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Studies were conducted that declared that the area was suitable for breeding, growing and exporting seafood species. White Star/File LAHORE: The Chunian (Kasur) Industrial Estate Project will be converted into Pakistan’s first seafood species breeding, growing and export hub Chunian Aqua Business Park after the land acquired for the industrial estate was found unsuitable for an industrial estate due to rising saline groundwater table. The Punjab government has approved a proposal of the Punjab Industrial Estate Development Management Company (PIEDMC) seeking conversion of the industrial estate project into an aqua business park project, Dawn has learnt. “The Punjab government had earlier spent over Rs350 million on the land acquisition, construction of a boundary wall and preparing a design for developing the industrial estate, also connected to Multan Road, near Bhai Pheru, about 40km away from Lahore. However, it could not complete the project during ....
Pakistani Christian youth granted bail in blasphemy case Nabeel Masih became the youngest person convicted of blasphemy in Pakistan s history in 2018 Lawyer Riaz Anjum (third from right) with the family of Nabeel Masih in 2017. (Photo courtesy of Riaz Anjum) Christian activists are demanding “timely justice” from trial courts following the granting of bail to the youngest blasphemy convict in Pakistan. Lahore High Court on March 1 granted bail to Nabeel Masih, who was 16 years old when he was arrested in 2016 in Bhai Pheru town in Pakistan s Punjab province on a complaint filed by his Muslim friend Akhtar Ali alleging that he had liked and shared a Facebook post which “defamed and disrespected” the Kaaba in Mecca. ....
On the rights of religious minorities in the Case Law The case law in Pakistan presents diverse trends with regard to protecting the rights of minority communities. Before the 1980s, the case law was mostly about issues related to personal or family laws, whereas afterwards, the focus shifted on collective or community concerns. It seems that minorities increasingly approached courts seeking protection of their socio-economic interests and their civil and political rights after the 1980s. The secession of East Pakistan came as a marker of increased structural and systemic challenges for minorities. In addition, apparently two factors influenced minorities’ choice for seeking legal remedies. First, the introduction of the 1972 policy of nationalisation of educational institutions impacted the Christian, Parsi and Ahmadi communities in particular. With the surrendering of their educational institutions, these communities lost their social vibrancy and relevance to a large ....