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5 cases that showcase Asma Jahangir's principled advocacy

As the world mourns Asma Jahangir's untimely death, her unparalleled commitment and resolve towards human rights advocacy has ensured that Pakistan’s hope of a pluralistic future lives to see another day. Here is a look at five cases, and consequently causes, that Jahangir successfully litigated before different courts in Pakistan. Women’s unilateral right to Marriage The Lahore High Court in 1997, while upholding a 22-year-old Pakistani woman's marriage without the consent of her guardian, called for changes in Pakistani laws to enforce parental authority and discourage courtships. Jahangir played a crucial role in the setting aside of the LHC judgment, as a result of which in 2003, the Supreme Court held that Pakistani women had the unequivocal right to marry on their own free will without needing the consent of a wali (the woman's father or brother). The Supreme Court held that the LHC had no right to adjudicate on a women’s unilateral right to marry...

SC grants Rao Anwar protective bail after former SSP pleads his innocence in 'letter to CJP'

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, during the Naqeebullah Mehsud extra-judicial killing case hearing, granted protective bail to Rao Anwar and directed the former Malir senior superintendent police (SSP) to appear in court on Friday. The case was being heard by a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar at the Islamabad registry. Earlier, the SC had given ten days for the Sindh police to arrest the accused; however, no breakthrough was made with regards to his arrest, although some other police officials allegedly involved in the staged encounter have been arrested. Sindh Inspector General (IG) A.D. Khowaja on Tuesday told the court that a committee had been constituted to find Anwar's location. He told the bench that the reports compiled by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Intelligence Bureau (IB), and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in this regard have also been furnished. Khowaja told the court that the authorities have been handling the matter...

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