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Located in Victoria and officially opened in 1898 with a 150-metre-long facade (500 ft), central dome, two end pavilions, and a gilded statue of George Vancouver, the British Columbia Parliament Buildings is home to the Legislative Assembly The Parliament Buildings roof with a gilded statue of George Vancouver The legislative chamber
The Reko Diq case, officially known as the Tethyan Copper Company Pty Limited v.Islamic Republic of Pakistan is an ongoing legal case between the Government of Pakistan and the Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) over breach of the Australia–Pakistan Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and illegal denial of mining rights to TCC at the Reko Diq Mine in Chagai District, Balochistan.
It is predominantly focused on examining new or existing law of Pakistan. If a law violates the Quran, sunnah or hadith, the Shariat Court will prohibit its enactment. [4] The current chief justice of Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan is Hameedur Rahman. [5] [6]
Pakistan Today has a satirical column called Khabiristan Today.Since its material is often unfamiliar, its satire is sometimes lost on Western audiences. This was the case in 2014 when an article claiming the Pakistani Council of Islamic Ideology issued a proclamation stating all women are intrinsically weaker than men, was picked up by both internet and mainstream news sources.
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The Lawyers' Movement, also known as the Movement for the Restoration of Judiciary or the Black Coat Protests, was the popular mass protest movement initiated by the lawyers of Pakistan in response to the former president and army chief Pervez Musharraf's actions of 9 March 2007 when he unconstitutionally suspended Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry as the chief justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court.
Las Bela's ruler Ghulam Qadir Khan (1920–1988) acceded to Pakistan. Makran acceded to Pakistan; 27 Marc: Kalat acceded to Pakistan after the 'strange help' of All India Radio and a period of negotiations and bureaucratic tactics used by Pakistan. [89] 1 May: Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Pakistan enters war on behalf of Kashmir against India.
Today's Top U.S. News Story Leonard Peltier remains defiant in AP interview, maintaining innocence and vowing continued activism More than 50 years after a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation landed him in federal prison, Leonard Peltier remains defiant More »