Commentary

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

What really happens when the trust one places in another becomes leverage, intimacy becomes a dagger pressed against the chest, and love takes the form of […]

By Shamsa Munir [1] Abstract: Richard Susskind has authored the book Tomorrow’s Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future which is in its 3rd edition and has […]

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 […]

Over the years, I have tried to understand violence against women. Not merely the violent act itself, but the thinking that makes the act possible. The […]

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; […]

There was a revealing looseness in the words that revived Pakistan’s latest debate on provincial reorganisation. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi urged political parties to consider creating […]

Abstract Honour killings in Pakistan represent a persistent form of gender-based violence that existing legislation has failed to adequately address. This paper critically analyses the Criminal […]

The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (“LJCP”) on 20th July 2026 recommended an amendment to the Constitution at the 49th LJCP meeting. The proposed amendment […]

Workplace harassment as a concept embodies a pattern of persistent mistreatment based on gender and power. It is deeply intertwined with institutional culture and can function […]

Pakistan’s governance crisis is habitually diagnosed as a failure of legislation. Every economic downturn, constitutional controversy, environmental catastrophe or institutional scandal appears to elicit the same […]

A tribute to Justice (R) Shahid Karim, who silently retired on 19 August 2026 from the Lahore High Court. Karim J son of Fazal Karim J […]

Introduction: The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (‘Constitution’), 1973 contains an exhaustive catalogue of fundamental rights, however, it does not expressly enumerate a general, […]

The Protection against Harassment of women at the Workplace Act, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as “Act”) is a landmark piece of legislation which protects persons (men, […]

(Qazi Faez Isa) Note: This article was written by the author around the retirement of Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa in October 2024, but never previously […]