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• The Constitution of 1973 defines the structure of Pakistan’s Parliament.
• Parliament is the supreme legislative body of the country.
• It represents the federal system of governance.
• It includes two houses plus the head of state.
• Article 50 clearly defines its composition.

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Article 73(1) of the Constitution 1973 states that a Money Bill can only originate in the National Assembly.

This maintains the principle that financial control rests with directly elected representatives of the people.

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Rule 134 makes it the duty of every advocate to uphold the dignity and high standing of the legal profession.

This ensures respect for the profession and the advocate’s own standing as its member.

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Article 58(1) of the Constitution 1973 empowers the President to dissolve the National Assembly only on the advice of the Prime Minister.

This ensures that dissolution is exercised through democratic advice, not unilateral presidential power.

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Rule 175A states that violation of the Canons of Professional Conduct and Etiquette amounts to professional misconduct.

Such misconduct makes an advocate liable for disciplinary action under the Bar Council Rules.

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Entries in regularly kept books of account are relevant under Article 34 of QSO 1984, but they alone do not amount to conclusive proof of debt.

They must be corroborated by independent evidence, otherwise the claim cannot succeed solely on such entries.

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Arsh is a fixed compensation for bodily injury under Islamic law.

The loss of a finger or toe requires payment of one-half of the full diyat as compensation.

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A thug is someone who habitually associates with others to commit robbery or child-stealing accompanied with murder (Qatl).

The term is used in criminal law to categorize organized offenders engaging in violent crimes.

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Qatl-e-Khata (unintentional killing) requires the offender to pay diyat (blood money) to the heirs of the deceased.

This is in accordance with Islamic criminal law, providing compensation rather than capital punishment.

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Qatl-e-Khata refers to unintentional killing where there is no intention to kill the actual victim.

Here, Ajmal aimed at a deer but accidentally killed Zaheer, making it unintentional homicide.