Online Marriage in Pakistan 2026 – Is It Legally Valid? Introduction With the increasing number of overseas Pakistanis living in Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Middle East, and other countries, many couples are asking whether they can perform an Online Nikah in Pakistan while they remain abroad. In recent years, online marriages…
Online Divorce & NADRA Record Update in Pakistan (2026 Complete Guide) Divorce is not only an emotional decision — it is also a strict legal and documentary process in Pakistan. Many people assume that once talaq is pronounced or khula is granted by court, the divorce automatically ends in government records. However, in practice, divorce…
Legal Concerns Over Punjab’s New e-Stamp OTP Verification System — A Barrier to Accessing Justice By: Pak-Lawyer Associates, Lahore The Government of Punjab has recently revised the procedure for purchasing e-Stamp papers in Punjab through the Punjab Board of Revenue (BOR). Under this new policy, every citizen must now verify their identity via a One-Time…
Guidelines for Attestation of Death, Birth, and Other Certificates This document provides the procedural requirements for attestation of death certificates, birth registration certificates, identity documents, and police character certificates, ensuring compliance with relevant authorities and legal standards. I. Death Certificates For Pakistani Nationals: Death certificates issued by NADRA or the Union Council must be accompanied…
Succession: Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 Citations / Case Law study on Succession 2015 SCMR 869 SUPREME-COURT 4— Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 203-D(2), proviso & 203F(1), (3)—Succession—Death of any son or daughter of the propositus before the opening of succession—Inheritance right of children of such son or daughter—Repugnancy to Injunctions of Islam—Section 4 of…
2015 PLD 336 LHCMARIAM BIBI through Abida Parveen Vs NASEER AHMAD S. 5, Sched.—Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199—Constitutional petition—Suit for recovery of maintenance allowance for adopted minor —Concept of “constructive guardianship”—Fiduciary obligations and duties of adoptive parents towards minor —Question before the High Court was whether husband/adoptive father was compelled to pay maintenance allowance for minor who…
Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment involves unwanted or unwelcome behavior, which can offend, humiliate, and intimidate a person while creating a hostile working environment. Sexual harassment includes but is not limited to: Making unwelcome sexual advances. Verbal harassment or abuse, verbal or written communication (it includes narration of sexual incidents, emailing or messaging or showing explicit…
THE PUNJAB PROTECTION OF WOMEN AGAINST VIOLENCE ACT 2016 (Act XVI of 2016) [29 February 2016] An Act to establish an effective system of protection, relief and rehabilitation of women against violence. Since the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, while guaranteeing gender equality, enables the State to make any special provision for the protection of women,…
The requirements of valid Talaq under Shia Laws: A divorce must be pronounced orally in the presence of two competent witnesses and a talaq/divorce communicated in writing is not valid unless the husband is incapable of pronouncing it orally. The presence of witnesses is a condition precedent of a valid talaq/divorce according to Fiqha…
Citation Name : 2014 SCMR 343 SUPREME-COURT Side Appellant : SHABANA NAZ Side Opponent : MUHAMMAD SALEEM Ss. 7 & 25—mother ‘s claim for guardianship of minor daughter—Second marriage by mother with a person not related to minor within prohibited degree— Father having three children from second marriage —Validity—Mere second marriage by…
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HOW TO HIRE A GOOD LAWYER No one in any part of the world likes to visit court or hire a lawyer for redressal of their grievances, especially in Pakistan. But now a day’s 25 % of common people and 80 % businessmen have to engage a lawyer for suing others or defending their causes….
PLJ 2017 Lahore 14 Present: Ali Baqar Najafi, J. Mst. RUKHSANA BIBI, etc.–Petitioners versus GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN, etc.–Respondents W.P. No. 5939 of 2006, decided on 18.5.2016. Constitution of Pakistan, 1973– —-Art. 25–Human right–Right of woman to marry–No discrimination–Right of a woman to marry of her own choice is basic human right and to acknowledge that…
LABOUR LAWS IN PAKISTAN The government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has introduced a number of labour laws and policies, since its independence to mirror the shifts in governance from martial law to democratic governance. Under the Constitution labour is regarded as a ‘concurrent subject’, which means that it is the responsibility of both…
Labour Working Hours: The ILO Constitution, adopted in 1919, considers the improvements in working conditions especially regulation of the working hours including the establishment of maximum time in a working day and week to maintain peace and harmony in the world. It is of the view that lasting peace can only be built through social…
Family Registration Certificate (FRC) Family Registration Certificate (FRC) is a mean of being identified with your NADRA’s record. This provides the family composition. Please note that the Family Registration Certificate (FRC) helps in Embassy use mostly but cannot be used for any Legal requirement. You can apply for FRC in the following three categories: By…
National Identity Card (NIC)
Pakistan Origin Card (POC) program endeavours to provide eligible foreigners with unprecedented incentives to get back to their roots; while ensuring that the motherland remains tightly integrated with expatriates worldwide which include: Visa-free entry into Pakistan Indefinite stay in Pakistan Exemption from foreigner registration requirements Permission to purchase and sell property Right to open and…
The urgency to adopt The Hague Convention for Pakistan Global integration has increased interactions among citizens of different countries, resulting in a rise in cross -cultural unions or marriages abroad. Often happens, when the parents separate or initiate divorce proceedings the one parent removes or retains a child from other parents’ care and settles down…
EXECUTION OF DECREE 2004 SCMR 1352. Muhammad Pervez V/S Nabila Yasmeen & 2 Others (SC.FB) S.13 West Pakistan Family Courts Act, 1964. Warrant of arrest against the attorney of the judgment debtor. Suit for maintenance was decreed in favour of wife and minor daughter. Husband was living abroad and the whole proceedings were contested through…
HOW TO HIRE A GOOD LAWYER No one in any part of the world likes to visit court or hire a lawyer for redressal of their grievances, especially in Pakistan. But now a day’s 25 % of common people and 80 % businessmen have to engage a lawyer for suing others or defending their causes….
Passed on 7th March, 2018. [AS PASSED BY THE SENATE] A BILL to provide for protection, relief and rehabilitation of rights of the transgender persons and their welfare and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto; WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for protection, relief and rehabilitation of rights of the transgender persons and…
ORAL MARRIAGE AND NON-REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE: The Marriage Establishes a firm bond of love, confidence, affection and mutual trust, i.e ‘both of them build up marital life on the basis of mutual trust and understanding. The Nikah (Marriage) is defined in Section 239 of Muhammadan Law, which reproduced as under:- CONCEPT OF MARRIAGE IN ISLAM was to…
