Ammar Khan

Introduction Every year, thousands of divorces in Pakistan get challenged in court simply because the correct legal procedure wasn’t followed, no notice was sent to the Union Council, no Arbitration Council was formed, and no Iddat was properly observed. This gap between religious practice and legal requirement creates real problems: contested divorces, denied maintenance, and

Forced Marriage Law in Pakistan: What Section 498-B PPC Actually Says If you’ve spent even a few months in the district courts of Karachi, you’ve probably come across a family matter where a girl, sometimes barely out of her teens, has been married off under pressure, threat, or outright deception. Her family calls it “rishta.”

Practical Introduction of Khula Procedure in Pakistan If you have practiced family law in Pakistan for even a short while, you already know that khula is one of those subjects everyone thinks they understand until a client calls three months after the decree asking why she still cannot remarry, or why her CNIC still shows

Introduction to Past Maintenance Claims in Pakistan A question that comes up often at the Family Court is this: “Sahab, my husband didn’t pay maintenance for years. Can I recover the entire amount now?” It’s a fair question, and an emotionally loaded one. But the honest answer, more often than not, disappoints the client at