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The Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010 is a legislative act in Pakistan that seeks to protect women from sexual harassment at their place of work. The Acts of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) received the assent of the President on 9 March, 2010.
Divorce in Pakistan is regulated by the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act (1939, amended in 1961) and the Family Courts Act (1964). The Child Marriage Restraint Act or CMRA (1929) set the marrying age for women at 16; in the province of Sindh, as per the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act, it is 18.
A political and constitutional crisis emerged in Pakistan from, 3 April 2022 to 10 April 2022 when, National Assembly's deputy speaker Qasim Khan Suri dismissed a no-confidence motion against prime minister Imran Khan during a session in which it was expected to be taken up for a vote, alleging that a foreign country's involvement in the regime change was contradictory to Article 5 of the ...
The Bill was considered and passed unanimously by the National Assembly of Pakistan on 19 May 2016, [1] [2] [3] and the Senate of Pakistan on 2 June 2016. [4] The bill received assent from the then President Mamnoon Hussain on 8 June 2016, and came into force on the same day. [5] It was notified in The Gazette of Pakistan on 10 June 2016. [6]
Get ready for all of today's NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #551 on Friday, December 13, 2024. Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Friday, December 13, 2024 The New York Times
In 2022, Freedom House rated Pakistan’s human rights at 37 out of 100 (partly free). [6] Violence against women is an important social issue in Pakistan. An estimated 5,000 women are killed per year as a result of domestic violence, with many maimed or disabled.
Toshakhana is a governmental department controlled by the Cabinet Division of the Government of Pakistan. It was initiated in 1974 during the ministry of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto . Its main purpose is to collect and keep gifts which are received by members of parliament, ministers, foreign secretaries, the President, and the Prime Minister.
On June 7, 2024 President Asif Ali Zardari reconstituted the National Economic Council (NEC) of Pakistan under clause (1) of Article 156 of the constitution of Pakistan. The NEC being chaired by the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and includes the chief ministers of Sindh , KPK , Punjab and Balochistan , federal ministers, nominated provincial ...