Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday voiced strong opposition to the Lahore High Court’s suspension of the land protection law, 2025, warning that the decision would benefit encroachment and land-grabbing mafias. Read More: Punjab approves ordinance to end land grabbing disputes within 90 days In a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office, Maryam […]
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LHC CJ suspends Punjab land protection ordinance
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Aalia Neelum on Monday issued an interim order suspending the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property Ordinance, 2025. The ordinance, which empowers deputy commissioner-led committees to decide land property disputes, has faced legal challenges by citizens including Abida Parveen. Read More: Punjab govt readies law to take on land–property mafia The […]
PHC sets aside 80-plus KP ombudsperson rulings on women’s property disputes
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has annulled more than 80 judgments delivered by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) ombudsperson under the province’s Women’s Property Rights Act, 2019, ruling that the forum lacked authority to decide complex factual women’s property disputes that fall within the jurisdiction of civil courts. Read More: Punjab moves to enforce women’s inheritance […]