LEAP-Pakistan

March 12, 2019

Judgement reserved: Pakistani woman claims being eye-witness to Samjhauta train blast

LAHORE: An Indian court in Haryana’s Panchkula on Monday reserved its verdict in the Samjhauta Express blast case till March 14 after a Pakistani woman filed […]
March 12, 2019

Model courts set up for conducting day-to-day trial

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa has announced the establishment of model courts at district level throughout the country which would conduct the trials […]
March 12, 2019

Taxmen can seize assets held in other than owner’s names

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday notified the Benami Transactions Prohibition Rules that would finally make the law operational after a gap of two years, empowering […]
March 7, 2019

UN rights expert urges states to protect freedom of religion

A UN human rights expert presented a report to the Human Rights Council Tuesday highlighting an increase in the use of anti-blasphemy and anti-apostasy laws to […]
March 7, 2019

UN rights chief presents annual report to Human Rights Council

UN High Commissioner for Human rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday reported on human rights issues surrounding women, conflicts and inequalities at the UN Human Rights Council […]
March 7, 2019

HRW: Iraq authorities prosecuting children suspected of Islamic State ties

Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) authorities have charged hundreds of children with terrorism for alleged Islamic State (IS) affiliation based on dubious accusations and forced […]
March 7, 2019

UK court finds government fracking guidance unlawful

The UK High Court ruled Wednesday that the government’s Guidance on Fracking is unlawful. Ruling in favor of Talk Fracking, an environmental group, Justice Dove held […]
March 7, 2019

US lawmakers introduce bill to restore net neutrality

Democratic US lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday to restore net neutrality. The bill is titled the “Save the Internet Act of 2019” and would repeal an […]