LEAP-Pakistan

March 16, 2019

EU passes resolution suspending Turkey’s admittance

The European Union adopted a non-binding resolution Wednesday against Turkey’s accession as a member of the EU. The resolution passed in the European Parliament by 370 […]
March 16, 2019

US Supreme Court Gets a Chance to Stand for Equality in Upcoming Jury-Selection Case

In 2010, District Attorney Doug Evans tried to convict Curtis Flowers of the same murder charges for the sixth—yes, the sixth—time. Before the trial began, Evans […]
March 16, 2019

Why repealing Article 35A will bring unmanageable chaos for India

In 2014, the non-governmental organisation ‘We the Citizens’ attracted a large audience when it filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court of India questioning the […]
March 16, 2019

Senate legislative output falls in 16th Parliamentary year

ISLAMABAD.: With the change in leadership, the Senate struggled during the 16th parliamentary year to maintain the higher standards of productivity set during the previous term […]
March 16, 2019

Bar threatens to protest CJP’s ‘expeditious justice’ proposal

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa’s desire to revamp the criminal justice system is facing a major challenge from the legal fraternity, which is […]
March 16, 2019

MPAs salaries bill challenged in LHC

LAHORE: A bill recently passed by the Punjab Assembly for an increase in the salaries of MPAs was challenged in the Lahore High Court seeking suspension […]
March 16, 2019

New Zealand mosque attack suspect charged with murder

CHRISTCHURCH: A right-wing extremist who filmed himself on a rampage that left 49 mosque-goers dead flashed a white power sign as he appeared in a New […]
March 15, 2019

US Senate votes to reject Trump’s border security national emergency

The US Senate voted 59-41 Thursday to reject President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to appropriate an additional $3.6 billion in funding to build […]