Panamagate: Not A Historic Decision For Sure Sorry to say but the short order announced in the Panama case today (on 20 April 2017) by the […]
An Interview With Asma Jahangir
An Interview With Asma Jahangir Once again military courts are all the rage. Yes, there was a ‘sunset clause’ when the APS tragedy forced the 21st amendment […]
The Fable Of Government Lawyers
The Fable Of Government Lawyers Legend has it that the federal and provincial governments have an army of lawyers at their disposal, working respectively in the […]
Countering Terrorism: Legal Challenges
Countering Terrorism: Legal Challenges Although Pakistan’s military operations against terrorism have been remarkable from a military standpoint, overlapping laws, poorly drafted legislation and troubled court system has […]
A Case Against Bailiff Fee In Child Custody Litigation
A Case Against Bailiff Fee In Child Custody Litigation This article questions the authority of Guardian Judges at Lahore to fix bailiff fees for home visitation […]
The National Command Authority (Amendment) Ordinance 2016
The National Command Authority (Amendment) Ordinance 2016 Proposed and moved by: Khawaja Muhammad Asif (Minister of Defence) Status: Ordinance laid Summary: In exercise of the powers […]
Turkish Coup Attempt And Pakistan
Turkish Coup Attempt And Pakistan Nations take time to achieve stability. The developed countries have taken centuries to reach where they are at the present moment. […]
An Effective Opposition – The Constitutional Right
An Effective Opposition – The Constitutional Right The quality of democracy should be measured by the means available to the Opposition (the parliamentary minority) to accomplish […]
Failing Them Again: #Bringourchildrenback
Failing Them Again: #Bringourchildrenback When we sign any document, we are bound to follow it. However, it seems that the international conventions that have been signed […]
Senate Passes 22nd Constitutional Amendment
Senate Passes 22nd Constitutional Amendment Proposed Bill: Constitution (Twenty-second Amendment) Bill, 2016 Mover: Zahid Hamid, Minister for Law and Justice Status of discussion in Senate: Passed as the Constitution […]
22nd Amendment Of The Constitution 1973: A Mixed Blessing
22nd Amendment Of The Constitution 1973: A Mixed Blessing Pakistani Parliament is in process of approving the 22nd amendment to the Constitution. The amendment proposes to […]
Panama Leaks – Democracy In Tears
Panama Leaks – Democracy In Tears Democracy means that the people have full power to control their destinies excluding any form of directive rule of other […]
Beyond Morality And Legality
Beyond Morality And Legality “Piety and moral conduct construct the countries and prolong the ages” says Imam Jafar Sadiq. Moral intellectualism is a view according to […]
Pakistan – A Pseudo State
Pakistan – A Pseudo State The rights of the people of Pakistan would not have been trampled upon had the ruling elite faithfully followed the constitutional […]
The Basic Structure Debate
The Basic Structure Debate At a glance, I applaud the judges of the apex court for giving their decision on the 18th and 21st Amendments. The […]
Notices Issued For Repealing Christian Divorce Act
Notices Issued For Repealing Christian Divorce Act Lahore High Court Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah issued notices to the Federal and Punjab government on a petition […]
Quis Custodiet Ispos Custodes? “Who Will Guard The Guards Themselves?”
Quis Custodiet Ispos Custodes? “Who Will Guard The Guards Themselves?” Mr. Justice Yaqoob Ali Khan was the Chief Justice of Pakistan at the time of dismissal […]