High Court Admits Rasheed’s Plea On Audit Reports For Hearing The Lahore High Court has admitted a petition by the opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly […]
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) […]
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’ […]
In ‘Pursuit Of Happiness’: Christian Man Seeks Permission To Divorce Wife
Christian minority in ‘pursuit of happiness’: A Christian man seeks permission to divorce his wife: A riddle before the Honourable Lahore High Court On 13 January […]
LHC Orders District Governments’ Audit To Be Presented To Public Accounts Committee
LHC Orders District Governments’ Audit To Be Presented To Public Accounts Committee The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed the Punjab Governor and the Chief Minister […]
Plea To Restore Section 7 of Christian Divorce Act 1869
Plea To Restore Section 7 of Christian Divorce Act 1869 The Lahore High Court has issued notices to federal and Punjab governments on a petition seeking […]
Quo Warranto? Deployment Of Paramilitary Forces
Quo Warranto? Deployment Of Paramilitary Forces Pakistan Rangers got its modern name in 1971, dating back to pre-partition time in 1943 this unit was called Sindh […]
The National Commission for Minority Rights Act, 2015 (Private Members’ Bill)
The National Commission for Minority Rights Act, 2015 (Private Members’ Bill) Proposed and Moved by: Mr. Lal Chand Malhi (Member, National Assembly) Status: Pending Summary: The […]
Domestic Violence In Pakistan: Is Legislation Available?
Domestic Violence In Pakistan: Is Legislation Available? One out of every five women, experiences some sort of domestic violence in her life time around the globe. […]
Holy Bilawals, Dispensable Bismas & A Subverted Constitution
Holy Bilawals, Dispensable Bismas & A Subverted Constitution “The State shall protect the marriage, the family, the mother and the child”.. says Article 35 of the […]
“Who Am I To Exercise Judicial Powers?” The Curious Case Of Mumtaz Qadri
“Who Am I To Exercise Judicial Powers?” The Curious Case Of Mumtaz Qadri They call themselves ambassadors of Islam while standing far from its injunctions. They […]
Myopia
Myopia The attack on Paris casts a very large shadow over the world. A tragedy manufactured in the refinery of the entity known as ISIS. The […]
Women In The Legal Profession
Women In The Legal Profession In many parts of the world, especially in developing countries, women have been facing problems due to lack of opportunities and […]
Why Democracy’s Case Against the Basic Structure Doctrine is Weak in Pakistan – Part II
Why Democracy’s Case Against the Basic Structure Doctrine is Weak in Pakistan – Part II I have argued earlier (in Part I of this comment) that […]
Basic Structure & The 21st Constitutional Amendment
Basic Structure & The 21st Constitutional Amendment The article analyses the constitutionality of recently passed Twenty First Amendment (hereinafter the “21st Amendment”) to the Constitution of […]
Justice For The Rich
Justice For The Rich The poor in this country are not only stricken by the grief and direct consequences of their low financial status, but face […]