The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ruled that banks cannot block or freeze citizens’ bank accounts without a verified legal justification, emphasizing the protection of account holders’ rights and due process. The ruling was issued by Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir in a case involving a private bank that blocked a citizen’s account during an inquiry […]
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Consumer court issues notices over wrong parcel delivery
A consumer court in Karachi has issued notices to a well-known clothing brand and a courier company after a customer alleged that he was delivered a sack of flour instead of garments worth over Rs50,000. Read More: Consumer protection scene in Pakistan The judicial magistrate of the consumer court (East) summoned the defendants — clothing brand […]
Karachi Café Accused of Copying Thailand Coffee Brand’s Name and Logo
KARACHI – A consumer court in Karachi has issued a notice to Mondo Coffee Bar, a café located in DHA Phase-VIII, after a complaint claimed it was illegally using the name and logo of a Thailand-based coffee brand. The court has summoned the café’s management to appear on October 31 to respond to the allegations. […]
Naya Pakistan and consumer rights
A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government official has finally conceded that it was indeed the government which was responsible for the country’s gas consumers receiving inflated bills for the months of December 2018, January 2019 and February 2019. Speaking to the press on Tuesday, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Ghulam Sarwar Khan assured media persons […]