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Malik Riaz & the art of the deal

Dr. Nudrat Piracha's interview with ICSID

Dr. Nudrat E. Piracha at CIICA

Ms.Piracha Speaks at the inaugration of CIICA

Lecture to Judges by Dr. Nudrat E. Piracha

Dr. Nudrat Piracha's lecture to judges of commercial courts on framework of international dispute commerical resolution.

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TAX NEWS

The future of FDI: drivers and directions to 2030

FBR issues forfeiture of property rules

The FBR has issued Forfeiture of Property Rules, 2021

Tax Amnesties

Why do we need a tax amnesty?

Retrieving untaxed/ill-gotten assets - I

Retrieving untaxed/ill-gotten assets - II

FBR fixes provident, gratuity funds tax exemption issues

FBR Planning to Remove These Corporate Income Tax Exemptions

Pakistan's active taxpayers list crosses 3m benchmark for the first time

FBR slaps fine on Tehzeeb bakery

FBR slaps Rs. 1 Million fine on Islamabad's Tehzeeb Bakery

FinCEN Files

UK is Global Center For Money Laundering and Pakistan Among its Top 3 Sources

Deloitte ordered to pay record £21m for Autonomy audit misconduct

FBR Announces Sales Tax on Sale & Purchase of Used Cars

Major Restrictions Imposed on Individuals Having Foreign Currency Accounts in Pakistan

Reimagining Tax Authorities for the Future

The Covid-19 crisis is creating new challenges for Tax authorities

Federal Board of Revenue

Extortionist & Failed Agency Dr Ikram ul Haq

Federal Board of Revenue

FBR asks lawyers, auditors and other professionals to record all transactions

Good news for Salaried Taxpayers

Salary tax adjustments through employer

FBR sends tax notices

FBR sends 'very polite' tax notice to 70,000 potential tax evaders

No more extension

No more extension in date to file income tax returns, FBR Says

Punit Renjen, Deloitte CEO

Deloitte to double its workforce in India

TAX Incentives granted to special zones

Ten-year tax incentives granted to special technology zones

Return filers, potential & enforcement

The best tax is the one that has the lowest possible tax rate on the largest tax base.
Dr. Ikram Ul Haq

ADR NEWS

New accountability courts in Islamabad

SC directs law ministry to provide comprehensive report

International Arbitration Awards

US Courts Gain Prominence as ‘Anchor’ Forum for Enforcing International Arbitration Awards

Issue of excess profits of Rs53 billion

Govt may now form local arbitration court to solve row with IPPs

Human Rights at Sea Moves Ahead with Arbitration System for Victims

2021 ICC Arbitration Rules Come Into Force

IHC rejects Nandipur reference against Awan, Ashraf

Will Pakistan lose New York's Roosevelt Hotel?

ADR Developments in China

Zafar Iqbal Kalanauri, Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan

ADR/Mediation Program

Designing ADR/Mediation Program for Judges Content

The Singapore Mediation Convention, 2019

Zafar Iqbal Kalanauri, Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan

SECP introduces Corporate Insurance Agents Regulations

Mettis Global News

LATEST NEWS

May, 2021

May 04: Summary finalised for special courts to conclude rape cases in 120 days

April, 2021

Apr 28: SECP to allow special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)

Apr 28: European Parliament passes trade and cooperation agreement with UK

Apr 27: Greece facing lawsuit for pushback of more than 180 migrants

Apr 19: UK legally challenged over Pakistan ‘Red List’ entry

Apr 15: After US drops extradition request: Jabir Motiwala back in Pakistan

March, 2021

Mar 26: Govt sets up 42-strong committee for Anti-Rape ordinance implementation

Mar 25: Chinese investment in Pakistan tops with $402.8m in 7 months

Mar 12: Coal Co. Says $470M Claim Against Canada Falls With NAFTA

Mar 04: Report on violence against women statistics in 2020 launched

Mar 04: Govt to amend OGRA Ordinance

Mar 04: 17 IPPs haven’t signed tariff discount deals, Nepra told

February, 2021

Feb 21: Lessons to learn from story of mining entrepreneur

Feb 19: CDA to install bird repellent system at airport

Feb 18: 70% increase reported in cyber harassment cases

Feb 11: Anti-dumping duties on polypropylene: Govt may challenge WTO verdict

Feb 10: Genesis of Reko Diq crisis

Feb 10: New accountability courts in Islamabad: SC directs law ministry to provide comprehensive report

Feb 10: NHA approves three mega road projects including M-6

Feb 09: Foreign Legal Firm to Consult Over the Reko Diq Case

Feb 09: Reko Diq case: Legal team of Tethyan Copper to reach Islamabad on Feb 10

Feb 09: Cabinet bodies approve payment of Rs403bn to 46 IPPs

Feb 09: NAB distances itself from Broadsheet saga

Feb 09: The Kashmir dispute

Feb 09: Linklaters advises Bank of China on the first Yulan bonds

Feb 09: India, China agree to continue engagement on UNSC agenda amid LAC standoff

Feb 08: HEC privatisation: Road show arranged as EOI submission date nears

Feb 07: Pakistan’s latest talks offer on Kashmir

Feb 05: Kashmir Dispute For Indians & The World

Feb 05: Heightened tensions between three Asian nuclear powers

Feb 05: ‘Peaceful’ resolution of Kashmir dispute

Feb 05: International Court Of Justice Dismisses Qatar’s Case Against UAE For Lack Of Jurisdiction

Feb 05: India brutally suppressing Kashmiris quest for freedom President, PM messages on Kashmir Solidarity Day

Feb 05: Our Mutual Fight: The Case Against Pakistani Normalization With Israel

Feb 05: In letter to UNSC, FM Qureshi highlights India’s ‘gross and systematic’ rights violations in IoK

Feb 04: Pakistan blames India for change in Kashmir demography

Feb 04: Air India Seeks To Avoid Aircraft Seizures

Feb 04: How the Kashmir dispute is playing out in the Eastern Mediterranean

Feb 04: ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ to be observed with renewed spirit across country: Gandapur

Feb 04: Parliament to act as new center to push Kashmir discourse: Shehryar Afridi

Feb 04: UN, world community must move to resolve Kashmir dispute: Munir Akram

Feb 04: ISIL-K’s new leader heads India operations; may’ve earlier affiliation with Haqqani network: U.N.

Feb 04: Pakistan- Over 20 govt officials get training in international human rights reporting

Feb 04: Associates Bore the Brunt of Attorney Cuts in 2020

January, 2021

Jan 17: Sindh passes law allowing NADRA to issue succession certificates.

Jan 17: Pakistan set for legal tussle as Broadsheet fallout grows .

Jan 12: World Justice Project (WJP) report, which listed Pakistan at the bottom performing countries, rating our judicial system at 120 out of 128 countries.

Jan 10: Mystery deepens over who authorized payment of $1.5million that the NAB made to a wrong person.

Jan 06: IPPs deal: devil is in finer details

Jan 05: Pakistani airline assets frozen in BVI

Jan 04: Hafeez Shaikh directs PC to present all privatization plans within one week

Jan 04: HBL joins forces with NCMCL for development of Electronic Warehouse Receipt Ecosystems

Jan 02: Pakistan pays Rs4.59 billion to British firm for lost case.

Jan 01: Septentrio Global Consulting signs collaborating agreement with Anderson Global

OLD NEWS

Pakistan: Supreme Court Bars Use of Death Penalty for Inmates with Serious Mental Illness

SRB: Sales tax withheld from unregistered person is allowed as input for withholding agent

Business Recorder: WTO deadlock on plan to free Covid vaccines from IP protection.

The Express Tribune: Pakistan Navy assumes command of multinational anti-piracy taskforce.

DAWN.com: Steel Mills transaction structure for privatization approved.

The News International: Private sector demands uniform RLNG transportation tariff.

Mr Rashid Ibrahim appointed to task committee of the Prime Minister

Mr Qureshi and Dr Piracha appointed by Pakistan to ICSID Panel

Dr Nudrat second Pakistani first Pakistani woman to be appointed on ICSID Annulment Committee

Ms Piracha appointed to Prime Minister Imran Khan 15-member working groups of experts

Nudrat Ejaz Piracha becomes first Pakistani woman to earn Doctorate of Law

Ms Piracha appointed to Panel of CIICA

Supreme Court hears Swiss firm’s claim: $120m damages

Farrukh Karim Qureshi became consultant of Fenwick Elliott

Ms. Piracha meets Chairman Ed Royce, at the white house

Dr. Piracha completed her SJD on Fulbright scholarship

Ms Piracha speaks at the Women Bar Association event in Washington D.C. on women in law

FBR Wins Case In International Tribunal Against Software

Ms Piracha become a Senior Fellow of Weinstein International, U.S.A

Dr. Piracha delivers a lecture to the judges in Lahore on international arbitration and the legal framework of Pakistan

Nudrat Piracha, SJD ’20, Makes Her Mark on International Investment Arbitration

Pakistan legal system is obsolete, says Dr. Nudrat

Nudrat Piracha, first Pakistani woman to receive advanced law degree

Dean Rosa of George Washington University expresses pride in Dr. Piracha’s SJD degree

Women’s Parliamentary Caucus Pakistan publicizes the completion of Dr Piracha’s SJD Degree

Ms Piracha become a Senior Fellow of Weinstein International, U.S.A

Ms Piracha speaks as co-panelist to Ms Polasek (secretary general ICSID) and Judge Charles N. Brower

Dr. Piracha interviewed by mediationhub