, saying that differences in opinion were, however, the beauty of democracy. He said there was ...

Tara Reid claims her marriage isnt legal. The 35-year-old actress - who tied the knot with Bulgarian financier Zack Kehayov in a surprise ceremony in August - claimed her nuptials, which took place on the Greek island of Santorini, are not officially binding. Asked if she could win US TV show 'The ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE - Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) Central Chairman Syed Nabeel Hashmi, expressing grave concern over the new Entrant Policy, said the notification issued by the ministry of industries is a formality. He called for providing legal ...

LAHORE - The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution with majority vote seeking legal cover for Panchayat System in rural areas of Punjab to ensure prompt dispensation of justice to the people at the local level. The resolution, moved by Humaira Awais Shahid of PML-Q, demanded of the ...