Working of State jurisdiction

State jurisdiction concerns essentially the extent of each State's right to regulate conduct or consequences of events. A state has the competence to regulate and exercise jurisdiction by legislative, executive and judicial means. The jurisdiction to prescribe is the right of a State to make its laws applicable to the activities, relations, and the status of the persons or the interest of persons in things. The State of Pakistan cannot make laws with reference to individuals, property that is outside Pakistan or any other fact or event which takes place outside Pakistan through legislation, however, the government may show its concern about any particular event taking place outside its territory by means of foreign policy, which is a true reflective of the opinions and orientations of any country. This is an operational way to define the reach of law regarding individuals and property. It mainly refers to the power of the state to make binding laws within its territory