The case for a full court review
By most accounts, 2024 was not a good year for Pakistan – marked by a rise in terrorist activities and persistent political instability. However, if one were to ask lawyers…
Of the elephant in the courtroom
JAILED rights activist Umar Khalid withdrew his bail application from the Indian supreme court last week, preferring instead to try his fortunes at the lower courts. Implicit in the move…
Is a Constitutional Court the answer?
After the government failed to have its Constitution Amendment Bill secretly rubber-stamped at midnight by oblivious parliamentarians; some in the ruling coalition rushed to disassociate themselves. They admitted to mistakes…
The case for a constitutional court
Parliamentary legislative competence is the authority of a parliament to amend or repeal laws and the constitution. Under Article 239, Pakistan’s parliament can alter the constitution with a two-thirds majority.…
High-risk game
IF the Shehbaz Sharif government goes ahead with the decision to ban Imran Khan’s PTI, it could plunge the country into renewed turmoil, even chaos. This, at a time when the…
Justice beyond the courtroom
A father plays with his two children in one of the two freshly mowed lawns between the grey structures of the main building and the Chief Justice Complex of the…
As Supreme Court decisions loom, a legal assault is weakening SEC’s power
A legal assault on the US Securities and Exchange Commission is chipping away at its powers to oversee Wall Street and is likely to intensify with two imminent Supreme Court…
Sindh High Court dismisses two pleas against re-conducting of MDCAT
The Sindh High Court on Thursday dismissed two petitions filed by dozens of candidates against re-conducting of the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) as the Pakistan Medical and…
Peshawar High Court upholds cabinet’s decision to conduct MDCAT afresh
The Peshawar High Court on Monday upheld the decision of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa caretaker cabinet to conduct the Sept 10 Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) afresh within six…
Courts, crises, controversies
One of the most significant features of the 18th Amendment was the withdrawal of the power to dissolve the National Assembly from the president. In 1985, this discretionary authority was…
