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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Delegated Divorce under the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961: An Analysis of Talaq-e-Tafweez
Nikah contract or marriage is a core and revered Islamic practice, which is understood to be a legal contract as well as a religious sacrament. For […]
PAPER TO PIXEL:The Dematerialization & Digitization of Pakistan’s Legal Infrastructure
Over the past year, Pakistan has started to shift away from old habits, such as paper-based records. Specific reforms show a pattern: financial regulations, corporate law, […]
Capital Development Authority (CDA) – Extractive Governance and Exploitation of the Public
Table of Contents Capital Development Authority (CDA) – Extractive Governance and Exploitation of the Public. 2 The New Blue Area Incident 2 The Distinction Between a […]
Sports Governance in Pakistan: The Case for Legislative Reform:
Primary statutory foundation governing sports within Pakistan is The Sports (Development and Control) Ordinance 1962[i] (“Sports Ordinance”). The framework served its purpose when it was promulgated; […]
Mercy at Retail, Immunity at Wholesale – Why Pakistan Acquits the Accused and Never Audits the Statute
Ask most practitioners whether “burden of proof” differs from “onus of proof” and you will be told they are twins. Onus is the Latin, burden the […]
Understanding the Rule of “One Man and Two Women” as Witnesses in Islamic Law
Jurisprudential & Contextual Analysis One of the most frequently misunderstood aspects of Islamic law is the Qur’anic provision concerning witnesses in financial transactions. It is often […]
From Colonial Discretion to Constitutional Certainty: Rethinking “Public Purpose” under Pakistan’s Land Acquisition Act, 1894
The power of compulsory acquisition constitutes one of the most significant intrusions upon the constitutionally protected right to property. In a constitutional democracy, such power derives […]
Why Pakistan’s Honour Killing Law Keeps Failing
In July 2025, a woman named Bano Bibi was handed a Quran by her own brother, told to walk seven paces away from him, and then […]
Married or Unmarried: The Institutionalized Patriarchy of Pakistani Civil Service Pension Laws
Severe financial need, grievous living circumstances, and existential threats to livelihoods have one thing in common. They are not what decides the pension received by the […]
Article 102 TFEU in the Digital Age: Is EU Competition Law Effective Against Online Platform Abuse?
A Critical Analysis of Exclusionary Abuses in Multisided Markets and the Role of the Digital Markets Act Abstract Article 102 TFEU, the European Union’s prohibition on […]
The Borrowed Brilliance of Criminal Defence Lawyers
Cases lost translate almost directly to a lawyer’s incompetence in Pakistan, at least to those who have never conducted a trial in court themselves. The optics […]
Gender, Capitalism, and the Glass Ceiling: Why Pakistani Women Remain Underrepresented at the Top
Introduction Pakistan ranked 148th out of 148 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report 2025.[1] In Pakistan, only 5.2% of women hold senior leadership […]
To Transfer or not
In the recent judicial crisis is a referential loop. More disturbing is that no one knows who is to blame or to what extent, or how […]