A free, independent Pakistani case-law library
Pakistan Case Law makes primary-source Pakistani judgments findable by anyone — lawyers, students, journalists and litigants — with no paywall and no login. Every judgment has its own permanent page showing the citation, the court, the judges, the cases it cites, and the later cases that cite it (“Cited by N cases”).
Two ways in: look up an exact citation (about 72% of searches are citation look-ups), or run a keyword search that reads the full text of every judgment and ranks the most relevant — with landmark cases surfacing higher because so many other judgments rely on them.
The most-cited cases in the corpus
The precedents Pakistani courts return to most often, ranked by how many other judgments cite them.
- 1TARIQ PERVEZ Versus STATE1995 SCMR 13451480cited by
- 2MUHAMMAD AKRAM Versus State2009 SCMR 2301059cited by
- 3TARIQ BASHIR and 5 others vs THE STATE1995 PLD Supreme Court 34777cited by
- 4Nawab Syed RAUNAQ ALI ETC vs CHIEF SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER AND Other1973 PLD Supreme Court 236768cited by
- 5Messrs ELAHI COTTON MILLS LTD and others vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN throughSecretary Mk) Finance, Islamabad and 6 others1997 PLD Supreme Court 582610cited by
- 6THE STATE vs ZIA UR REHMAN And Other1973 PLD Supreme Court 49572cited by
- 7I.A. SHARWANI And Others vs GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN Through Secretary,Finance Division, Islamabad And Other _1991 SCMR 1041539cited by
- 8GHULAM ALI Versus GHULAM SARWAR NAQVI1990 PLD 1530cited by
- 9MUHAMMAD MANSHA Versus State2018 SCMR 772528cited by
- 10GHULAM SIKAN DAR AND ANOTHERC vs MAMARAZ KHAN AND OTHERS1985 PLD Supreme Court 11526cited by
Walk the whole corpus
No search box needed — browse every judgment by year, court, or law report.
Two ways to find a case
By citation
Paste a report citation as you'd write it — PLD 1995 Supreme Court 34,
2019 SCMR 984, or 2008 PCrLJ 858. The fastest route to a specific case.
By keyword
Describe the point of law in plain words — bail in murder cases,
khula dower, rent eviction. Full-text search reads every judgment and
ranks the most relevant.
Common questions
Is it really free?
Yes — completely free, with no account, no sign-up and no paywall.
Which courts and years are covered?
Reported judgments of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the High Courts, from 1970 onward — 232,594 judgments in total.
Can I rely on these for court?
The site is for research and education. Always verify the text against the official law report (PLD, SCMR, CLC, YLR and so on) before relying on or citing a judgment.
Is this an official government website?
No. It is an independent, free service. Court judgments are public documents; their reproduction is permitted under the Copyright Ordinance 1962, section 57(q).
How do I find cases that cite another one?
Open any judgment — every case it cites is a clickable link, and it lists the later cases that cite it under “Cited by N cases”.