Competitions that will shape KTP
The Karachi Transformation Plan (KTP) is an impressive allocation of financial resources and top-line political will in favour of a transformed Karachi. But very much like Pakistan’s Covid-19 miracle, it…
Supreme Court’s Annual Report 2018-19
The purpose of annual reports published by the Supreme Court of Pakistan is to highlight its performance with respect to disposal of cases, efforts to improve the general system of…
Getting the law to work
A recent conviction under the Sindh Domestic Violence Act of 2013 is both a cause for celebration and reflection. Celebration as it shows that justice for domestic violence victims in…
Property, FOSPAH, and protection of women
When should authorities intervene to restrain or incarcerate a perpetrator, particularly in cases of harassment? In instances of physical assault or intimidation, the signs of harassment are clear. Similarly, property…
Digital graveyard
ARBITRARY network shutdowns and slow internet speeds have been the defining feature of 2024. The ever-revolving circle on the screen harks back to the dial-up days, where one would hear a cacophony…
Punitive governance
The Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index 2023 downgraded an 11 places back-pedalling Pakistan from a hybrid to an authoritarian regime. The report stated that unsurprisingly elections with opposition forces subject…
Public Mis-service Inc
THROUGHOUT my profession, I have closely engaged with government ministries, agencies and departments, both at the local and federal levels. In my younger days, the calling of the public services…
Judicial reforms or executive control?
It is hardly a secret that the current political flux the country is in relates to the proposed constitutional amendment. The contours of the amendment are unclear but what can…
Myths about ‘military justice’
ON Oct 23, 2023, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling. In a short order, detailed reasons for which have not yet been published, the SC held provisions of the…
Justice, not vengeance
ON Thursday, the administrative judge of Anti-Terrorism Courts, Lahore, directed handing over the custody of 16 people arrested in relation to the May 9 riots to the military for trial…
