Fata after the UDHR
Besides the doctrine of vicarious liabilities, across the globe every person is only responsible for his acts and omissions; this is the universal principle on which all the civilised nations…
The greatness of the Chaudhrys of Gujrat
For more than a century, anthropologists have been fascinated by the culture of Melanesia, a region comprising small islands close to Australia. Among others, Marshall Sahlins, a leading American anthropologist,…
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…
Chaudhry Nisar’s politics
The only politician today who can generate prompt angry rebuttals interspersed with attacks on his sanity is Chaudhry Nisar, the Minister for Interior. He holds a critical portfolio as terrorists…
Chaudhry Nisar’s mea culpa
In an enigmatic shift in our ongoing war against terror, the focus this week was on the security of our educational institutions. Sudden announcements about the closure of a number…
An anti-Chaudhry court?
Legal eye After the expansion and contraction of the Supreme Court’s moral authority under Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry’s watch, there emerged a sense that judges lower down in the SC…
Judging Chaudhry
How does one judge a person like Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and his chief justice ship?Pakistanis are still divided over their judgement about him. Some love him, some hate him and…
Aitizaz Hasan, Chaudhry Aslam, me and you
On Monday, a child died in Hangu. He died a hero’s death. He died for a cause greater than himself, showing great courage and immense conviction. In a society where…
The myth of Chaudhry Aslam
The first stage in mythologising a recently deceased public figure is to trot out the pop culture analogies, no matter how asinine. The assassination of Chaudhry Aslam brought the Dark…
Iftikhar Chaudhry: the strategy of suo motu
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhummad Chaudhry retires today. His retirement may bring to a close what some have called the ‘suo-motu reign’ of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Chaudhry, unlike his…
