The federal grip on the KP Mining Bill
As a student, I was fascinated by Allan Quatermain, the adventurous hero of ‘King Solomon’s Mines’ (1885) by Sir H Rider Haggard, which brought the legendary Biblical mines to life.…
‘Unconstitutional’ windfall tax—II
Discriminatory without intelligible differentia [Points 7 & 8] The Supreme Court of Pakistan in Federation of Pakistan through Chairman FBR and others v Hazrat Hussain and others (2018 SCMR 939)…
Justice or manipulation?
Most enlightened people in Pakistan know Chief Justice Muhammad Munir for his controversial decision in The State v Dosso which paved the way for martial laws, but few realise that…
‘Unconstitutional’ windfall tax–I
Banks have regular windfall income from dealing in foreign currencies – oxymoronic treatment by SRO. 1588(I)/2023 dated 21.11.2023. In Pakistan, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is de facto legislature (sic)…
Decoding military trials
Military tribunals have long been utilised to decide cases involving civilians in many nations, particularly during periods such as the First and Second World Wars, as well as across ancient,…
Challenges before the new CJP
“….the trial of civilian protesting……in .incidents of the 9th and 10th of May 2023 may be proceeded strictly under the relevant criminal laws applicable to civilians; but there is nothing…
Challenges before the new CJP
“….the trial of civilian protesting……in .incidents of the 9th and 10th of May 2023 may be proceeded strictly under the relevant criminal laws applicable to civilians; but there is nothing…
Right to access
AFTER years of litigation, redrafts and deliberations with the relevant stakeholders and bureaucracy, Punjab finally enacted the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Act in December 2022. This did not come…
Party dictatorship?
AS the marathon television transmissions continue to report remark after remark of the Supreme Court matched only by the running commentary of a cricket match on the edge, one thing…
PMDC officials accused of provisionally recognising colleges get clean chit
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has exonerated five officers of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Colleges (PMDC) who were accused of provisional recognition of 15 medical and dental colleges in…
