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…
Rule of law as ‘blackmail’
Literature on the justice system in Pakistan states that litigants often use delay as a strategy in their court cases to impose costs on the opposing parties. Basically, rule of…
Rule of law or men?
Back in September 2016, I used this title to celebrate the Supreme Court’s decision in the matter of Mustafa Impex, which for me affirmed that “rule of men is a…
Internet policymaking
MUCH of 2020 has been marred by uncertainty regarding the state of social media in Pakistan. With surprise new rules in the absence of consultation or transparency, blanket bans on…
Hope for rule of law
THE difference couldn’t have been starker. In his address to the Gujranwala rally, Nawaz Sharif spent the first few minutes asking his supporters how they were doing. Did they have…
Making a super city
The rise of empires and nations throughout history has followed the rise of their cities. The cities became cultural, economic, political and social centers attracting citizens, ideas, inventions which reinforced…
Fix the flaws
We are shocked, angry and emotional at the brutal gang-rape of a woman on the motorway link road in Lahore. Women-led protests took place in all the major cities of…
A flawed system of governance
A Muslim majority state was envisaged by its founder Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah to ensure conducive conditions for the Muslims of British-India for socio-economic, cultural and religious development. Pakistan geographically…
Making sense of China
Recent events such as a new security law for Hong Kong, a border dispute with India, an ongoing trade war with the US, and a possible China-Iran strategic partnership have…
