Legal News – Newsletter for November 6, 2010

Pakistan court orders cases against MPs with fake degrees

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered the election commission to file cases against parliamentarians who hold fake degrees, a media report said.

A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry gave this ruling while hearing a plea filed by a former member of the national assembly, Amir Yar Awaran, against his disqualification … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Pakistan court orders cases against MPs with fake degrees.

More women respected in Pakistan than India: report

NEW DELHI – Compared to India, a higher percentage of women in Pakistan feel they are treated with respect, says a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report.

According to the report, 81 percent women in Pakistan are treated with respect as compared to 79 percent in India. Even Bangladesh – with 86 percent – fares …. Original source  : More women respected in Pakistan than India: report.