Towards Shareholder Democracy: SECP announces policy for proactive enforcement of corporate laws: “ISLAMABAD, March 12: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued a circular No. 7/2024 clarifying power of the Commission to call or direct the calling of general meetings of the companies. In the Circular issued on March 07, 2024, it […]
Towards Shareholder Democracy: SECP announces policy for proactive enforcement of corporate laws: “ISLAMABAD, March 12: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued a circular No. 7/2024 clarifying power of the Commission to call or direct the calling of general meetings of the companies. In the Circular issued on March 07, 2024, it
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court, hearing an appeal filed by Messrs Monal group of companies, wondered on Monday how the Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP) could be converted into the military’s grassland. Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, a three-judge bench had taken up the Monal group’s appeal against an Islamabad High
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the High Courts to expeditiously decide the matter of tax on “deemed income” basis on immovable properties. A four-member bench of the SC has issued an order in this regard. According to the order of the SC, the petitioners have challenged the tax on “deemed income” (“impugned tax”)
The SC Expects the HCs to Decide the Pending Cases of “Deemed Income Tax” Expeditiously: Read More »
RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi bench, has ruled that appointments of public office holders could not be challenged through a writ of quo warranto as a matter of routine; it must be specific and should be filed within a certain time frame. LHC Justice Jawad Hassan gave this ruling while dismissing the petition filed
LHC limits challenges to public office appointments. Read More »
The Mass Deportation Drive Against Afghan Refugees Challenged Before the SC U/A 184(3): Petition by a Broad Coalition of Eminent Pakistanis A broad coalition of eminent citizens of Pakistan, through counsel Mr. Umer Ijaz Gilani (ASC), has approached the Honorable Supreme Court through a petition under article 184(3) Constitution, 1973, challenging the Caretaker Government’s unconstitutional,
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday stopped authorities from expelling an Afghanistan-born Danish citizen from Pakistan after the security agencies objected to the renewal of his Pakistan Origin Card (POC). Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, a three-member SC bench also directed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the premier intelligence agency, to
SC Stops Authorities From Expelling an Afghan Citizen: Read More »
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has implemented the judgment of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Section 7E (tax on deemed income basis) of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 and now Section 7E will not apply to cases (filers/non-filers) falling within the jurisdiction of the LHC. Under an income tax circular issued by
Here is a vey important list of all the bills that have been introduced and passed by the Parliament over the last month or so by Dawn authored by Wara Irfan and Syed Talal Ahsan. We are really thankful to both for this tremendous work. “As the current government’s tenure approaches its end, both houses
Legislative spree: So many laws, so little time: BY Dawn Read More »
The matter of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which was amended to take away the special status of AJK by the Indian Government back in August, 2019, has come before the Indian Supreme Court for the first time. Today marks the first hearing day of this case. You can watch the live streaming of
Day-1 Hearing of Article 370 Case in The SC of India. Read More »
