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Ali Tahir
Ali Tahir

  • April 09, 2024

    India’s descent into dictatorship

    BJP is on Mission Takeover: as explained by some politicians from BJP itself – win 400 seats and get constituent authority to amend constitution

  • January 09, 2024

    A democratic Senate?

    Purpose behind establishment of Senate was to provide equal representation to all federating units to promote national cohesion

  • October 08, 2023

    To livestream or not?

    The decision of the chief justice of Pakistan to livestream the hearing on the constitutionality of the SC Practice and Procedure Act, 2023 was...

  • August 22, 2023

    The assent shall be deemed

    The president of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has posted on X that he did not sign the Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 and the Pakistan...

  • June 20, 2023

    Disqualification clarity

    In the first instance the Supreme Court disqualified Nawaz Sharif as a member of the National Assembly, and thus as the prime minister. The Supreme...

  • May 18, 2023

    Reforming contempt

    The National Assembly of Pakistan has passed the Contempt of Majlis-e-Shoora Bill, 2023. As per reports, the bill stipulates a punishment of 2-6...

  • April 06, 2023

    The government’s options

    The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision to postpone polls to the Punjab Assembly till Oct 8 was...

  • March 18, 2023

    What to do when the court calls

    The law-enforcement contingents sent to arrest PTI leader Imran Khan from his Lahore house had been told to withdraw by the Lahore High Court after...

  • January 15, 2023

    How to get away with murder

    The practice of ‘indulgence’ started during the Middle Ages. The idea behind the concept was to absolve sins by decreasing their severity....

  • December 18, 2022

    What happens when you dissolve an assembly?

    PTI Chairman Imran Khan has announced the dissolution of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies as a tactic to put pressure on the government...

  • February 24, 2022

    Forgiving a murder

    The recent order of the Lahore High Court, Multan Bench, which acquitted the brother of social media star Qandeel Baloch, has once again brought the...