Working Journalist (Conditions of Service) Ordinance 1960 was promulgated by the Federal Government published in the Gazette of Pakistan on 24-05-1960. Based on this Ordinance, Working Journalist (Wage Board) Rules…
AN effort to rush through a constitutional amendment was barely kept at bay, but statements from the ruling regime indicate that another attempt is likely within the next few weeks. As of…
PAKISTAN’S democracy is an endangered species now, long hunted by uniformed elements. But it seems that now a deal has been struck to make it an extinct species, after which…
THE events of 1971, resulting in the separation of Pakistan and the creation of Bangladesh, witnessed a terrible aftermath, the impact of which we are still dealing with in 2023.…
THE PML-N-led coalition wants to introduce a judicial reform package through a constitutional amendment in order to extend by three years the retirement age of the judges of the Supreme Court. Meanwhile,…
IT is not a cliché but constitutions are, in fact, the glue that normally hold a country and its peoples bounded to oneness. As such a life-giving source to statehood,…
PAKISTAN’S political crisis is deepening with every passing day. The fact that the Punjab Assembly election that was scheduled for April 30 has been delayed to Oct 8 by the…
AN encounter with Mr Edward Gibbs, Chairman of Sotheby’s Middle East & India, at the Lahore Biennale 02 recently brought back memories, buried, one thought, beyond retrieval. Usually, I try…
On the rare occasions that the Israeli authorities afford me a permit to visit Jerusalem, my mother always insists that I bring her a stack of “ka’ak al-Quds” (ka’ak of…
The world is in the middle of the worst pandemic in recent history, as the strain of coronavirus Covid-19 spreads rapidly. Starting from Wuhan, China in December 2019, the numbers…
