Category: Ali&Haseeb law Associates

Our Law firm is providing legal services regarding family laws of Pakistan including divorce, khula, domestic violence, child custody, child support, separation agreements, compensation and maintenance, adoption, visitation, and other related legal issues.

LAWS AND REGULATIONS TO REGISTER NGO IN PAKISTAN

The laws regulating the business and framework of NGO and its registration is different from entity that works for profit in Pakistan. NGO can be registered under different’s law and can function in consonance to the different set of provisions provided for in those laws. Different laws under which NGO can be registered in Pakistan are as follow:
1. The Companies Act, 2017
2. The Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration & Control) Ordinance, 1961
3. The Societies Registration Act, 1860
4. The Trust Act, 1882

Mediation Services in Family Matters

When parties are in conflict over an issue and need to resolve their arguments amicably to save time and

avoid a court battle, Our Mediation Lawyer is the ideal choice for resolving clients’ problems amicably,

offering mediation management for civil, criminal, family, and commercial matters.

What is Child Custody?

Child Custody cases in Pakistan determine where a child will stay in the event the parents separate (or

are deceased) or are not able to live with their own child together. The Paramount consideration for

Courts in Child Custody Litigation is always the welfare of the minor.

Child Custody Court Proceedings

10 Factors that Courts in Pakistan consider when awarding Custody

In Pakistan Child Custody Court Proceedings,

• Age of the Child
• Gender of the Child
• Conduct of the Custodial Parent
• Conduct of the Non-Custodial Parent
• Child Maintenance Payments
• Visitation Schedule Adherence
• The bond of the Child and Parent
• Background of both Parents
• Future Prospects of the Parents
• Paramount Welfare of the Minor

Guardian and Custody of Minor

Difference Between “Guardian” and “Custody of Minor

According to the provisions of Section 19 of the GWA 1890;
• If the father of the minor is alive, no other guardian can be appointed, unless, in the opinion of the court, the father is not fit for appointment.

• The father as a natural guardian is primarily entitled to the custody of his minor children unless there are overwhelming circumstances to the contrary.

Law of Divorce In Pakistan

A divorce may be affected in the following ways:
• By the husband at his will; or
• By mutual consent of the husband and the wife;  or 
• By a judicial decree at the instance of the husband or the wife.

MEDIA SECTOR TAX

Filmmakers are to be given tax holidays for the next five years. Exports rebate will be provided on movies and dramas exports for the next 10 years.
Distributors & film producers are to be exempted from the imposition of an 8% withholding tax. Along with this, customs duty on the import of machinery for the entertainment industry will be abolished.
Sales tax on import of media and entertainment industry slashed to zero to promote media & entertainment industry.