Hafiz Ahsaan Ahmad Khokhar

Hafiz Ahsaan Ahmad Khokhar

  • The FCC debate

    Security personnel walk by the Supreme Court building in Islamabad. — AFP/FilePakistan’s justice system stands at a defining moment. The...

  • The FCC debate

    The FCC debate

    Security personnel walk by the Supreme Court building in Islamabad. — AFP/FilePakistan’s justice system stands at a defining moment. The...

  • Kashmir’s struggle

    For over seven decades, the people of Jammu and Kashmir have endured repression under Indian occupation while persistently demanding their...

  • Kashmir’s struggle

    Kashmir’s struggle

    India’s claim of accession based on so-called Instrument of Accession was never validated through a transparent or democratic process

  • KP’s constitutional double trouble

    Newly elected KP CM Sohail Afrid pictured during KP Assembly session on October 13, 2025. — X@BarristerGoharRecent developments in Khyber...

  • KP’s constitutional double trouble

    KP’s constitutional double trouble

    Newly elected KP CM Sohail Afrid pictured during KP Assembly session on October 13, 2025. — X@BarristerGoharRecent developments in Khyber...

  • Reforms for the SC

    An outside view of the Supreme Court's building. — Supreme Court/FileThe constitution enshrines equality before the law, equal protection, and the...

  • Reforms for the SC

    Reforms for the SC

    A policeman walks past the Supreme Court building in Islamabad, Pakistan October 31, 2018. — ReutersThe constitution enshrines equality before the...

  • Institutionalising ADR

    The representational image shows wooden blocks with the letters T, A, X, E, and S spelling "TAXES", placed on a calculator with a red pen resting on...

  • Institutionalising ADR

    Institutionalising ADR

    In Pakistan’s current legal and economic landscape, the need for an effective and structured Alternative Dispute Resolution system,...

  • Reserved stakes

    Reserved stakes

    Sunni Ittehad Council did not contest 2024 elections on its own symbol, nor did it submit any priority list

  • A legal look at IWT

    A legal look at IWT

    This is not first time India has threatened to disrupt or unilaterally abandon Indus Waters Treaty

  • Time for a hard state

    Time for a hard state

    Only through establishment of hard state can Pakistan secure its future and ensure justice, security

  • New judicial framework

    New judicial framework

    Now, court can only act upon applications filed under its jurisdiction

  • Decoding military trials

    Decoding military trials

    It is essential to focus on judicial reforms to strengthen the country’s regular criminal justice system

  • Why we need more judges in the SC

    Why we need more judges in the SC

    Supreme Court faces significant challenges, primarily due to overwhelming backlog of cases for last many years

  • Military in civil support

    Military in civil support

    Federal government is authorised to deploy the army under Article 245 initially

  • In defence of a new court

    In defence of a new court

    However, some common law countries, like South Africa, have adopted dedicated Constitutional Courts

  • How to fix the power sector

    How to fix the power sector

    These contracts stipulate that you must purchase a minimum and fixed quantity of power from the IPPs

  • Efficient governance

    Efficient governance

    President Asif Ali Zardrai and PM Shehbaz Sharif. — X/PMLN_Official/FileA prudent person would never challenge the importance of efficient...