Modern Slavery Article 11 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 prohibits slavery, forced labour and child labour. Slavery is a condition in which […]
Jinnah’s ‘Presidential’ Pakistan
Jinnah’s ‘Presidential’ Pakistan A little while back, while representing Sindh at the Youth Parliament Pakistan (YPP) in Islamabad, I had the good fortune of coming across […]
Desperate Steps
Desperate Steps According to the visionaries at the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom (MOITT), an ideal telecom and IT policy space in Pakistan would have […]
Maternity Leave Rights in Pakistan
Maternity Leave Rights in Pakistan Pakistan has four laws that cover maternity related issues: 1. The Mines Maternity Benefits Act, 1981 2. The West Pakistan Maternity […]
A Letter To Parliamentarians, From The People Of Gilgit Baltistan
A Letter To Parliamentarians, From The People Of Gilgit Baltistan Dear Parliamentarians, AoA We speak on behalf of 2.5 million people of Gilgit Baltistan, who had […]
Revisiting The Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961
Revisiting The Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961 The Muslim Family Laws Ordinance (MFLO), 1961 was promulgated to, inter alia, safeguard matrimonial rights of women. To this extent, […]
Pakistan’s Case With Arbitrability
Pakistan’s Case With Arbitrability Introduction International Commercial Arbitration has evolved to be one of the most exclusive ways of dispute settlement outside of realm of national […]
Pakistani Democracy Is Not Meant For The People
Pakistani Democracy Is Not Meant For The People Pakistani democracy, though it is ‘by’ the people, it is not meant ‘for’ the people. Actually, Pakistani democracy is […]
The Modern Vanguard?
The Modern Vanguard? As a political scientist in the making, I was explained by my westernized instructors that secularism, separation of the mosque and the state, […]
An Open Letter To The Prime Minister Of Pakistan
An Open Letter To The Prime Minister Of Pakistan I am writing the story on behalf of an aggrieved family from Shabqadar, Pakistan, whose family member […]
Reform of Legal Education in Pakistan – More Form, Less Substance
Reform of Legal Education in Pakistan – More Form, Less Substance Legal education in Pakistan like several other aspects of our society has been marred with […]
Violence Against Women: Actual Situation In Pakistan And Effective Measures To Fight Against it
Violence Against Women: Actual Situation In Pakistan And Effective Measures To Fight Against it Introduction “No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your […]
Constitutional Mandate Of The Federal Shariat Court
Constitutional Mandate Of The Federal Shariat Court The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) was established under the Presidential Order No.1 of 1980, incorporated as Chapter 3A of […]
Blasphemy – Unsettling The “Settled Law”
Blasphemy – Unsettling The “Settled Law” While talking to Reuters on 28th January, 2016, Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani, Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) […]
Internet Challenge
Internet Challenge On Jan 12, 2016, Google launched localised versions of YouTube in three countries. Pakistan was one of them. On Jan 18, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority […]
Infrastructural Development And Public Safety
Infrastructural Development And Public Safety I have seen great consistency in the political mindset of our rulers with regards to ‘jo dikhta hai wo bikta hai’ […]
From Paris To Lahore High Court: Enforcement Of Pollution Charge Rules And Rulings Towards Sustainable Development
From Paris To Lahore High Court: Enforcement Of Pollution Charge Rules And Rulings Towards Sustainable Development Winston Churchill once said: “We shape our cities and our […]