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Muhammad Waqar Rana
Muhammad Waqar Rana

  • November 12, 2022

    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...

  • August 06, 2022

    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...

  • June 14, 2022

    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...

  • April 24, 2022

    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...

  • April 16, 2022

    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...

  • February 23, 2022

    Cycles of instability

    Pakistan’s political sky is once again under the dark clouds of political instability. These cycles of instability come every three to four years...

  • January 27, 2022

    Quarreling with the constitution

    A nation that regularly quarrels with its constitution requires immediate treatment of its social, political and moral decadence. Even the finest...

  • December 23, 2021

    Legislation and judicial review

    The writer is an advocate of the Supreme Court and former additional attorney general for Pakistan.Democracy in Pakistan has been interrupted by...

  • September 03, 2021

    The power of suo motu

    The myth of constitutionalism in Pakistan keeps bursting. Almost all branches of the government, despite their powers clearly defined in the...

  • July 10, 2021

    The working of the constitution

    The constitution of Pakistan will turn fifty in about two years. It is time to assess its working during all these years. It has been put in...