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The judiciary of Pakistan is the national system of courts that maintains the law and order in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan uses a common law system, which was introduced during the colonial era, influenced by local medieval judicial systems based on religious and cultural practices. The Constitution of Pakistan lays down the ...
Prior to Pakistan's Independence in August 1947, Pakistan was part of British India. As the system of probation was established in Europe, the British colonial rulers amended the Code of Criminal Procedure (India) 1898 (Act V) in 1923 by the insertion of sections 380 and 562 to 564, introducing the concept of probation to the Indian Subcontinent.
Vani (Urdu: ونی), or Swara (سوارہ), is a custom where girls, often minors, are given in marriage or servitude to an aggrieved family as compensation to end disputes, often murder. [1][2] Vani is a form of arranged or forced child marriage, [3] and the result of punishment decided by a council of tribal elders named jirga. [4][5] Some ...
142th out of 146 (2023) Women in Pakistan make up 48.76% of the population according to the 2017 census of Pakistan. [ 3 ] Women in Pakistan have played an important role in Pakistani history [ 4 ] and have had the right to vote since 1956. [ 5 ] In Pakistan, women have held high office including Prime Minister, Speaker of the National Assembly ...
Pakistan has the 23rd largest prison population in the world [2] and the 5th largest death row population. [3] Around 64.5% of prisoners are awaiting trial prisoners. 98.6% of prisoners are male, 1.7% are juveniles and 1.2% of those held are foreign citizens. [4] As of 2018 Pakistan had an official occupancy capacity for 56,499 prisoners but ...
A new approach to juvenile justice or juvenile delinquency for females is to factor in the idea that they have different experiences than males. Girls who have negative childhood experiences, such as neglect, physical or sexual abuse, are at a greater risk to become delinquent (Violence in the Juvenile Justice system).
The Women's Protection Bill (Urdu: تحفظِ نسواں بل) which was passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan on 15 November 2006 is an attempt to amend the heavily criticised 1979 Hudood Ordinance laws which govern the punishment for rape and adultery in Pakistan. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Critics of the Hudood Ordinance alleged that it made it ...
Pakistan has a dual system of civil and sharia law. The Constitution of Pakistan recognizes equality between men and women (Art. 25(2) states "There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex") but also recognizes as valid Sharia law (Chapter 3A. – Federal Shariat Court). [49]