Commentary

Lahore, Pakistan — On 27th May, 2025, a panel of experts gathered at the Centre for Chinese Legal Studies at the Sheikh Ahmad Hassan School of […]

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Munib Akhtar of the Supreme Court, both, have an established, longstanding judicial record to speak for their acumen and understanding of the law. Despite their respective chief justiceships having fallen victim to politics, strangled by the passage of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, their widespread contributions to the jurisprudence in Pakistan are hard to ignore.

INTRODUCTION Vermeule’s highly original contribution to jurisprudence is a direct challenge to the two prevailing jurisprudential schools in the United States, and by extension, also, in […]

It began, as most reckonings do, not with a revolution but with a rulebook. A bill, tabled without warning, passed without fanfare, and signed under siege […]

The Punjab government unveiled the Punjab Local Government Act 2025, a comprehensive reform package that purports to decentralise governance after years of delay and uneven political […]

In Pakistan, every family has a designated hakim and at least one relative who dabbles in WhatsApp diagnoses, offering unverified remedies and unsolicited second opinions. Against […]

May 2025 saw South Asia experience one of its worst military crises in recent years. Between May 7 and May 10, the two nuclear-armed nations engaged […]

Land is not capital to which we have property rights; rather it is the place for which we have moral responsibility in reciprocity for its gift […]

“Climate action is not optional, it’s an imperative,” remarked the Secretary-General of the United Nations to world leaders at the Climate Action Summit during COP29 on […]

Pakistan was recently notified by Iran through a legal notice threatening to take Pakistan to arbitration in Paris for failing to uphold its part of the […]

Abstract This article focuses on the recent Twenty Sixth Constitutional Amendment passed by the Pakistani Parliament. It has raised many eyebrows because of its effects on […]

You have successfully finished law school with a degree in one of the most noble and traditional professions. Preceding you lies a rich history of many […]

Understanding the Distinction Before delving into the rights of employees, it is crucial to understand the difference between statutory and non-statutory service rules: Statutory rules: These […]

Karachi’s Karsaz Road recently witnessed the untimely demise of two innocent individuals, crushed under the proverbial and literal wheels of unbridled entitlement. An SUV-wielding driver, in […]

Note: The publishers of this article do not intend to trivialize or diminish the seriousness of mental health issues or illnesses. We recognize that mental health […]

At the outset, it should be established that the freedom of expression has been enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan.[1] The Constitution also states that every […]

“Privacy is the foundation of freedom. Without privacy, you can’t have freedom.” – Glenn Greenwald The recent notification by the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication […]