Sharafat A. Chaudhry, Rabia Mustafa Pakistan has ratified the Convention on Elimination of All of Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) to enforce women’s rights in the country. Various provisions of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 inter alia Articles 25(3), 26, 35 and 37 provide…
Aftab Anwar Baloch Finance Minister on Wednesday formally announced Rs. 170 billion mini-budget, which was passed by the National Assembly yesterday under the IMF dictation. Mr. Dar claims these taxes are unavoidable. Before the passage of the bill, the government had already implemented Rs. 115…
Arif Anwar Baloch For centuries girls and women are being used as a tool to settle disputes between tribes and families. It has never been emphasized/highlighted that the role of women is very important to control the problem and handle extremism of all sorts. There…
Sharafat A. Chaudhry, Rabia Mustafa Constitutional Provisions The Constitution of Pakistan guarantees a meaningful life and considers protection of children as their fundamental right. Children like adults have been constitutional guarantee of protection, welfare and development. Article 9 of the Constitution guarantees the right to…
Sharafat A. Chaudhry Rabia Mustafa Marriage is a formalized, binding partnership between consenting adults, which sanctions sexual relations and gives legitimacy to any offspring. Child marriage, on the other hand, involves either one or both spouses being children and may take place with or without…
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Amira Ibrahim Under International Arbitration law, expropriation is not illegal in and of itself. Expropriation will be declared legal under most IIAs if it meets all of the following criteria: In the public interest or for a public purpose. In an equitable and nondiscriminatory manner.…
Amira Ibrahim Expropriation is the ‘occupying or taking of property belonging to a non-native investor by the government, if done illegally, exposes the government to international liability’. In investment arbitration, expropriation refers to two concepts: Each State’s right to implement sovereignty over its territory; Each…
Sharafat A. Chaudhry, Rabia Mustafa In recent years, several incidents of gender-based violence occurred in Pakistan that captured the limelight of the social and electronic media. These incidents are scars on the face of Pakistani society and the international community are also looking at that…
Sharafat A. Chaudhry, Rabia Mustafa ‘Modesty’ as defined by the Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries is ‘the fact of not talking much about your abilities or possessions’. Also, it is defined as ‘the action of behaving or dressing so that you do not show your body or…
