Karachi’s Karsaz Road recently witnessed the untimely demise of two innocent individuals, crushed under the proverbial and literal wheels of unbridled entitlement. An SUV-wielding driver, in […]
Can Mental Illness be Exploited as a Defense to Get Away With Murder?
Note: The publishers of this article do not intend to trivialize or diminish the seriousness of mental health issues or illnesses. We recognize that mental health […]
2016 Murder Trial in Jhelum Used Skype to Record Evidence
The State vs Sher Afzal is a case involving a murder trial in which Skype was used to record evidence in 2016 in the court of […]
Scope of Administrative and Judicial Powers Revisited
Scope of Administrative and Judicial Powers Revisited On 16th July 2019, the Supreme Court of Pakistan made available a series of judgments on its website. One […]
Qandeel Baloch – Awaiting Justice
Qandeel Baloch – Awaiting Justice Murderers of Qandeel Baloch were recently pardoned by her parents again for the second time since the case had opened. Pardoning […]
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 […]
Officer Probing Qandeel’s Murder Suspended
Officer Probing Qandeel’s Murder Suspended MULTAN/LAHORE: The Multan City Police Officer suspended an officer investigating the murder of model Qandeel Baloch for showing negligence. The social […]
Law College Principal, Barrister Amanullah Achakzai, Shot Dead In Quetta
Law College Principal, Barrister Amanullah Achakzai, Shot Dead In Quetta According to police sources, the Principal of University of Balochistan’s Law College, Barrister Amanullah Achakzai, was […]
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 […]
How Is Murder Non-Compoundable? (A Case Study)
How Is Murder Non-Compoundable? (A Case Study) “Now that murder is a compoundable offence, the accused, even if guilty, may soon be out after paying blood […]
No Honor In Honor Killings
No Honor In Honor Killings “A man remains a man no matter how poor his conduct. A woman, even if she were to deviate for one […]
Persecution Of Ahmediya Minority Community Continues Unabated
Persecution Of Ahmediya Minority Community Continues Unabated Ahmedi community has been suffering the wrath of the religious zealots in Pakistan and unfortunately they are now being […]
Homicide Cases In Pakistan Need Uniformity In Law
Homicide Cases In Pakistan Need Uniformity In Law Homicide in the Islamic Sharia law, forming part of penal law deals with a multifarious system, which is […]
Qisas and Diyat: Legal Reform To Ensure Murderers Get Away No More
Qisas and Diyat: Legal Reform To Ensure Murderers Get Away No More The government is set to reform the controversial blood money laws that allow murderers […]
Mumtaz Qadri– The “Narrative” Which Needs to Be Dismantled
Should The Death Penalty Be Eliminated? Part II
Should The Death Penalty Be Eliminated? Part II iv. Prejudice, Whim, Mistake and Presentation by Attorney One of the weak points while eliminating the death penalty […]
Should The Death Penalty Be Eliminated? Part I
Should The Death Penalty Be Eliminated? Part I Introduction We ordained therein for them: “Life for life, eye for eye, nose for nose, ear for ear, […]