The Panama judgment
One dominant thought after reading the Panama judgments – both the April 20 one and the final judgment on July 28 – is that the Supreme Court must resist the…
Panama case judgement: Dismissal of review petitions
Nawaz Sharif, his offspring, son-in-law, Muhammad Safdar, and father-in-law of younger daughter, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, in multiple review petitions filed against the decisions of Supreme Court of April 20, 2017…
Moving beyond Panamagate
In January, after the retirement of Chief Justice Jamali, a re-constituted Supreme Court bench began hearing the Panama case. It soon became clear from the new bench’s remarks that it…
Random thoughts: Panama and our politics
The Supreme Court’s judgment that sent Nawaz Sharif home served as a dark moment for the PML-N and a source of salvation for the PTI. However, to an ordinary person,…
No antidote to Panama
But the heavens did not fall. That is, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was not disqualified. And justice, in a sense, was delayed. Yet the Supreme Court verdict in the Panama…
The judgment
The judgment begins by “the popular 1969 novel, ‘The Godfather’” and then quotes, “Behind every great fortune there is a crime”. The judgment then goes on to state: “It is…
Panama Papers – the sequel
At the start of his opinion in the Panama case, Justice Khosa mentions the novel ‘The Godfather’ which he says was made into an acclaimed film. The original film was…
The judgment that never came
Over the course of the Panama leaks trial there are a few things that ordinary mortals have learnt: A court is a “court of law….not a court of justice” –…
A menace to democracy
“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom,” said William Pitt. “It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.” Honourable exceptions past and present…
The economy under Nawaz — a review
Backed by a few families that suffered as their businesses were nationalized by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif was a ray of sunshine for Chiniot and Lahore’s private capital in…
