FBR: Messing up a messy law
Actus legis nemini facit injurium (A party should not suffer on account of an act or omission by the Court or State functionaries) State V. Asif Adil and others 1997…
Educational divide
WHILE basic education is a constitutional right of every child in Pakistan, millions of children and youth remain deprived of this fundamental means of living a quality life. The recently…
Young lawyer or net loss?
In Pakistan’s legal corridors, a generation of young legal minds grapple with distinctive trials, stoically bearing the weight of a profession that pledges justice but recurrently falters in its delivery.…
The man behind our sedition law
“Power precedes liberty – …liberty, from the very nature of things, is dependent upon power….” Thus wrote the English lawyer, judge, writer and philosopher, James Fitzjames Stephen in his book…
Disasters and educational infrastructure – Part I
The frequency and intensity of natural disasters has alarmingly increased in recent years, predominantly due to climate change. Both developed and developing countries have been impacted alike. However, research that…
Disasters and educational infrastructure – Part II
In Pakistan, there are about 23 million children that are out of school, and 22 million children are enrolled in low-quality government schools. The country’s National Human Development Report (NHDR)…
Anti–harassment law
In its judgment of July 6, 2021, the Supreme Court of Pakistan held that the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010, was cosmetic legislation that was…
Self-serving laws – I
Uninterrupted decade of democracy [2008 to 2018], unprecedented in our political history entailing smooth transfer of power to elected representatives, according to the Constitution, is an occasion for national jubilation…
Need for new income tax law — II
The administration of a tax system is highly complex. No doubt, a proper bureaucratic input is vital for making the system successful, but it is equally necessary to take all…
Bilawal at his best
There are not many institutes of higher education (IHEs) in Pakistan, especially in Islamabad, where you can talk about human rights, enforced disappearances, manipulated elections, and question the state narrative…
