Controversial justice
FOLLOWING a nod from the apex court, a Field General Court Martial (FGCM) has announced its decision to sentence 25 PTI supporters to varying terms of rigorous imprisonment for their involvement in the May…
Gender, justice, and Pakistan: Part – II
Cultural, social or economic – pick a stratum of identification and we will have breached its lowest point to claim it for ourselves in the bid to hold our women…
A new dawn for justice
The debate surrounding the establishment of a Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) in Pakistan is not new; it has been gaining traction since the Charter of Democracy was signed in 2006,…
Schrödinger’s justice
THE last thing we expose a child to is injustice. It is taught even after satire. It is after all the irony is comprehended that we begin to teach our…
Justice unconscious
“SOME cause happiness wherever they go, others whenever they go. — Oscar Wilde” WE must first speak of the good. CJ Bandial tried to uphold the Constitution when the night…
Pakistan’s moment of peril
NEVER before in its turbulent history has Pakistan witnessed what came to pass in recent weeks. Violence and wanton destruction of government buildings and military property by PTI followers after…
Saving Pakistan
PAKISTAN is imploding. The president and prime minister are at war. The judiciary is divided and the military is considering its options. The Election Commission of Pakistan challenges the Constitution…
Jinnah’s Pakistan is back?
With the fall of Hasina Wazed, the Prime Minister (PM), Bangladesh has started to move outside the Indian Halo. Once the dust settles, future course of action will unfold as…
Quest for justice
THERE comes a time in the life of nations when citizens start to feel that the social contract between them and the state is on the verge of collapse. What…
Getting to know Pakistan
When you run into someone you know well, in a cafe or a grocery store or wherever, your conversation usually starts before even a word has been uttered. It is…
