Can uniform law survive a plural society?

[ad_1] PUBLISHED July 06, 2025 KARACHI: Pakistan’s parliament has passed the eagerly awaited Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2025 restricting marriage below 18 years of age, meanwhile, the Council of Islamic Ideology and conservative parties have challenged the bill publically and in the Federal Sharia Court. Similar developments are seen in neighbouring India, … Read more

‘Robbers’ including one in FIA uniform held

[ad_1] KARACHI: A Judicial Magistrate (East) has sent four accused, including a TikToker, to jail on judicial remand in connection with a robbery involving over Rs130 million. The suspects, identified as actress Yasra, Nimra, Shehryar, and Shehroz, were produced before the court of the Judicial Magistrate East. The court ordered the suspects to be sent … Read more

Power division seeks uniform tariff

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has moved the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to enforce a uniform tariff for electricity consumers across the country. NEPRA will hold a hearing on July 1 on the petition. The federal government has filed an application under rules 1998 section 17. It was submitted in the petition that … Read more

CM orders uniform design of shops

[ad_1] LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has issued directives to initiate by-laws to introduce a uniform design for shops across the province. She emphasised while presiding over a meeting that after the completion of the Punjab Development Programme, every city should look aesthetically up to the mark. The chief minister approved the programme … Read more