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The Politics Of Reason

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…

Rights As Luxuries

Rights as luxuries

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…

The Polls Are A Battlefield

The polls are a battlefield

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…

Draft law of National Tax Tribunal – I

"...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…

Baba And The Bazaar

Baba and the bazaar

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…

Some Much-needed Tax Reforms

Some much-needed tax reforms

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 messiah complex

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…

A Fair Trial

A fair trial

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…

Accountability And Democracy Must Go Together

Accountability and democracy must go together

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…

Constitutional Order At War With Itself

Constitutional order at war with itself

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…