Justice betrayed
“Nothing is more disgraceful than for a man to be convicted of falsehood”,wrote Marcus Tullius Cicero in his celebrated work De Officiis, a treatise composed in 44 BC for moral…
Future of justice
Public trust in the justice system is not shaped only by the judgments of higher courts. It is built, day by day, through the experiences of ordinary citizens in the…
Justice for all
Last month, Anchal Bhatheja became the first visually impaired lawyer to appear before the Supreme Court of India. Her presence before the highest court signalled a shift, however incremental, toward…
Dignity, liberty and justice
IF 2024 taught us anything, it was to expect the unexpected. We saw how the national elections were manipulated. We saw how a coalition of failed politicians was hoisted into…
Justice or manipulation?
Most enlightened people in Pakistan know Chief Justice Muhammad Munir for his controversial decision in The State v Dosso which paved the way for martial laws, but few realise that…
Pakistan’s Covid success story
Five years back, on March 18, Pakistan recorded its first Covid fatality -- the pandemic which was sweeping the globe bringing death to Pakistan as well. The world was facing…
Justice denied to justice buried
The Supreme Court of Pakistan during the last many days has dismissed a large number of leaves to appeal, mainly filed by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). It has…
Uraan Pakistan
Uraan Pakistan, an initiative by the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)-led government, was launched amidst much fanfare in the presence of representatives from all three national parties on 31 December 2024.…
Chief justice’s challenges
“Great judges succeed most when they are praised not so much for the legal soundness of their work, but for the sit-up-and-take-notice boldness of their interventions”. — Allan Hutchinson, author “ASIF,…
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…
