The writer is a lawyer.
Considering Pakistan’s economic hardships and the unavoidable IMF’s conditions, privatization of public assets should be expedited to boost the...
The legal profession is rapidly changing – but not in Pakistan. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is going to impact the legal sector. In other...
In a widely circulated video, Justice Isa asks those assembled for the 9th International Judicial Conference in Islamabad if they are satisfied with...
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...
The Global Gender Gap Report 2022 issued by the World Economic Forum ranks Pakistan 145 out of 146 countries. Pakistan is only behind Afghanistan,...
Although women comprise 48.54 per cent of the total population in Pakistan, their perspective is missing in national policies, laws, and...
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...
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...
While celebrating the appointment of the first woman judge in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, we need to address the valid concerns regarding...
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...
All the rights secured to citizens under the constitution are worth nothing if they are not guaranteed by an independent judiciary. An independent...
The advent of the digital age has prompted robust cybercrime legislation worldwide. The challenges arising from the increasing use of digital media...
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...
In Pakistan, the legal profession is largely monopolized and captured by bar-council politics and elite interest groups. The potential of young...
The district judiciary is the backbone of the national judiciary, and deals with the legal disputes of the people at the grassroots level.However,...
Covid-19 has brought Pakistan at a crossroads. Weak leadership, ceremonial statements, hollow slogans, cosmetic reforms, vague policies, selective...
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...
Amidst considerable confusion in the public and the legal fraternity about the duration of a life sentence, CJP Asif Saeed Khan Khosa has questioned...
The Global Climate Risk Index released by the public policy group Germanwatch places Pakistan among the top ten countries that are experiencing the...
The recent annexation and illegal occupation of the State of Jammu and Kashmir by India has highlighted, once again, the seven-decades-old Kashmir...
India is widely seen as a federal democracy. However, the BJP’s recent move to scratch the ‘special status’ of Jammu and Kashmir by removing...
Removing the ‘special status’ of Indian-held Kashmir through a rushed presidential order is likely to create a constitutional challenge for the...
Our digitally connected world poses serious challenges to human rights. Internet use and mobile connectivity, low-cost and fast computing systems,...
Our new chief justice is one of the best criminal law judges in Pakistan. He will confront a poor performance record within Pakistan’s criminal...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is going to impact the legal sector. A rapid advance in artificial intelligence is changing the mode and structure...
In his first speech, Prime Minister Imran Khan emphasised the need for institutional reforms in almost every sector, including the justice...
Amidst criticism targeting the performance of the judiciary, the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan organised a judicial conference earlier...
