Legal aid

The Conundrum Of Family Justice In Pakistan

The current legal framework in Pakistan, particularly the Guardian and Wards Act 1890, struggles to establish clear guidelines for visitation rights, resulting in inconsistent court rulings that can negatively impact children’s well-being. This situation leads to an unfair distribution of visitation time between parents, a lack of defined welfare standards for minors, and insufficient monitoring of custodial arrangements, which may…

THE PRISONS CRISIS OF PAKISTAN

Pakistan’s prison system is at a breaking point, with over 102,000 inmates crammed into overcrowded, under-resourced facilities. Prison conditions in Pakistan fall significantly short of international standards, with inmates facing numerous systemic challenges, including severe overcrowding, unhygienic living conditions, insufficient access to clean water, nutritious food and healthcare, exploitative labour practices,…

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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Fatal Corporal Punishment

The savage beating to death of a madrassa student in a Swat village, followed by a ridiculous attempt at covering it up, is a reminder of the pathetic state of education in much of the country, as unqualified teachers sadistically punish children for common negative behaviors. In the Swat incident,…
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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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SHRC Wants Woman, Child Inmates Kept In Correctional Centres

HYDERABAD: The Sindh Human Rights Commission chairperson Iqbal Ahmed Detho has urged civil society to ensure provision of timely legal aid and essential needs such as appropriate clothing and safe living conditions to inmates at correctional centres. He said during a visit of Youthful Offenders Industrial School (YOIS) and Women…
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Women, Child Protection Centres To Be Set Up In Five Districts

RAWALPINDI: Police have been directed to immediately establish women and child protection centres at every police station in Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum and Chakwal districts. A police spokesman said on 23 April that the move aims to ensure a safe and supportive environment for women and child victims. Dedicated female police…
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Right to Children’s Identity in Pakistan

The right of children to identity is globally recognised, with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child emphasising its critical importance. As a signatory to this convention, Pakistan is committed to upholding and protecting this right. Yet for many children in the country, access to legal identity…
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Couple, Son Held For Exploiting Young Girls

Police say accused blackmailed victims with obscene videos RAWALPINDI: Police have arrested a couple and their son for allegedly luring the poor young girls for jobs on attractive salaries and forcibly involving them in immoral activities for the sake of money. The accused used to blackmail the girls by making…
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