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Dr Zia Ullah Ranjah
Dr Zia Ullah Ranjah

The writer is a lawyer.

  • February 21, 2023

    A privatized shift

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

  • October 21, 2022

    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...

  • October 20, 2022

    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...

  • July 23, 2022

    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...

  • July 16, 2022

    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,...

  • July 05, 2022

    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...

  • May 23, 2022

    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...

  • March 03, 2022

    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...

  • January 18, 2022

    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...

  • November 09, 2021

    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...

  • September 26, 2021

    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...

  • November 24, 2020

    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...

  • August 12, 2020

    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...

  • June 16, 2020

    Being professional

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

  • May 13, 2020

    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,...

  • April 16, 2020

    Lockdown reflection

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

  • November 04, 2019

    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...

  • October 13, 2019

    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...

  • September 21, 2019

    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...

  • September 14, 2019

    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...

  • August 31, 2019

    BJP and Indian federalism

    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...

  • August 10, 2019

    A challenge for the Indian Supreme Court

    Removing the ‘special status’ of Indian-held Kashmir through a rushed presidential order is likely to create a constitutional challenge for the...

  • July 02, 2019

    Human rights in the digital age

    Our digitally connected world poses serious challenges to human rights. Internet use and mobile connectivity, low-cost and fast computing systems,...

  • January 24, 2019

    Criminal justice

    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...

  • January 05, 2019

    Embracing lawtech

    The Fourth Industrial Revolution is going to impact the legal sector. A rapid advance in artificial intelligence is changing the mode and structure...

  • September 04, 2018

    Reforms for justice

    In his first speech, Prime Minister Imran Khan emphasised the need for institutional reforms in almost every sector, including the justice...

  • May 30, 2018

    Judicial reforms

    Amidst criticism targeting the performance of the judiciary, the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan organised a judicial conference earlier...