This is not how laws are made
Law making by parliament is its most important task and huge responsibility. I do not need to dwell upon its significance and suffice it to say that laws made by…
Climate lawsuits snowball as South Americans seek a healthy environment
A landmark lawsuit filed against Guyana’s government, arguing that oil production fuels climate change, could bolster legal action as court cases involving energy companies and state authorities surge, according to…
Scofflaws at work
A polity that runs out of the ability to generate new ideas has no option but to rehash old and failed ones. We’ve seen the odd piece about the presidential…
‘Unconstitutional’ taxation by provinces
The imposition of any kind of legislation that include levy of any tax or duty, cess etc having extraterritorial impact and involving entities operating on trans-provincial levels by any provincial…
A crisis of laws
Article 20 of the Constitution is related to the freedom to profess religion and to manage religious institutions. In the relevant part, it says, “Subject to public order and morality:…
Retrieving untaxed/ill-gotten assets — I
In the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Suo Motu Case No. 2 of 2018 re ‘Maintaining of Foreign Accounts by Pakistani Citizens Without Disclosing the Same/Paying Taxes’, is still pending for…
A rejoinder
In response to our article (Unconstitutional taxation by provinces, Business Recorder, January 3, 2020), a letter was published on January 9, 2020 titled ‘Unconstitutional’ taxation by provinces: SRB’s response’ that…
The corrupt, tax cheats, ‘secrecy’ & RTI — I
2020 has started and apparently everyone has forgotten what the Supreme Court desired in Suo Muto Case No. 2 of 2018, started on February 1, 2018, and what happened thereafter.…
The Hobbesian mindset
One of the most influential political philosophers John Locke pioneered the ideas of natural law, social contract and religious toleration in the Western world. In 1689, he published his seminal…
Dysfunctional power tussle
In Pakistan, there is never any shortage of crises given our dysfunctional and unconstitutional institutional arrangements. We are very adept at creating another before an existing crisis is resolved. The…
