Women & militancy
THE ‘war on terror’ radically transformed the affected countries. Religious, sectarian and ethnic conflicts led to the collapse of social cohesion. In conflicts, women suffer the most, directly and indirectly.…
Managing conflict
POLICE are traditionally seen as a crime prevention and investigation agency. Society openness, democracy and rights movements have widened policing’s scope. In post-colonial societies new police laws are being enacted…
Betraying Fata reforms
The introduction of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Act 2020 in the former Fata districts has intensified the debate on Fata’s reforms, which were initiated three years ago…
Alternative justice
In a welcome development earlier this year, some parliamentarians were able to get the ADR Bill 2016 passed in the National Assembly to enable people – especially the marginalised communities…
The ADR route
FOR the majority in Pakistan, justice is costly and delayed. Moreover, those responsible within the criminal justice system often try to shift the blame for this state of affairs onto…
Rectification’ under Sales Tax Act, 1990
Present phraseology of section 57 in the Sales Tax Act (Act) empowers officers of Inland Revenue, Commissioner, Commissioner (Appeals) and the Appellate Tribunal to rectify any mistake in an order,…
