The rise of generative AI has unlocked new frontiers in how machines read, write, and reason, but what happens when this intelligence is built on a […]
From Phulmoni to Islamabad: A Century of Struggles Over Child Marriage Laws
In May 2025, Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari signed into law a long-awaited amendment raising the minimum legal age of marriage to 18 for both girls […]
Press Release: De-escalation through Dialogue – The Role of Mediation in South Asian Peacebuilding and Beyond
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 […]
I DISSENT – THE JURISPRUDENTIAL DISAGREEMENTS IN TAX LAW
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.
Punjab’s Local Government Act 2025: Reform or Regression?
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 […]
Regulating the Remedy: Pakistan’s Legal Prescription for Digital Health
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 […]
Fractured Restraint: The Latest India–Pakistan Standoff
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 […]
Off-Limits: Kirthar National Park
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 […]
Pakistan’s Legal Framework for Environmental Protection Beyond Symbolism
“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 […]
Addressing the Threat of US Sanctions Against Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline
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 […]
Aligning Family Law Reform with International Treaties
Family law reforms in Pakistan are influenced by various factors, including international treaties and conventions to which the country is a party. The Family Courts Act […]
Does the 26th Amendment Threaten Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law?
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 […]