Babar Sattar
The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad.
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Scapegoating enemies
September 24, 2016Legal eye The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. There is a very thin line between patriotism and jingoism frequently trespassed by... -
Rule of law or men?
September 18, 2016Legal eye The prime minister has started convening weekly meetings of the cabinet, as he ought to under the Rules of Business. Matters that... -
State of the union
September 10, 2016Legal eye The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. General Raheel Sharif is the most popular army chief we have had. The trucks on GT Road... -
Our moral blind spot
September 03, 2016Legal eye The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. Our state and society appear to have reached a consensus over the role of fundamental... -
The MQM paradox
August 27, 2016Legal eye The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. What did Altaf Hussain say in his latest rant that was truly shocking? Had he not... -
The curse of resilience
August 20, 2016Legal eye The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. We have become a strange people. Over 60,000 civilians, who never signed up for any war,... -
Trump versus Khan
August 06, 2016Legal eye The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. The exchange between Donald Trump and the parents of US Captain Humayun Khan (who was... -
Perceptions and profanities
July 30, 2016Legal eye The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. When Gen Kayani succeeded Gen Musharraf in November 2007, Musharraf had overstayed his... -
Turkey and Pakistan
July 23, 2016Legal eye The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. Since last weekend there has been much excitement in Pakistan over the botched coup... -
The haunting of Kashmir
July 16, 2016Legal eye The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. Kashmir has erupted once again – and not due to Pakistan’s policies but... -
The path of least resistance
July 09, 2016Legal eye The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. The ‘gifts’ this Ramazan: Kabul, Istanbul, Dhaka, Iraq and finally Medina.... -
A day to celebrate
July 02, 2016Legal eye The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. Within hours of taking oath as Chief Justice Lahore High Court, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah... -
Mainstreaming the Taliban?
June 25, 2016Legal eye The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. On Wednesday Amjad Sabri was assassinated on the streets of Karachi in cold blood. The... -
Is Pakistan adrift?
June 18, 2016Legal eye The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. In trying to hone a national security and foreign policy that prevents us from getting... -
The common man
June 11, 2016Legal eye The writer is a lawyer based in Islamabad. Ever since we have had the consciousness to notice the annual budget and its passage, one...
