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Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Saturday set aside a Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) decision suspending the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) earlier order against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s (PTI) that revoked the party’s bat election symbol. This means that PTI will not be able to use their iconic bat symbol. PTI, which is led by former prime minister [...]

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Abu Bakar Khan is a final year law student at University Law College, University of the Punjab. Noor Ul Huda is also a final year law student at University Law College, University of the Punjab. [...]

The Supreme Court of Pakistan lifted a lifetime ban on politicians with convictions from contesting elections on Monday. A 2018 ruling by the Lahore High Court barred politicians convicted of an offense from running for elected or chosen office for life. The Lahore High Court made its ruling following a strict interpretation of Article 62(1)(f) [...]

According to members of The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected Saturday nominations for the Pakistan general election of former Prime Minister Imran Khan from two constituencies: Lahore and Mianwali. The returning officer for NA-122, which encompasses Lahore, issued a verdict on Sunday according to local media, rejecting Khan’s nomination papers [...]

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Izhar Ahmed Khan is a 2022 LL.B. graduate of the Pakistan College of Law (University of London International Program). Abu Bakar Khan is a final year law student at University Law College, University of the [...]

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Abu Bakar Khan is a law student at the University Law College, University of the Punjab. He files this dispatch from Lahore.  Last week on November 12, the Islamabad High Court issued a stay order [...]

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Hussain Abbas is an LLB student in the University of London External Programme. He files this from Islamabad. Flight FZ 4525 Fly Dubai is scheduled to land at Islamabad International Airport at 1 pm on Friday [...]

Pakistan’s Islamabad High Court granted on Thursday former three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif protective bail, according to local media Pakistan Today. The protective bail restrains authorities from arresting Sharif until he appears before court on October 24. Sharif was removed from government and sentenced to 14 years prison over corruption charges in 2017 and 2018, [...]

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Rabia Shuja holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law from Griffith College, Dublin and is Chief Correspondent for JURIST in Pakistan. She reports from Islamabad. This past Saturday, Pakistan’s former Prime Minister and Pakistan [...]

Following global practice — including that of the U.S. military justice system — the Pakistan Army Act builds on maintaining good order and discipline among service members, as no military can effectively function without strict discipline. The court-martial, that is, trial by military officers of breaches of service-connected discipline, including crimes, sits at the heart [...]