Common Pakistani legal terms with Urdu translations, explained in plain language.
Release from police or judicial custody pending trial, on surety or cash bond.
First Information Report — the written complaint registered with police about a cognizable offence under CrPC s.154.
A writ commanding a person holding another in custody to produce that person before the court.
The waiting period that a Muslim woman observes after divorce or the death of her husband, during which she may not remarry.
Dissolution of marriage at the instance of the wife under Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961, granted by the Family Court.
Written statement of claim filed in a civil court under CPC Order VII.
Formal authority document by which a client appoints a lawyer to represent them in a matter.
A High Court order under Article 199 of the Constitution, used for fundamental rights enforcement and judicial review.