Insights
Our insights reflect the firm’s engagement with developments in Pakistan’s legal landscape. We aim to provide clear, practical commentary grounded in experience, along with regular updates on the firm’s work and contributions to the community.
Asad Rahim Khan speaks at Ambedkar Chair talk
Our partner, Asad Rahim Khan, was invited by the Centre for South Asian Studies to speak on ‘Jinnah and Ambedkar: Competing Visions for the Future’…
Pro Bono Initiative: benefits awarded
Mian Ali Tariq Rehman successfully appeared before the National Industrial Relations Commission, Lahore, winning enhanced benefits and pay for the petitioner…
Supertax appeals succeed
Appeals filed by the firm in the Supreme Court concerning Section 4C of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, have been accepted…
Superior University confers doctorate in law on Ashtar Ausaf Ali
Our founding partner, Ashtar Ausaf Ali, was conferred an honourary doctorate in law by Superior University at its ninth convocation ceremony…
Asad Rahim Khan on the 27th Amendment at ThinkFest 2026
Our partner, Asad Rahim Khan, spoke on ‘The State of the Constitution: The 27th Amendment’ at Thinkfest 2026…
Asad Rahim Khan enrolled as Advocate Supreme Court
Our partner, Asad Rahim Khan, has been admitted as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan by the Enrolment Committee of the Pakistan Bar Council…
Hassan Kamal Wattoo on recent legislative changes
Our associate, Hassan Kamal Wattoo, was recently invited by Punjab University Law College to address law students…
Islamabad High Court restrains PMDC
The Islamabad High Court has admitted our challenge to the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council’s purported exercise of powers…
Ashtar Ali & Rahim LLP secures victories for Masood Textiles, Beacon Impex
In a recent ruling, the Lahore High Court has upheld the principle that no coercive action can be taken against taxpayers until final determination of tax liability…
Telecom: Appeal against Frequency Allocation Board dismissed
In a consolidated judgment, the Islamabad High Court has decided two writ petitions and an appeal filed by a major telecommunications company…
Nimra Arshad on combating child marriage
Senior Associate Nimra Arshad spoke on Dawn News’s Case in Point about Pakistan’s endemic child marriage issue, highlighting ineffective enforcement of laws…
Writ on disputed title allowed
In a recent ruling, the Lahore High Court has affirmed that a rent tribunal and its appellate court cannot render any finding as to disputed title of land…
Bail confirmed in wrongful prosecution case
As part of the Ashtar Ali & Rahim LLP Pro Bono Initiative, we have confirmed bail from the Lahore High Court in a wrongful prosecution case – where an innocent…
Ashtar Ali LLP is now Ashtar Ali & Rahim LLP
Marking the 40th year since our founding, we are pleased to announce that Ashtar Ali LLP will now be Ashtar Ali & Rahim LLP…
Pakistan succeeds in Al-Tuwairqi arbitration
We are pleased to announce that Pakistan has won the $500m international arbitration initiated by Al Tuwairqi Group of Companies’ Al Ittefaq Steel Production Company…