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…
Hacks and spies
REPORTS of hacking of phones, social media accounts and messaging apps, and scams targeting bank accounts are becoming increasingly common. As technology becomes more sophisticated, so do the attempts to…
Quetta calling
AS of writing this, my city, the largest in the country, is seeing protest camps spring up in multiple locations (at least 11 as of last count) in solidarity with…
Greeks bearing gifts
The current debate on electoral reforms is an exercise in futility, as a glance at the history of elections in Pakistan would show. The present government has no genuine cause…
Unbridled paranoia
“FAR more critical and graver than the information procured” — that’s how Justice Mansoor Ali Shah describes in his dissenting note what he claims was the surveillance of Justice Qazi…
