Civil Society – The Law Today Pakistan

Ashi Asif, Editor, EU, European Union, UN Women, UNDP, Pakistan Women Leaders Project, women’s leadership, political participation, gender equality, women’s empowerment, Dr. Shahida Rehmani, National Women’s Parliamentary Caucus, Dr. Riina Kionka, European Union Ambassador, mentorship program, aspiring women parliamentarians, local councillors, civil society, gender gap, women in politics, Mr. Jamshed M. Kazi, UN Women Pakistan, socio-cultural barriers, decision-making roles, Dr. Samuel Rizk, UNDP Pakistan, civic education, voter education, marginalized groups, 15 districts, violence prevention, Election Commission of Pakistan, Nighat Siddique, structural barriers, inclusive future, women’s political participation, policy reforms, capacity building, legislative reforms, stakeholder collaboration, EU-funded project, Pakistan political environment

UN Women, UNDP Launch EU-Funded Women Leaders Project

Estimated read time 3 min read
February 13, 2025

Funded with 4.8 million euros, this four-year initiative aims to boost women’s leadership and political participation in Pakistan to promote gender equality and empowerment.

Editor,Pakistan and India, Consular Access Agreement 2008, reciprocal consular facilities, prisoners' rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, fair trial, criminal justice system, incarcerated fishermen, legal aid, border violation, Code of Criminal Procedure 1898, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, consular access, UDHR Article 10, free legal services, legal panel, humanitarian grounds, Kulbhushan Jadhav, online court proceedings, legal instrument, prisoner repatriation, national security, civil society, human rights activists, international law, maritime border, consular facilities, criminal litigation, legal defence

Justice for Fisherfolk

Estimated read time 7 min read
September 2, 2024

Consular access agreement must be revisted

Lahore High Court, LHC, Editor, Ashi, Establishment Division, Cabinet Secretaruiat, Unconstitutional, Illegal, Provincial Police Officer, PPO, Punjab, Hafiz Rahman Aziz, Pro Bono, Advocate Usama Khawar Ghumman, Advocate Umer Gilani, Federal, Civil Society, Police Chief, Police Order 2002, Amjad Javed Saleemi

LHC urged to declare IGP Saleemi transfer illegal

Estimated read time 2 min read
April 18, 2019

Petitioner requested the LHC to declare notification (F. No. 12(10)/86-E-3 (Police) of April dated 15, 2019 issued by the Establishment Division of Cabinet Secretariat as unconstitutional, without jurisdiction, illegal, void ab initio…