The Qazi to end all qazis
“The measure of a man is what he does with power” — Plato “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen” — CJP Qazi Faez Isa IMAGINE…
The Age of The Qazi
The ascension of Justice Qazi Faez Isa to the office of chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan is no ordinary moment in Pakistani judicial and institutional history. As…
SC closes case that prompted Justice Isa to suspend ‘suo motu’ hearings
The Supreme Court Tuesday disposed of a suo motu case concerning the grant of additional 20 marks to Hafiz-e-Quran for admission to the medical institutions under Regulation 9(9) of the…
On judicial disagreements
“You can disagree without being disagreeable” – Justice Ruth B Ginsburg The public discourse on the recent Supreme Court judgments in the Justice Qazi Faez Isa case is diametrically divided…
Justice for Justice Isa?
THE judicial history of our blighted land is replete with verdicts in favour of usurpers and against elected civilian leaders, including several prime ministers — and have seen their execution…
Judging CJP Nisar
In our culture it is impolite to judge those who pass away. We only seek forgiveness for them. It is also petty to not hold any punches when someone is…
Thank you, Justice Isa
Dec 16 has become a source of multiple reminders of the ability of Pakistanis, or let’s say the handful in charge of deciding the nation’s destiny, to cause infinite self-harm.…
The Chaudhry Nisar factor
The interior minister appeared in a combative mood while responding to the damning indictment of him and his ministry by the inquiry commission report at the presser last week on…
What Nisar’s presser and black goats tell us
What do Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s seminal report on the Quetta carnage, the interior minister’s ‘combative’ presser, the Chitral crash, the burning to death of guests at the Regent Plaza…
Body formed to outline guidelines for student union elections
Vice Chancellor Forum (VCF) - a congregation of public sector varsities’ VCs - on Wednesday green-lit the constitution of a committee to prepare a code of conduct for holding student…
