Law of binding precedents – II
Binding principles for high courts: Under Article 201 of Constitution subject to Article 189 any decision of High Court shall, to the extent that it decides a question of law or…
Proposed SBP law under the spotlight
To some commentators, the proposed reinforcement of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) powers appears to be appropriate; to others, it gives the SBP unbridled power over the economy, outside the…
More than law
The Pandora Papers come as Kenya is engaged in a discussion about wealth declaration laws prompted by the government’s public outing of the riches belonging to Kenyatta’s deputy, William Ruto…
The lawfare trap
We all know how nations conquer. Yes, though war – which conjures up images of machine gun fire, tanks, fighter jets, exploding bombs and devastated cities. Would you not be…
More supreme than the law?
The judiciary is the guardian of rule of law, and that is why people have tremendous faith in it and a legitimate expectation that, when deciding its own affairs with…
What is the domestic violence law?
The opposition to the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill 2021 exposes both the societal paradox that violence in one form or another is necessary to sustain our family structure,…
Our flawed attitude
MUSLIMS throughout the world profess their faith through verbal declaration of the unity of God and the prophethood of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH). The message brought by the latter has become…
Making Arabic compulsory
IN every school of Islamabad every child shall henceforth be compelled to study the Arabic language from Grade 1 to Grade 5. Thereafter he or she shall learn Arabic grammar…
A flawed system
IT is not for the first time that the Senate elections have generated such intense debate over their transparency. But the issue had never hit such a low before. The…
Rape and the law
In a previous column (‘Reform the System’, Sep 18) on these pages, I had stated that severity of punishment alone does not stop criminals from committing sexual crimes; the real…
