Pakistan permits Dubai Royals to hunt “Houbara Bustard”

Pakistan recently issued special permits to Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum and five other members of their family to hunt Houbara Bustard during the 2020-21 hunting season. Key Highlights The controversial private hunting expeditions of Houbara Bustard by the Dubai Royals date back over four decades. The hunting continued even after the Pakistan ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021

Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs

Topics: arab • Arab states • Critically endangered • Great Indian bustard • Houbara Bustard • IUCN • Pakistan • Saudi Arabia • Vulnerable

Pakistan to create National Sex Offenders Register

President Arif Alvi of Pakistan recently passed the Anti-Rape Ordinance 2020. The ordinance was passed following the protests in the country after a mother was gang raped in front of her children when her car broke down near Lahore. The ordinance proposed to create a National Sex Offenders Register. This has now been approved by ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Topics: Castration • chemical castration • Ordinance • Pakistan • Pakistan anti-rape law • United Nations Development Programme • Women Empowerment • women protection

Pakistan’s anti-rape law

Pakistan government has recently passed a presidential decree to expedite cases of sexual abuse against children and women. Decree has been passed after protest over a gang rape of a woman whose car ran out of fuel.  The woman was travelling along with her two children. Anti-rape ordinance is valid only for four months after ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Topics: European Union (EU) • Gang rape • Ordinance • Pakistan • Preferential Trade Status • Sexual offence

FATF: Pakistan to remain on “Grey List”

On October 24, 2020, the Financial Action Task Force voted for Pakistan to remain under “grey list” of the organisation. The decision was taken as Pakistan failed to comply with all the 27 parameters set by the FATF. It has completed only 21. Earlier, the asia-pacific group of FATF submitted a report titled “Follow up ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Asia Pacific Group • FATF • FATF blacklist • Money Laundering • Pakistan • Terrorism

Grey list trouble: Pakistan approves four FATF-related bills

The lower house of the Parliament of Pakistan unanimously passed four bills related to the tough conditions set by the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog FATF. Earlier,  two such bills were passed in July and another one was passed in the first week of August. How significant for Pakistan? In 2018, the FATF ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: FATF • Financial Action Task Force • Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering • Grey List • Pakistan • Parliament of Pakistan