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Retirement plan: Senior citizens bill ages as assembly delays legislation

KARACHI:  The senior citizen bill has been gathering dust in the National and Sindh assemblies as the lawmakers have yet to spring into action. The bill in the National Assembly has been pending since...

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Draft legislation: Senate panel okays right to information bill

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday approved Right to Information Bill 2013 with an assurance from the government that it would not delay the implementation. The Senate Standing Committee on...

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Opinion: Obama needs to lead on racial profiling legislation

President Obama’s remarks Thursday on the death of Michael Brown were an echo of his powerful 2013 speech on Trayvon Martin’s shooting. Notably absent was any mention of race.

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Delays in legislation: Four years on, Sindh yet to legislate labour laws

KARACHI:  Fifty-year-old Shamsur Rehman has been visiting labour courts ever since he was sacked by the textile factory he worked for in 2009. His case is similar to the hundreds of others that are...

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Forced conversions: Disappointed by law enforcers, Hindus demand fresh...

KARACHI:  Hindus in Sindh demand the government to formulate strict laws against forced marriages, conversions and for the protection of their rights. At a consultative meeting on the ‘Draft of...

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Regulating cyberspace: Call for legislation on cyber security

ISLAMABAD: Experts on Tuesday called for effective legislation to deal with emerging issues and threats to national security in the cyber domain. A seminar on “Security in Cyber Space: Implications...

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A pound of flesh: Police proposes legislation against loan sharks

PESHAWAR:  The provincial police have proposed a draft legislation which if enacted into law by the provincial government would stop illegal loan sharks from operating and harassing their debtors. A...

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SC tells Sindh, Punjab to complete local govt legislation by Oct 30

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday gave provincial governments of Punjab and Sindh till October 30 to complete legislation to authorise the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to carry out...

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Persons with disabilities: Experts call for strong legislation to help the...

ISLAMABAD:  Strong legislation and its implementation is required to help persons with disabilities (PWDs) to gain access to information and knowledge. This was stated by Senator Dr Saeeda Iqbal while...

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Workers convention: ‘Legislation for home-based workers in the works’

LAHORE:  Women Development Minister Hameeda Waheedud Din said on Wednesday that a bill on home-based workers would be presented in the Punjab Assembly as soon as the chief minister returned from...

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