LEAP-Pakistan

February 28, 2019

Top court tells Punjab govt to stop inter-institutional interference

ISLAMABAD: The top court on Wednesday told the Punjab government to stop inter-institutional interference as it asked the government to abolish article 140. This was stated […]
February 28, 2019

High court judge, driver injured in Peshawar targeted attack

PESHAWAR: A judge of the Peshawar High Court and his driver were injured as unidentified attackers opened fire at a vehicle in Hayatabad, Peshawar, on Thursday […]
February 27, 2019

IPCC Report on Climate Change – October 2018

Read the complete text of the report here.
February 27, 2019

ICJ urges UK to end rule over Chagos islands

The International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion Monday outlining the legal consequences of separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965. The UK […]
February 27, 2019

US Supreme Court vacates opinion of deceased Ninth Circuit judge

In a per curiam decision Monday, the US Supreme Court ruled that a Ninth Circuit judge, who died before the court’s opinion in the case was […]
February 27, 2019

US Supreme Court hears arguments on public-access TV

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck on Monday to decide whether a private nonprofit public-access television channel can […]
February 27, 2019

US Supreme Court declines tobacco companies’ efforts to block lawsuits

The US Supreme Court declined Monday to hear challenges to eight wrongful death lawsuits against two large cigarette companies, allowing the cases to proceed. In a […]
February 27, 2019

UN SG warns of rise in threats to human rights

UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the 40th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on Monday by denouncing an increase in threats to human rights worldwide. […]