Salman K Chima

Salman K Chima

  • The bench, the bill and the constitution

    The National Assembly and Senate, in a joint sitting, have reconsidered and passed the Supreme Court Bill 2023 . Normally, it would become an act...

  • The 90-day debate

    Many eminent lawyers have expressed the view that any delay in provincial elections beyond 90 days from the dissolution of the Punjab and Khyber...

  • Between power and prestige

    Between power and prestige

    Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has attracted attention of late – for mixed reasons. It started with his speech in Quetta on the first anniversary...

  • Final but not infallible

    For the Supreme Court to command the respect of the people of Pakistan, its judgments must be perceived as fair and consistent. On both scores, the...

  • Case in Point: The Panama judgment

    One dominant thought after reading the Panama judgments – both the April 20 one and the final judgment on July 28 – is that the Supreme...

  • For a tax-clean Imran

    Part - II It was January 4, 2012 when Part I of this article was published. I did not anticipate then that Part II would also be written but,...

  • Rigged?

    The wait for ‘Naya Pakistan’ is over. The PTI promises to deliver on August 14. A bit delayed, but this due to massive rigging in the...

  • For a "tax-clean" Imran

    In the ‘new’ Pakistan that we hope to construct, and which Imran promises to deliver, can there be any room for tax cheats – past,...

  • For a "tax-clean" Imran

    In the ‘new’ Pakistan that we hope to construct, and which Imran promises to deliver, can there be any room for tax cheats – past,...

  • For a "tax-clean" Imran

    In the ‘new’ Pakistan that we hope to construct, and which Imran promises to deliver, can there be any room for tax cheats – past,...

  • The curious case of Mukhtar Mai

    12 Angry Men is a movie worth seeing. It is about a murder trial. Eleven out of twelve jurors are convinced that the accused is guilty of murder...

  • The curious case of Mukhtar Mai

    12 Angry Men is a movie worth seeing. It is about a murder trial. Eleven out of twelve jurors are convinced that the accused is guilty of murder...

  • Why I miss Musharraf

    Coming then to the next point, accountability: Here the General’s performance was disappointing. The National Reconciliation Ordinance is a...

  • Why I miss Musharraf.

    When General Musharraf seized power, I was not among those who welcomed him – although with Justice Tarrar as the President and Shariat...