FSC on transgender persons
ON May 19, the Federal Shariat Court declared that key provisions of the landmark Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018, are repugnant to Islam. The FSC has called for invalidating a…
60pc marks in FSc must for medical college admission: PMC
The Pakistan Medical Commission has decided that at least 60 per cent marks will be required in the Higher Secondary School Certificate examination for admission to medical and dental colleges…
Only FSc electives’ marks to be considered for merit
The regulator for medical education has announced that the FSc examination marks in biology, physics, and chemistry subjects only will be used to calculate merit for next admissions to the…
The FSC in our hybrid society
Columbia University. Her dissertation was on the conflict between Pakistani liberals and the ulema and Islamists. There has recently been a lively debate between Feisal Naqvi, Salman Akram Raja, Afiya…
Victory for women
THE town of Karak in KP is located in a society known to uphold tribal customs and traditions, even if they exact a tremendous cost. Even here, however, things are…
Women’s unfinished struggle
Inheritance for women in Pakistan is not just a legal issue but a deeply entrenched societal struggle. While Islamic law and the constitution of Pakistan unequivocally guarantee women their rightful…
Pakistan’s roadmap to crypto legalization–III
Consumer protection in cryptocurrency transactions is an essential aspect of regulatory evolution, following the discussions on the definition, legal framework, oversight bodies, and licensing mechanisms in previous articles in the…
Navigating the third sector
In this modern world driven by rapid sociocultural changes, international conflicts and manmade and natural disasters, the socio-economic and political organisation of human society – citizens of a nation-state –…
Seeds for survival
Nestled in the heart of South Asia, Pakistan’s fertile lands bear witness to an agrarian economy that not only constitutes a formidable 24 per cent of the nation’s GDP but…
