Is parliament really powerful?
Democratic governments, by definition, are answerable and accountable to Parliament, which in turn is elected by the people. How can a government that is accountable or answerable to any other…
Two wrongs don’t make a right
“Nothing happens in a vacuum” as the saying goes. Much ink has been spilled discussing the Constitution (Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Act, 2024. Per its critics, the Twenty-Sixth Amendment has delivered a…
Who desecrates, who sanctifies?
IF there was one thing absolutely clear in the 2019 Babri Masjid judgement by India’s supreme court, it was the conclusion by the five-member bench of the absence of any…
Interpreting the law
A false impression prevails in our society that the judiciary is defined by the administrative capabilities of the respective chief justices of the high courts and the Supreme Court, as…
What is Pakistan’s leverage?
Pakistan’s latest attempt to court Washington carries a new sales pitch. Islamabad is not offering supply routes, intelligence packages or a renewed promise to fight terrorism. In 2025, the commodity…
That one dream, that one step
It is said that the distance between dreams and reality should never become insurmountable. Each should live in the protection of the other. However, if the distance separating them exceeds…
Human greed and Pakistan
Perhaps the caption might startle the reader! An obvious question that would immediately seize you for an answer is on what exactly is the co- relationship between a human trait and…
Judge Hercules
It is practically impossible to apply the law with complete homogeneity. In all jurisdictions, dichotomy subsists. To resolve such contradictions, Professor Ronald Dworkin in the 1970s conceived the concept of…
Point of no return
Every day brings new indictments for Israel. The early accusations of genocide by South Africa are now quickly becoming an accepted legal definition among international bodies and governments alike. The…
Three years, three uprisings
THE last three years have seen three separate regimes in our region fall like dominoes before a popular uprising. Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s regime in Sri Lanka fell in July 2022, when mobs enraged…
