We, ‘those’ people
Now I’m told that this ugly executive-judiciary fight threatens to unravel the sacrosanct “balance between institutions” and even violate my rights. I’m counting myself as a typical mind-your-own-business Pakistani, of…
At war with itself
IT has gone beyond polemics. The internal fracas has split the country’s top judiciary. While tensions had been simmering for a long time, the latest presidential ordinance amending the Supreme Court Practice…
October status quo shake-up?
OCTOBER, it seems, will see decisive moves in both the Middle East conflict and in Pakistani politics, and the next 25 days may well determine the shape of things to…
We need an FCC
The establishment of civilian supremacy and an effective Dispute Resolution Forum (DRF) between the provinces and the federal government has been neglected since August 1947. Major political parties, in particular…
Judicial chaos
WHEN a society and its institutions cannot agree on basic rules, it signifies a breakdown that requires serious introspection. A simple issue which is clearly dealt with in a written…
We need unions
THE ticking time bomb that is Pakistan’s young and increasingly rudderless population is begging for our attention. This was underlined in sensational and violent fashion this past week at the…
Travelling in Wonderland
WHEN Justice Gulzar became chief justice of Pakistan (CJP), certain people were worried. He had begun to take notice of the illegal method by which cantonment land no longer required for military…
Women & militancy
THE ‘war on terror’ radically transformed the affected countries. Religious, sectarian and ethnic conflicts led to the collapse of social cohesion. In conflicts, women suffer the most, directly and indirectly.…
Supremely fractured
ON a cold morning in January 2018, four senior judges of India’s supreme court mounted a revolt against their chief justice. Addressing a press conference, the dissident judges lamented the…
Something’s gotta give
A FAMILY of four spent two months in the dark earlier this year in the small portion they rented. A husband, wife and two children, in Islamabad, spent these two…
