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HEC Approves New Four-Year LLB Curriculum to Align with International Standards

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has granted in-principle approval for a revamped four-year LLB programme, designed to meet international benchmarks while addressing Pakistan’s legal education needs. The decision came after a three-day meeting of the National Curriculum Review Committee for Law, where stakeholders reviewed and updated the existing curriculum to enhance its relevance and rigour. …

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Quetta Bar Sends Fourth and Fifth Groups of Lawyers to Iran, More International Visits Planned

Quetta – Qari Rahmatullah Kakar, president of the fourth and fifth groups of the Quetta Bar Association, is leading a delegation of lawyers currently visiting Iran as part of an ongoing international exposure program initiated by the Bar. The Quetta Bar Association has taken the initiative to sponsor these foreign visits, covering the expenses to …

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High Court Stays All Narcotics Cases in District Courts Amid Legal Vacuum

Karachi – In a significant development, the Sindh High Court has ordered a stay on all narcotics-related matters in district courts across the province, citing a legal vacuum created by the newly enacted Sindh Control of Narcotics Substances Act, 2024. According to the order issued in Constitutional Petition No. D-2112 of 2025, district courts are …

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District Bar Association Jafrabad Pledges Concrete Steps for Lawyers’ Welfare

Jafrabad – The District Bar Association Jafrabad has reaffirmed its commitment to the welfare and professional needs of the legal community, according to a joint statement issued by its key office-bearers. President Advocate Ghulam Hussain Lashari, General Secretary Advocate Ali Hassan Khosa, Vice President Advocate Aurangzeb Rand, and Sambatpur Zone Vice President Advocate Ziaur Rahman …

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Sindh Bar Council Rejects Pakistan Bar Council’s Stance, Vows to Continue Protests Against Indus Canal Project

    The Sindh Bar Council has issued a strong condemnation of the Pakistan Bar Council’s recent resolution calling for an end to peaceful protests against the Indus River canal construction and corporate farming land allotments. In an emergency resolution (Ref No. R-70/SBC/2025) dated April 28, 2025, the SBC clarified that it never discussed or …

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Karachi Bar Association Announces Complete Strike in City Courts; Police Officials Barred on Monday

  Karachi, April 27, 2025 – The Karachi Bar Association (KBA) has declared a complete strike in the City Courts tomorrow, Monday, April 28, 2025, as part of their ongoing protest. Police officials will not be permitted inside the court premises during the strike. Imran Aziz Advocate, Acting General Secretary of KBA, stated that lawyers …

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Sindh Police Fails to Disperse Lawyers’ Protest Led by KBA President Amir Wirraich Against Six Canal Project on Indus River

Karachi, April 26 – The Sindh Police on Friday failed to break the momentum of an ongoing protest led by Amir Wirraich, the President of the Karachi Bar Association (KBA) 2025, as hundreds of lawyers gathered to denounce police atrocities and resist the controversial Six Canal Project on the Indus River. Despite a heavy police …

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FIR Lodged Against SHO After Lawyers March to PS Mominabad Over Brutal Torture of Waqar Baloch and Ex-MMC-KBA Tahir Mehmood

Karachi, April 26 – A wave of anger and protest has erupted across Karachi’s legal community following the brutal torture and illegal detention of Waqar Baloch and Tahir Mehmood, a former Member of the Managing Committee of the Karachi Bar Association (MMC-KBA), allegedly by officials of Police Station Mominabad. The incident sparked immediate backlash, leading …

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Karachi Law Students to Stage Protest Against Police Brutality Amid Ongoing Anti-Canal Movement

Karachi, April 26 – Law students in Karachi have announced a protest against what they describe as police brutality and targeted harassment by officials at Police Station (PS) Defense, following their active involvement in the anti-canal and anti-corporate farming movement. In a strongly worded statement, the students condemned the recent actions of law enforcement, including …

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Ishrat Ali Lohar Elected President in 2025 Hyderabad High Court Bar Association Elections – Unofficial Results Announced

Hyderabad, April 26 – In the recently held elections for the High Court Bar Association (HCBA), Hyderabad, Mr. Ishrat Ali Lohar has been unofficially elected as President for the year 2025. The unofficial results were announced by Yasir Arfat Shar, Returning Officer and Member of the Sindh Bar Council. The polling was conducted at booths …

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