Dr Zia Ullah Ranjah

Dr Zia Ullah Ranjah

The writer is a lawyer.

  • A privatized shift

    Considering Pakistan’s economic hardships and the unavoidable IMF’s conditions, privatization of public assets should be expedited to boost the...

  • Reforms for justice : Part - II

    The legal profession is rapidly changing – but not in Pakistan. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is going to impact the legal sector. In other...

  • Reforms for justice : Part - I

    In a widely circulated video, Justice Isa asks those assembled for the 9th International Judicial Conference in Islamabad if they are satisfied with...

  • Transforming the justice system

    Delays in clearing court cases are a serious challenge in Pakistan. There were 1.5 million pending cases and 2.6 million new cases were filed in our...

  • An unequal world

    The Global Gender Gap Report 2022 issued by the World Economic Forum ranks Pakistan 145 out of 146 countries. Pakistan is only behind Afghanistan,...

  • From a gender lens

    Although women comprise 48.54 per cent of the total population in Pakistan, their perspective is missing in national policies, laws, and...

  • SC on defections

    Holding that the vote of any member cast contrary to any direction issued by a parliamentary party in terms of para of clause of Article 63A of...

  • Judicial reforms

    Judicial reforms

    The writer is an advocate of the Supreme Court.Why is Pakistan’s justice system perceived to be a ‘weak’ system? Why is it failing to...

  • Judicial appointments

    While celebrating the appointment of the first woman judge in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, we need to address the valid concerns regarding...

  • Bar politics

    Politics with a public purpose is a sacred job. Bar politics is important as a strong justice system is the backbone of any society. However, it...

  • Judicial independence

    All the rights secured to citizens under the constitution are worth nothing if they are not guaranteed by an independent judiciary. An independent...

  • Debating the rules

    The advent of the digital age has prompted robust cybercrime legislation worldwide. The challenges arising from the increasing use of digital media...

  • The Kashmir’s case

    On 5 August 2019, the government of India withdrew the special status of the State of Jammu and Kashmir conferred under Article 370 of the Indian...

  • Being professional

    In Pakistan, the legal profession is largely monopolized and captured by bar-council politics and elite interest groups. The potential of young...

  • District judiciary

    The district judiciary is the backbone of the national judiciary, and deals with the legal disputes of the people at the grassroots level.However,...

  • Lockdown reflection

    Covid-19 has brought Pakistan at a crossroads. Weak leadership, ceremonial statements, hollow slogans, cosmetic reforms, vague policies, selective...

  • Defining terrorism

    M Cherif Bassiouni, an eminent professor of criminal law, said that "to define terrorism in a way that is both all-inclusive and unambiguous is very...

  • Life sentence

    Amidst considerable confusion in the public and the legal fraternity about the duration of a life sentence, CJP Asif Saeed Khan Khosa has questioned...

  • Policy and the law

    The Global Climate Risk Index released by the public policy group Germanwatch places Pakistan among the top ten countries that are experiencing the...

  • Kashmir and the law

    The recent annexation and illegal occupation of the State of Jammu and Kashmir by India has highlighted, once again, the seven-decades-old Kashmir...