Judiciary, judges and justice
The adjudication by the 10-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) about Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s family proves that justice in Pakistan has virtually slipped beyond the pale of the…
Politics and judiciary
Pakistan’s judiciary is in the eye of a political storm. A former Chief Justice has been accused of his involvement in the conviction of a former prime minister and his…
Independence of judiciary
Last week, Pakistan was ranked 130th among the 139 assessed countries globally in “adherence to rule of law”, evaluated by the World Justice Project. Sadly, it was only Afghanistan that…
Partly Facetious: Judiciary is not in her good books these days
"I ask you: how is this possible!?" "Well, just a word of advice: if your daughter does not stop from bashing the judiciary a la Trump style, then the judiciary…
District judiciary
The district judiciary is the backbone of the national judiciary, and deals with the legal disputes of the people at the grassroots level. However, to strengthen our justice system, the…
Superior judiciary: Curtailment of powers
The question what 'Public Interest Litigation' means and is has been deeply surveyed, explored and explained not only by various judicial pronouncements in many countries but also by eminent judges,…
Crisis of the judiciary
THE Judge Arshad Malik saga is a tragicomedy. His affidavit submitted in the Islamabad High Court is being seen as a testimony of his compromised character. It also exposes the sad state…
Test case for journalists and the judiciary
In a dramatic move on August 16, the Larkana Bench of the Sindh High Court has overturned the death sentence awarded to Faisal Mehmood alias Mota, a Muttahida Qaumi Movement…
Judicialisation of politics, politicisation of the judiciary
The Supreme Court's (SC's) verdicts in the Imran Khan, Jahangir Tareen and Hudaibiya cases, far from settling the dust that had been kicked up around these issues, have further aroused…
Governance through judiciary
It's official once again; after much confusion, contradiction and speculation, defence minister Khawaja Asif has confirmed that former COAS Raheel Sharif will indeed be heading the 39-nation military alliance being…
