LEAP-Pakistan

March 21, 2019

‘1.8m cases pending in courts’

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee for Law and Justice has expressed concern over the report of 1.8 million cases pending in various courts of Pakistan. Committee […]
March 21, 2019

Careem, Uber barred from entry to Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport

KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has completely barred ridesharing companies, Careem and Uber, from operating within Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. The authority has also […]
March 18, 2019

US to deny visas for ICC members investigating alleged war crimes

The United States has announced it will revoke or deny visas to members of the International Criminal Court involved in investigating the actions of US troops […]
March 18, 2019

Christchurch shootings: NZ cabinet backs tighter gun laws

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has said she will announce detailed gun law reforms within days, after an attack on two mosques left 50 people dead. […]
March 16, 2019

Trump issues first veto of his presidency, says resolution ‘put countless Americans in danger’

Deeming congressional rejection of his border national emergency “reckless” and “dangerous”, President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency Friday, insisting the situation on […]
March 16, 2019

UN resolution pledges to plastic reduction by 2030

One hundred and seventy countries have pledged to “significantly reduce” the use of plastics by 2030. After five days of talks at the UN Environment Assembly […]
March 16, 2019

Nuclear Avoidance in the Middle East: International Law and Deterrence (Part II)

Author: Louis Rene BeresEdited by: Kelly Cullen Contrary to conventional wisdom, both nuclear deterrence and associated forms of nuclear strategy, including preemption, can support the authoritative […]
March 16, 2019

Nuclear Avoidance in the Middle East: Background (Part I)

Author: Louis Rene Beres Edited by: Kelly Cullen “For there is nothing on earth more acceptable to that Supreme Deity who rules over this whole world […]