Karakorum Highway… Or Killerway?
This 1300 km long highway connects the north of Pakistan (Gilgit Baltistan) with Pakistan. With the construction of this highway ...
Monday, March 20, 2023
Tag: legislation
Current Govt’s Legislation Lacks Legitimacy: CJ Bandial
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard the appeal filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan against the National Accountability ...
Will We Have Our Glorious Revolution?
The year 1688 was a significant one in England’s history. James II (1685-1688) was the King of England, Ireland and ...
Let’s Call It Out: Mobile Phones And The Subsidy Conundrum
Pakistan is one of the growing markets for cellular phone users, with an annual market of 45 million users. According ...
UN Concerned At Rise In Forced Conversions, Child Marriages In Pakistan
United Nations human rights rapporteurs have expressed outrage at the reported rise in abductions, forced marriages, and conversions of underage ...
How Murderers Still Escape: Dissecting Pakistani Legislation On Honour Killings
Honour killings regretfully remain a fact all over the world. This is the case not only in third-world countries, but also ...
Unacknowledged Violence: Dowry, A Form Of Abuse
The apparently beautiful and benign tradition of dowry tied with lavish weddings is undoubtedly, one of the most misconstrued, marginalised ...
Supreme Court’s Verdict On The Presidential Reference: Interpretation Or Amendment?
The Supreme Court has recently issued its detailed reasons for its opinion on the Presidential Reference regarding defections. Justice Munib Akhter, ...
Can Judges Create Law ?
Ever since the US Supreme Court in Dobbs vs Jackson Womens Health Organisation reversed its 1973 verdict in Roe vs ...
Can Pakistan Move Towards Data-Driven Policies?
The advent of new data technologies is undoubtedly transforming the world. Realising the massive potential embedded within these technologies, 21st ...
Plight Of Women: Lack Of Political Will Leaves Half Our Population Suffering
When a video emerged on Twitter that featured a girl—a medical student from Faisalabad— being tortured, beaten, harassed and sexually ...
Govt Urged To Legislate Against Torture
The Justice Project Pakistan (JPP) has urged the government to enact comprehensive legislation criminalising torture. The speakers at a recent ...
Cyber Crime Laws And Prosecution In Pakistan: The Current Situation
In the era of technology, cyber-crimes are increasing on a day-to-day basis and have rapidly caught the attention of state ...
The Essence Of Pakistan’s Parent Protection Legislation
It is not a mere statement of law but rather a statement of fact that parents are the real reason ...
Govt Forces Another Set Of Laws Through The Senate
In a continuation of the precedent it set on Wednesday, the government on Friday passed four bills in the upper ...
Govt Removes Castration Clause In Anti-Rape Bill After CII Terms Punishment ‘UnIslamic’
The government has withdrawn the clause pertaining to castration of rapists from the Anti-Rape law passed in the joint sitting ...
Agreement With The IMF Remains Elusive; New Details Emerge Of Bypassed Legislative Procedures For SBP Bill 2021
A legislative process which was bypassed for the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Amendment Bill has placed yet more question ...
PPP Rejoining PDM? Bilawal Meets Fazlur Rehman To Devise Joint Strategy Against Govt
In what appears to be an effort to ease strain in ties, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and ...
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Shaukat Siddiqui At 100: The Fire-Breathing Musician
Shaukat Siddiqui was a great novelist. He was...
Pakistan-IMF Deal: Concerns Of A Potential Default Resurface
Pakistan is struggling to avoid a default. The...