Hoodwinking Dar – I
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has managed to hoodwink the government of Nawaz Sharif by including in the Finance Act 2013 a number of unconstitutional provisions - in many…
Don’t resume hanging
Among the first acts of the new rulers is their reported decision to roll back one of the most ennobling policies of the previous government — the moratorium on execution…
A peoples’ quest for peace: Part – II
In 2010, the Jang Media Group in Pakistan and the Times of India Group in India launched the ‘Aman ki Asha’ (Hope for Peace) campaign. On January 1, 2010 the…
Justice denied to justice buried
The Supreme Court of Pakistan during the last many days has dismissed a large number of leaves to appeal, mainly filed by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). It has…
Chief justice’s challenges
“Great judges succeed most when they are praised not so much for the legal soundness of their work, but for the sit-up-and-take-notice boldness of their interventions”. — Allan Hutchinson, author “ASIF,…
The path less travelled
THIS is the story of two men, of whom only one wanted to take the path less travelled. One was interested in ‘public welfare’, including building a dam, and months…
India’s occupation agenda
The ongoing human rights violations in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IIOJK) and the aggressive posture of the Indian military along the Line of Control (LoC) have become a glaring testament to India’s…
New Charter of Democracy
Pakistan is a multi-ethnic country created as a result of a democratic process. It can only prosper if it is a robust constitutional democracy. It is clear as daylight to…
Is this bar leadership or a boys’ club?
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg once famously remarked, “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time”. In Pakistan, those steps aren’t just obstructed but actively cemented…
A hollow victory
After much huffing and puffing during the last few days if not weeks, the government has finally managed to get the 26th Amendment to the Constitution passed by both houses…
