Defining the developments and issues in public law
One of the important issues in public law is that of jurisdiction and illegality. Public law is the body of law dealing with the relations between private individuals and the…
A fatal flaw
AS the dust settles on the change in government in Islamabad, existing answers as to why these events unfolded in the manner and speed that they did remain unsatisfactory. There’s…
Headed towards a lawless abyss
Where do we begin? With parliament, which is being used as a sledgehammer to beat up the judiciary? Or, with the Election Commission that continues to stonewall any undoing of…
This predatory republic
If we think of a nation as a building, then citizens are the very pillars that keep it standing and the government is like a roof over the head of…
Laws for good governance
The last decade witnessed major advances in the realm of public finance management (PFM) legislation in Pakistan. The passage of the 18th Amendment and consistent financial indiscipline highlighted the need…
The law must prevail
The searing images of the Madyan barbarity continue to haunt us. These are at par with the Sialkot tragedy where a Sri Lankan was beaten to death and burnt. Had…
Flawed IMF programme design
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) analysis and prescriptions in the second and final review document under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) dated this month are to carry forward to the next…
An ill-advised law
Much has been said about the Punjab Defamation Act of 2024 which has already been passed by the Punjab Assembly on May 20. It is a bad law and should…
Flawed IMF programme design
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) analysis and prescriptions in the second and final review document under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) dated this month are to carry forward to the next…
Crisis of public trust
Effective governance is a key factor for establishing public trust for any political democratic dispensation and governments ensure it through effective delivery systems. In Pakistan, we have witnessed erosion of…
