[Note: The use of the term ‘non-Muslims’ in this article is for legal purposes only and not meant to be exclusionary in any way]. Pakistan is […]
Jaranwala Incident: Pakistan’s Weak Commitments and Bleak Realities
This article examines the recent Jaranwala incident in Pakistan where violence erupted owing to unverified blasphemy allegations. The article delves into the contradictions between Pakistan’s international […]
Origins of Blasphemy Law and its Widespread Abuse in Pakistan
Abstract This article attempts to provide an analytical review of Pakistan’s historical and continuing experience with blasphemy law, the validity of the law on the basis […]
Things You Cannot Express – According to Pakistani Law
Things You Cannot Express – According to Pakistani Law Introduction Human beings have marshaled for centuries. Unfortunately, the person in chains according to Rousseau still quests to gain the […]
Asia Bibi Case Verdict: Fallacious Arguments And Our National Mindset
Asia Bibi Case Verdict: Fallacious Arguments And Our National Mindset The Supreme Court of Pakistan, the leading judicial body of Pakistan, recently announced the verdict in […]
Aasia Bibi – More Sinned Against than Sinning
Aasia Bibi – More Sinned Against than Sinning Recently a judgment was announced by the European Court of Human Rights in which it was categorically stated […]
Is The Misuse of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law Wiping Out Its Religious Minorities?
Is The Misuse of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law Wiping Out Its Religious Minorities? The foundation of Pakistan was meant to provide the Muslims of India with a […]
La La Land: Where Might Is Right And The Lawless Are Flawless
La La Land: Where Might Is Right And The Lawless Are Flawless History has proven over numerous occasions that this land has paid the price for […]
Important Decisions Of The Supreme Court Of Pakistan During 2016
Important Decisions Of The Supreme Court Of Pakistan During 2016 It is a healthy tradition prevailing in some jurisdictions to analyze the contribution made by their […]
Do We Really Need The Council Council Of Islamic Ideology (CII)?
Do We Really Need The Council Council Of Islamic Ideology (CII)? Contrary to the old practice of not raising voice against any matter concerning religion in […]
No One Can Take Law Into Own Hands
No One Can Take Law Into Own Hands No person shall be deprived of life or liberty save in accordance with law (Article 9 of the […]
Blasphemer Gets Death Sentence
Blasphemer Gets Death Sentence MUZAFFARGARH: A blasphemy accused has been sentenced to death by the additional district and sessions court. Nauman Chandia was convicted in a […]
Shaheed Qadri Vs Media Vulgarity
Shaheed Qadri Vs Media Vulgarity Protesters in support of ‘Mumtaz Qadri’s verdict of killing Salman Taseer’ demanded to “diminish obscenity and vulgarity from Pakistani Media” which […]
How Judiciary Has Institutionalized Curb On Free Speech
How Judiciary Has Institutionalized Curb On Free Speech “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want […]
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) […]
Supreme Court: Debate on Blasphemy Law is Not Against Religion
Supreme Court: Debate on Blasphemy Law is Not Against Religion Justice Khosa recently wrote an order to dismiss Mumtaz Qadri’s appeal against his death sentence. The […]
Death Penalty for Mumtaz Qadri Maintained
Death Penalty for Mumtaz Qadri Maintained The Supreme Court of Pakistan has upheld the death sentence for Mumtaz Qadri the killer of former Governor Punjab Salman […]