Women In Islam Quite a controversial topic, isn’t it? It is bound to give rise to a difference of opinions when 1.6 billion Muslims, a minority […]
Female Empowerment
Female Empowerment “No nation can rise to the heights of glory until your women are side by side with you.” – Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Women empowerment […]
Killing – The Ultimate Solution Against Bringing Shame?
Killing – The Ultimate Solution Against Bringing Shame? On 16 July 2016, the murder of Qandeel Baloch, a Pakistani social media star, brought great shock to […]
Incentivize Investing In Afghanistan
Incentivize Investing In Afghanistan It is perhaps fate that the company formed to pursue trade in the East Indies ended up ruling India. When the East […]
The Tripartite Agreement – Repatriation Of Afghan Citizens Living In Pakistan
The Tripartite Agreement – Repatriation Of Afghan Citizens Living In Pakistan On May 7th, 2010, The Tripartite Agreement was signed in Lahore by the Islamic Republic […]
Competence Of Witness (Child Witness)
Competence Of Witness (Child Witness) Article 3 of the Qanoon-e-Shahadat Order 1984 deals with the competency of a witness. A witness is a person who deposes some […]
The Redundant Laws: 18th Amendment Aftershocks
The Redundant Laws: 18th Amendment Aftershocks The Eighteenth Amendment was unanimously passed by the Parliament and notified in the Official Gazette on 20th April, 2010. The […]
Pakistan – Dependent or Independent?
Pakistan – Dependent or Independent? Over half a century ago, our forefathers gave their lives to the cause of a separate nation where the minorities of the […]
Isolation And Isolationism
Isolation And Isolationism There is no denying the fact that the isolation of Pakistan internationally has significantly intensified in the last year and a half. The […]
Bashing The Refugees
Bashing The Refugees June 20th 2016, was the World Refugee Day, where Pakistan, a country that in the past had been taking credit for hosting one […]
Termination Of Employees – Need For Amendments In Our Employment Statute
Termination Of Employees – Need For Amendments In Our Employment Statute One area in which private companies are likely to get into trouble is the “termination” […]
Taxing Weddings
Taxing Weddings The National Assembly of Pakistan, vide The Finance Act 2013, added S. 236D to the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 whereby which, 5% advance tax is […]
Electricity As A Subject After The 18th Amendment
Electricity As A Subject After The 18th Amendment Electricity as a subject falls within Part II of the Federal Legislative list. An important body which comes […]
Why Do Our Courts Vacation So Much?
Why Do Our Courts Vacation So Much? Vacations are not a luxury; they are a necessity for a well-balanced and healthy life. For some, it is […]
An Effective Opposition – The Constitutional Right
An Effective Opposition – The Constitutional Right The quality of democracy should be measured by the means available to the Opposition (the parliamentary minority) to accomplish […]
Trial By Jury In The Subcontinent
Trial By Jury In The Subcontinent As a lawyer who is primarily involved in litigation, jury trials have always fascinated me. After seeing countless episodes of […]
Settlements In India-Held Kashmir
Settlements In India-Held Kashmir In a recent and widely viewed online video, Burhan Wani made his case for targeting armed forces in India-held Kashmir (IHK) in […]