“The law of the land is also the law of generations.” In Pakistan, few legal disputes carry the same level of emotional and generational weight as […]
Justice on Paper: The Gap Between FIR Law and Reality in Pakistan
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898(hereinafter referred to as Cr.P.C.), provides for the office of Justice of Peace to maintain public peace and order, and to […]
Internship at Ahmed and Pansota
17th June 2025 – 5th July 2025 In a city where courtrooms ring with the echoes of law and dusty files record decades’ worth of personal […]
Eighteen Is Not Western—It Is Constitutional, Islamic, and Just
The critics’ lament—“But that’s westernization!”—rings hollow. When Islamabad passed the Child Marriage Restraint Bill in May 2025, it did not just legislate; it made a statement. […]
Protecting Corporate Identity: Arguing for the Separate Legal Entity Principle
A company has been established as a separate legal entity in the case of Salomon[1], and courts have further elaborated on the corporation being its own […]
From Rejection to Reality: The Return of Solar Panel Tax in Pakistan
As the world races toward renewable energy, Pakistan has taken a step back, taxing solar panels just when they became a lifeline for the middle class. […]
Court Martialing Civilians
Picture fair trial: an independent forum, an impartial judge, a detailed judgment, and a substantive right of appeal. Now, picture its absence: court-martials. Trials where guilt […]
Punjab Awareness Bill: Populist Power Grab at the Expense of Fair Trial and Separation of Powers
Advertising may be the art of persuasion; however, the siphoning of public funds for persuading the taxpayers of the purported success of a government is truly […]
Role of ADR in Attracting Foreign Direct Investment
Every country in the world relies on foreign investments to maximize its economic stability and improve the quality of its local marketplace. Foreign direct investment (FDI) […]
Elections 2024 – Rigid or Rigged? A Modern Day Dilemma
The 9th of February, 2024, the day following the general election in Pakistan, appeared to be a normal day in the lives of doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs […]
Protection of Minority Rights in Pakistan’s Constitution: Adequacy, Discrimination and Marginalization
[Note: The use of the term ‘non-Muslims’ in this article is for legal purposes only and not meant to be exclusionary in any way]. Pakistan is […]
Jaranwala Incident: Pakistan’s Weak Commitments and Bleak Realities
This article examines the recent Jaranwala incident in Pakistan where violence erupted owing to unverified blasphemy allegations. The article delves into the contradictions between Pakistan’s international […]
Time for the Supreme Court to Adopt Responsive Judging
As a nation, Pakistan is no stranger to political turmoil and constitutional crises. The recent dissolution of two provincial assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and […]
Article 63A, Defection and Dreadful Uncertainty
The election of Chief Minister, Punjab on 22nd July, 2022 has unleashed a new constitutional crisis. I make an attempt to describe the events leading up […]
Juvenile Justice System in Pakistan
Maroof Sani Citizens have the right to have their liberty and security respected under Article 9 of the constitution. All the state institutions, whether the police […]
Diversity in Judicial Elevation
Diversity contributes to legitimacy. In a country where the judiciary is under incessant reproval from different echelons of the society for not being as independent as […]
Overhaul Bail Law!
Bail is granted as a matter of right in bailable offences, however, once arrested in a general non-bailable offence, the accused has to bring his or […]