Federal Shariat Court (FSC)

Registration of Transgender Persons The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) resumed the registration of transgender persons on Monday, nearly three months after it had halted the process. Following the …

Muslim men cannot question chastity of women, says Shariat court ISLAMABAD: The Federal Shariat Court today said that the Muslim men cannot question the chastity of Muslim women. Quoting the …

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) sought the record of first information reports (FIRs) registered in connection with the crimes committed against transgender persons. The FSC summoned representatives of the …

The court accepted the applications of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Senator Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Farhatullah Babar and transgender activist Almas Boby to become party to the case.

In the 10-page verdict, the FSC held that the sections in which the minimum age limit was prescribed by the act for both girls and boys for marriage was not …

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) has declared the custom of ‘swara’ as un-Islamic. A three-judge bench, headed by FSC Chief Justice Noor Mohammad Meskenzai, observed that the tradition of …