Wages of religiosity
Again and again, as we accumulate our wounds, we get notifications that we have obstinately been rejecting. And what is it that flashes on the dark horizon like a bolt…
The next 22 months
ANY government would feel overwhelmed by the challenges it expects to face in the remaining 22 months of its 60-month term but more so in the case of the current…
Substance and sentiment
The Supreme Court, by a majority decision of six to four, has overturned its own former judgement which had ordered the FBR to conduct an enquiry into three foreign properties…
Imran’s loss of authority
If there were dreams to sell, as the poet mused, what would you buy? Well, what we have on offer are more like nightmares. But, yes, we still have a…
Asking questions
THE recent dissenting note of Justice Qazi Faez Isa has given the public a sneak peek into the internal workings of the apex court, whereas the lawyers’ recent attack on…
Undoing of PTI legal eagles
THE recent humiliation suffered by the PTI government in the courts has led some observers to ask if the legal eagles of the present era lack the genius of the…
The media and its messages
There was a touch of drama in that episode that deserves a footnote in the history of Pakistan’s struggle for democratic survival. And the issue it highlighted, though familiar and…
Must women be dependent?
OVER a month ago, the Supreme Court passed an order on a petition filed by Justice Qazi Faez Isa challenging an inquiry against him motivated by his failure to disclose…
Connecting the dots
POLITICAL punditry is becoming increasingly hazardous as it is virtually impossible to keep track of developments, let alone the undercurrents and the players driving them. The best that is possible…
Equitable decisions
“Two things awe me most, the starry sky above me and the moral law within me” — Immanuel Kant MORALITY and the law have never been more closely linked than…
