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Provincial budgets of 2025-26

There is generally a greater focus on the prospects for and likely features of the federal budget in the days before its presentation. This is increased by the lobbying, against…

Judicial surrender

IN October 2023, when the Supreme Court struck down the military trials of civilians, the detailed judgement began with the following quote: “even amid the clash of arms, the laws…

A broken social contract

Power is amoral. It has no religion, either. It listens only to those it feels threatened by. So, how can a country deliver social, economic, and political empowerment to its…

Commercial courts

“There can be no peace without justice, no justice without law and no meaningful law without a court to decide what is just and lawful under any given circumstance.” —…

Joining the social connectivity dots

People are strange. I am socially awkward. I want “me” time. I am a private person. Wish I was an extrovert. These are some comments that we hear from people…

Zakat as non-state social welfare

THE last few years have proven to be immensely difficult for low-income households in Pakistan. High rates of inflation and low economic growth have exacerbated poverty and heightened the importance…