Iddat or Iddah is the legally mandated waiting period that follows a Muslim marriage dissolution by either divorce or the death of the husband. In the […]
The Indus Waters Treaty Before the Court of Arbitration: Law, Power and Pakistan’s Way Forward
On 31 August 2026, a Court of Arbitration constituted under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 issued a unanimous award holding that India’s decision to place […]
To Speak or Not to Speak?
Pakistan ranks 145 out of 146 countries on the Global Gender Gap Index for economic participation and opportunity and is estimated to have only about 24–25% […]
Why Pakistan’s Transition to a Cashless Economy Requires More Than Technology
Digital transformation is often measured by the adoption of new technologies, digital platforms, and electronic payment systems. However, having technology available doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s […]
Workplace Harassment – What FCC Left Unresolved
The Federal Constitutional Court’s recent judgment has an impact far beyond the parties before it. It not only shapes what conduct the law recognises as harassment, […]
ACCESS TO JUSTICE: PAKISTAN’S CONTINUING RULE OF LAW CRISIS
The history of Pakistan is marked by instances where the principle of the rule of law has been compromised by the arbitrary dictates of powerful individuals or institutions. […]
Nikahnama – A Right Crossed Out in Ink
An honest contract with an honest signature In many Pakistani weddings, the most important moment for the bride lasts less than 60 seconds. During the ceremony, […]
Mediation and the Future of Justice in Pakistan: Can a Dispute Be Resolved Before It Becomes a Case?
For many Pakistanis, seeking justice traditionally means entering a courtroom, engaging a lawyer, and embarking upon legal proceedings that may continue for years, sometimes decades. Disputes […]
Algorithmic Accountability and Faceless Tax Administration in Pakistan.
Abstract Pakistan’s tax management is shifting from manual analysis to algorithms. The Inland Revenue Information System (IRIS) of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), created by […]
Who Does the Law Serve? Power, Representation and Inequality in Pakistan
‘نیا قانون، نیا قانون کیا بک رہے ہو؟ قانون وہی ہے پرانا’- ‘What new law are you going on about? Law remains the same, old’. -Saadat […]
The Curious Case of a Customer Who Is Not a Customer: A Jurisdictional Paradox in Pakistan’s Banking Law
In legal discourse, few terms appear as deceptively simple yet are as conceptually complex as the word customer in banking law. In ordinary commercial understanding, a […]
Decentralized finance- A case for Irreconcilable duality
Many people have conflated the terms digital assets and decentralized finance (DeFi) as one, yet the two are fundamentally distinct. The former can be called the […]
Shareholder and Boardroom Disputes in Pakistan: The Case for Mandatory Mediation under the Companies Act, 2017
Each year, there is a predictable percentage of cases that fall before Pakistan’s Company Benches and Competent Officers under the Companies Act 2017, which do not […]
Anti-Dumping Measures: Is the statutory right of appeal to a Preliminary Determination under the Act sufficient?
The term ‘preliminary’ in anti-dumping investigations often belies its immediate and significant commercial consequences. Pakistan’s National Tariff Commission conducts these investigations under the Anti-Dumping Duties Act, […]
A Receivability Framework for Regulating Artificial Intelligence in Pakistan
Abstract It is believed that legislation is an inferior technology to technology. Artificial intelligence is shaping our decisions on credit, employment, policing and adjudication in Pakistan. […]
THE SAUDI CENTER FOR COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION: AN INSTITUTION OF GROWING REGIONAL RELEVANCE
By Taimur Malik and Maleeka Bokhari The growth of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) over the past decade is part of a broader development […]
Ban on the Two-Finger Test in Pakistan
Pakistan has finally declared that a victim’s body cannot be used to determine whether they have been raped. The Lahore High Court in the case of […]