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Salman K Chima
Salman K Chima

  • April 15, 2023

    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...

  • February 25, 2023

    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...

  • April 01, 2018

    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...

  • February 24, 2018

    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...

  • August 03, 2017

    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...

  • May 19, 2016

    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,...

  • August 10, 2014

    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...

  • January 04, 2012

    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,...

  • January 04, 2012

    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,...

  • January 04, 2012

    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,...

  • March 30, 2009

    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...

  • March 30, 2009

    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...

  • January 12, 2009

    Why I miss Musharraf

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

  • January 06, 2009

    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...