Tout Surety – An Open Secret
Tout Surety – An Open Secret When we read about the problems in our justice system, all arguments revolve around one very important issue: delays. Seldom, if at all, do we read…
Qandeel Baloch – Awaiting Justice
Qandeel Baloch – Awaiting Justice Murderers of Qandeel Baloch were recently pardoned by her parents again for the second time since the case had opened. Pardoning and forgiving criminals is so common…
Data Protection Laws: Where do Pakistan and India Stand?
Data Protection Laws: Where do Pakistan and India Stand? With technology and digitization taking over the world, data protection laws are becoming the need of the hour. As some countries move forward…
Telecom: The Answer To Pakistan’s Legal Literacy Woes?
Telecom: The Answer To Pakistan’s Legal Literacy Woes? Despite the disenfranchisement of a faction of the population from availing its fundamental rights, the matter of legal illiteracy commonly gets overshadowed by more…
Anti-Terrorism Laws and Their Wholesale Use
Anti-Terrorism Laws and Their Wholesale Use According to a Supreme Court judgment in 2017, the fact that ordinary crime can have a devastating, gruesome and heart-rending effect on human beings should not…
Islamic Banking vs Netflix
Islamic Banking vs Netflix Banking as a service has always been controversial when it comes to keeping it compatible with Islamic provisions. Reasons for this incompatibility are more than one, however, we…
Costs that Pinch
Costs that Pinch The development of law is an interesting phenomenon. It is informed by so many factors. While it may be true that evolution of collective consciousness precedes or shapes up…
Evolution of Human Rights
Evolution of Human Rights Definition of Legal Right It is of paramount importance to know the legal meaning of a right before jumping to its origin and evolution. A legal right, as…
Silencing The Judiciary?
Silencing The Judiciary? “All the rights secured to the citizen under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a mere bubble, except guaranteed to them by an independent and virtuous judiciary.” – Sir…
A Game of Loans
A Game of Loans The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a corporation headquartered in Washington DC and presently comprises of 189 countries. This organization works globally to facilitate and support countries laboring…
Legal Status of Private Military and Security Companies in Afghanistan
Legal Status of Private Military and Security Companies in Afghanistan An international complication which has been recognized in the new manifestations and modalities related to emerging trends in mercenary activities is the…
Rule of Law: Pakistan’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card
Rule of Law: Pakistan’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card A few weeks ago, a writ petition falling under the purview of Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010 was presented before the Islamabad High…
Transparency in Judicial Appointment
Transparency in Judicial Appointment The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, convened a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan on April 4, 2019. The Commission, among other things, nominated…
Legal Framework for Special Economic Zones to Attract Investment
Legal Framework for Special Economic Zones to Attract Investment The Pakistani government seems to be of the view that developed countries such as Britain, France and Germany will become a part of…
Freedom of Speech and Censorship: A Tug-Of-War
Freedom of Speech and Censorship: A Tug-Of-War Through the unlocked doors of history echoes the uproar against suppression and struggle for freedom of speech. Despite the pressure and deliberate force, this fundamental…
Legal Status of Employment Bonds
Legal Status of Employment Bonds It has become prevalent that employees of most organizations are being bound to sign an undertaking to neither join the organisation’s competitors nor disclose any business information.…
Under the Clutches of Marital Pressure While Being Underage
Under the Clutches of Marital Pressure While Being Underage Child marriage occurs when a child or minor under the age of 18 is forced, coerced and compelled to marry someone without his…