Muhammad Waqar Rana

Muhammad Waqar Rana

  • Judges: to be seen and not heard?

    A view of Supreme Court building in Islamabad. — SC Website/FileThe Supreme Judicial Council has recently amended the code of conduct for Supreme...

  • Judges: to be seen and not heard?

    Judges: to be seen and not heard?

    A view of Supreme Court building in Islamabad. — SC Website/FileThe Supreme Judicial Council has recently amended the code of conduct for Supreme...

  • The politics of reserved seats

    The inside view of the National Assembly. —Geo News/FileThe allocation of reserved seats to political parties and the ensuing litigation, which...

  • The politics of reserved seats

    The politics of reserved seats

    The inside view of the National Assembly. —Geo News/FileThe allocation of reserved seats to political parties and the ensuing litigation, which...

  • Experimenting with the constitution

    Pakistan continues to make experiments with its constitution as it fails to find an equilibrium in its constitutional system where de facto and de...

  • Experimenting with the constitution

    Pakistan continues to make experiments with its constitution as it fails to find an equilibrium in its constitutional system where de facto and de...

  • A failed heist

    A failed heist

    This shameful episode occurred just four days after the 76th death anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam

  • Regulating party elections

    Regulating party elections

    Pivotal position of political parties in modern liberal democracies is well known

  • The broken promise of reserved seats

    The broken promise of reserved seats

    History of reserved seats for minorities and women goes back to colonial times

  • Pakistan can make a fresh start

    Pakistan can make a fresh start

    A representational image showing a security personnel sanding guard beside a ship carrying containers at Gwadar port. — AFP/FileThe meltdown of...

  • Rewriting the constitution

    Rewriting the constitution

    The Supreme Court building in Islamabad. The SC website/File The Supreme Court and other superior courts have the power to interpret the...

  • How to access justice

    How to access justice

    Justice is the soul of a government. The term ‘access to justice’, as understood and used, means approaching judicial institutions for...

  • The right way to right a wrong

    The constitution empowers all branches of the government to frame rules for their internal business. The constitution also does not allow discussion...

  • The date debate

    Mark Tushnet in his book ‘Why the constitution matters’ argues that the constitution matters because it provides a structure for a civil...

  • Should the ECP punish contempt?

    The Election Commission of Pakistan has been given the power to punish someone for contempt under Section 10 the Election Act, 2017. A similar power...

  • The quest for prosperity

    Pakistan’s highway to prosperity and stability goes through India. And India’s entry to the developed world depends on its cooperation with...

  • Judging the process

    Judging the process

    The writer is an advocate of the Supreme Court and former additional attorney general for Pakistan.The constitution entrusts the judiciary with the...

  • A constitutional court

    A split advisory opinion was given by the Supreme Court on a presidential reference under Article 186 of the constitution. The reference sought an...

  • Anatomy of hate

    Unlike other countries, where democracy is functional and state institutions are run by visionary leaders, politics in Pakistan thrives on hate and...

  • Parliament and judicial review

    The Supreme Court’s decision whereby the deputy speaker’s ruling of April 8, 2022 on a point of order rejecting a no-confidence motion against...