Quaid’s courts
WHEN Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto signed the Charter of Democracy, they could not have imagined that a crucial provision had been proposed by the Quaid 70 years earlier. The…
Children and military courts
WHEN Pakistan’s parliament hastily empowered military courts to try civilians suspected of committing terrorism-related offences, in defiance of international standards, it was criticised for failing to adequately consider the many…
Impartial courts
SINCE the public movement, some years ago, to reinstate former Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, there has been much talk about judicial independence in Pakistan. The Supreme Court too has often…
Jobs & courts
‘Jobs for the boys’ is one of the more engaging films in the delightful TV serial Yes, Minister. It shows the civil servant, Sir Humphrey Appleby, negotiating over lunch with…
Jobs & courts
‘JOBS for the boys’ is one of the more engaging films in the delightful TV serial Yes, Minister. It shows the civil servant, Sir Humphrey Appleby, negotiating over lunch with…
Courts and the constitution
The All-Parties Conference held on Friday agreed on implementing the National Action Plan against terrorism. One aspect of this plan that has garnered a lot of discussion is the proposed…
Viewpoint: The military courts debate
No issue has generated as much confusion and controversy in this country as has a hesitant go-ahead the recent parliamentary parties' meeting gave to a government proposal for the establishment…
The case against military courts
A few days back when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif began his midnight address to the nation at the conclusion of an All-Parties Conference, many of us had our hopes high.…
Military courts: a defence
On the one hand, we should all get behind the Pakistan Army and the entire political class because they are now seemingly united to fight the long overdue war against…
Courts and the death penalty
October 10 — the annual world day against the death penalty observed yesterday — came this year at an important time in the debate about capital punishment in Pakistan. Just…
