Law and order
Protection of life, liberty and property of its citizens and other persons is the paramount duty of a state. These rights are so important for the happiness and well being…
Lack of law and order
In the very recent past we first heard of the abduction of Barrister Owais Shah, son of Sindh High Court Chief Justice Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, followed by the shocking…
Beyond law and order
It is time for Pakistan to devise a strategy to integrate counterterrorism functions with traditional policing. In response to the escalation in acts of terrorism, the governments of Punjab and…
Why women earn less – and how to fix it
In many countries around the world, women earn substantially less than men. This earning differential, which is also known as the gender pay gap (GPG), is estimated to be around…
Politics and economy
Perhaps a better caption could have been politicians and economics but a fair sense of judgement prevailed. The subject is one of an incredible juxtaposition. The words apparently contrast each…
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…
Force and faith
IMAGINE a place so desolate that cries for help go unheard by millions around it. Imagine a place where inhabitants must bear their burdens of want with little hope of…
Tariffs, trade and Pakistan
Less than two weeks into his second term, US President Donald Trump followed through on his promise to use tariffs as an instrument of American economic policy. On February 1,…
OpenAI cites US roots to dodge India courts, but lawyers say case can be heard
OpenAI faces an uphill climb as it argues that Indian courts cannot hear lawsuits about its US-based business in the country, where Telegram has failed with similar defences and US…
Trump plans to invoke obscure 18th century wartime law in bid for mass deportations
President Donald Trump is set to test the limits of his immigration crackdown by invoking a wartime law to deport immigrants alleged to be gang members without court hearings, a…
