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Woman ‘Suffering from Psychological Disorder’ Slaughters Her Two Children in DHA

In a tragic incident on 14-August-2025 morning, a woman slaughtered her two minor children in DHA. The deceased children were identified as eight-year-old Zarrar and four-year-old Samiha. Police said the mother, Adeeba, suffered from a psychological disorder. The children’s parents had earlier divorced and a court had given the custody of the children to their father Ghufran Khalid. The incident…

No Inheritance For Adopted Minors

LHC upholds family court ruling, declares oral adoption invalid and sides with biological parents LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has upheld a family court’s ruling, declaring that biological parents have the preferential right to a child’s custody, declaring the oral adoption arrangement unjustified. The court further observed that the…

Equal Marriage

THE Supreme Court recently issued a verdict advocating equal rights in marriage.…

NGO Head Sent To Prison In Child Trafficking Case

KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on 5th August sent the chairperson of a non-governmental organisation to prison on judicial remand in a child trafficking case. On Monday, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had arrested Mubina Cassum Aboatwala, chairperson of the Health Oriented Preventive Education (HOPE) after a court dismissed her pre-arrest…
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SC Sets Guidelines For Child Maintenance

Says amount to depend on child’s needs and father’s financial capacity KARACHI. In case of dissolution of a marriage, the maintenance amount that a mother gets from her former husband for a child depends on both the nature and extent of the child’s “reasonable requirements” and the father’s financial means.…
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Family Court Hands Down Imprisonment To Two In Child Custody Case

A family court in Karachi has awarded six-month prison sentence to two persons after they were found guilty of wilfully violating judicial orders in a sensitive child custody dispute. The court ruled that a woman, Ameer Zadi, and her son Salman Shah unlawfully relocated her minor granddaughter, Kashaf Fatima, to…
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Undoing a Mother’s Rights

AS our collective consciousness untangles itself from stories and headlines dense with ‘downed Rafale jets’ and ‘mun torr jawabs’, one must turn to recent Supreme Court judgements as a sobering reminder of how crucial the fight for social justice is. Deep within the shadows of societal shame is a segment…
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Courts Must Hear Child In Custody Cases, SC Rules

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has underscored the need that courts, particularly family courts and judges of the district judiciary, must hear and respect the voice of the child in cases relating to their custody and guardianship. “This is not an aspirational goal but a binding obligation under the UN Convention…
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Mother Can’t Be Denied Child Custody After Remarriage

LHC rules welfare of child must always take precedence over all else LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that a mother’s remarriage cannot be the sole basis for denying her custody of a minor child, emphasising that the welfare and best interests of the child must always take…
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