Court Orders CSS Exam To Be In Urdu LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has directed the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) to henceforth conduct the coveted […]
To Bail Or Not To Bail?
To Bail Or Not To Bail? It is a universally recognized principle that wherever there is inequality, there cannot be justice. Equality and justice are two […]
The Right To Protest: No More?
The Right To Protest: No More? Within the first month of the new year, Punjab government sent out a clear message to those who had hoped […]
Women’s Action Forum Writes To Chief Justice Of Pakistan On Recovering Missing Bloggers
Women’s Action Forum Karachi’s Letter To The Honourable Chief Justice Of Pakistan Through The Human Rights Cell Of The Supreme Court, On The Recovery Of Missing […]
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 […]
An Erroneous Judgment
An Erroneous Judgment I take this opportunity to write my academic point of view on the judgment dated 23.05.2016 in a writ of quo warranto titled […]
Free Right To Information
Free Right To Information The Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973 enshrines, among other provisions, a free right to information, which in essence is not […]
Jurisdiction Of Civil Courts
Jurisdiction Of Civil Courts In the modern day, in almost every legal system, civil disputes are resolved by the courts of civil jurisdiction. As a rule, […]
Access To Justice And Legal Aid
Access To Justice And Legal Aid According to a report titled Understanding the Informal Justice System: Opportunities and Possibilities for Legal Pluralism in Pakistan (2015), 98.2 […]
Fiasco Of The Anti-Honor Killing Bill 2015/16
Fiasco Of The Anti-Honor Killing Bill 2015/16 When the atrocious murder of famous social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch was committed in the pretext of “honor”, Parliament […]
Change Of Guard
Change Of Guard The most glaring irony of the “federal, parliamentary democratic system” of Pakistan is that we congratulate ourselves when our elected assemblies complete their […]
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor – Challenges And Prospects
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor – Challenges And Prospects China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has the potential to bring regional economic integration and cooperation. It is a win-win situation […]
Electoral Rolls (Amendment) Act 2016
Electoral Rolls (Amendment) Act 2016 Proposed and moved by: Senator Pervaiz Rashid (Minister-In-Charge) Status: Passed by the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) Summary: The Majlis-e-Shoora passed this Bill in order […]
Ideology, Forefathers And Constitution Of Pakistan
Ideology, Forefathers And Constitution Of Pakistan Our ‘Independence Day’ on 14th August every year brings with it new hope to promote unity within our nation. In […]
Religious Minority Representation In Political Process Conspicuously Absent
Religious Minority Representation In Political Process Conspicuously Absent Despite a lapse of 69 years, religious minority communities of the country lack representation in mainstream politics. A […]
Drowned To Be Cleansed – A Tale Of The “Honourable” Women In Pakistan
Drowned To Be Cleansed – A Tale Of The “Honourable” Women In Pakistan Pakistan, for 69 years, has experienced the role of the formal judicial law […]
Whether Deputation/ Absorption Into NAB Is Legal
Whether Deputation/ Absorption Into NAB Is Legal The august Supreme Court of Pakistan has recently taken suo moto notice on an anonymous letter pertaining to the alleged […]