The politics of reason
Pakistan has a chequered political history because of the tragedies inflicted by politicians and political parties in their quest for power, and their failure to implement the manifesto bequeathed to…
Pakistan has a chequered political history because of the tragedies inflicted by politicians and political parties in their quest for power, and their failure to implement the manifesto bequeathed to…
We live in a state in which there exists no responsibility, no certainty and no accountability. If you are not part of the power elite and fall on the wrong…
This Wednesday, Pakistan is going to the national polls. These elections aren’t the first ones in our hobbled political history. Nor shall they be the last. But on account of…
"...the raison d'être of establishing special tribunals has been to dispense better quality of justice where people, better trained in particular fields and disciplines could provide quality decisions and resolution…
How desperate is Nawaz Sharif? Well, one measure of his desperation is that he now requires other people to make mistakes in order to win a couple of hours of…
Together with the plethora of problems that need fixing in Pakistan, the one that ought to be on top of the list for the current government, and indeed for the…
The ‘messiah complex’ – the belief (or grand delusion) that one is destined to save others – has long affected our non-elected state institutions, and the latest victim appears to…
The recent judgment of the Supreme Court disqualifying the elected prime minister of the country in exercise of its original constitutional jurisdiction – on the ground that he is not…
Like all his predecessors, except Bhutto who was judicially murdered, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif once again seems to be destined to not complete his mandated term. This time on the…
It seems we have now entered a critical phase of a constitutional order at war with itself. Even if the heavens were to fall, the judiciary is continuing to grapple…