The NRO and after
By unanimously declaring it ultra vires of the Constitution, the Apex Court has finally buried for good the infamous corruption-laundering law, the NRO. Although the presidency has claimed immunity from…
Life after the death of NRO
The failure to get the NRO passed is the first serious jolt to the PPP-led government at the centre. This indicates a serious flaw: the coalition administration depends on smaller…
The farmer and the NRO
The town of Gojra in Punjab has a grim background. It was only recently that an unruly mob of over 1,000 people went on a rampage in the town setting…
17-judge SC bench to hear NRO cases
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry constituted on Thursday a 17-judge larger bench to hear from Monday legal challenges to the amnesty granted to thousands of politicians and…
Post-NRO ball game
One should make allowances for the PPP leadership. Not only was the more operative co-chairman long cut off from the wider environment while in jail, even after emerging from prison…
De-Musharrafising the NRO, Musharrafising the PPP
These next 120 days or so are going to be a real treat. The fun has already begun, in fact. The defenders of democracy are now the defenders of the…
Not the NRO alone
On November 28, the black law gifted to the nation by Musharraf in October 2007, the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), was consigned to the "black hole" meant specifically for such…
Contempt & the NRO case
In response to a contempt notice by the Supreme Court for non-compliance of its order in the case of Dr Mubashir Hasan vs Federation of Pakistan PLD 2010 SC 265…
The NRO mystery
“The past three years in the history of Pakistan have been momentous and can be accorded the same historical significance as the events of 1947… and those of 1971 ……
The NRO deciphered
The PPP government has finally laid the loathsome National Reconciliation Ordinance before parliament for approval. Representatives and cronies of the ruling regime have now taken upon themselves to justify the…
