Insights & Updates

What happens after an FIR is filed in Pakistan — the investigating officer's role, the 14-day timeline, and the Section 173 CrPC police report (challan).

A plain-language guide to sending a legal notice in Pakistan — what it should include, when it's legally required, and how it's properly delivered.

How to legally recover money someone owes you in Pakistan — the ordinary civil suit route versus the faster Order 37 CPC summary suit, and what documents you need.

How Section 489-F of the Pakistan Penal Code works when a cheque bounces — what has to be proven, the punishment, and why it's not a substitute for a civil recovery suit.

What to do if your employer hasn't paid your salary in Pakistan — the Payment of Wages Act 1936, the Section 9-A Authority, and the escalation path to the Labour Court.

Can WhatsApp chats be used as evidence in Pakistan? A plain-language explanation of Article 164 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order 1984 and how to preserve chat evidence properly.

What to do if someone is blackmailing you on WhatsApp in Pakistan — the PECA sections that apply, what evidence to preserve, and how to report it to the NCCIA.

A plain-language guide to illegal property occupation (qabza) in Pakistan — the Illegal Dispossession Act 2005, criminal trespass, and the civil injunction route.

A plain-language explanation of fard, intiqal, and registry in Pakistan — three different property documents that prove three different things, and why you need all of them.

How online defamation works in Pakistan — the civil route under the Defamation Ordinance 2002, the criminal route under PECA Section 20, and how the two interact.

A plain-language, step-by-step guide for what to do when police in Pakistan refuse to register your FIR — escalating to the SHO, the SP, and the Justice of Peace.

A simple guide to checking your FIR status online in Pakistan — which portal to use for Punjab, Sindh, and other provinces, and what information you need.