Tag: Supreme Court of Pakistan

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday accepted the verbal excuse of Sindh Chief Secretary Raja Muhammad Abbas for not complying with the apex...

PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Thursday directed party workers to continue their protest until the implementation of the judgments of the Supreme Court of...

PML-N President Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, petitioner in the memo case, has requested the Supreme Court of Pakistan to fix the case hearing after April...

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday ordered the provincial government to immediately send back the officers working on deputation in different government departments...

Can the court rein in the spooks? Every once in a while, during the course of a nation’s journey of self-discovery, a clear and present...

It wasn’t easy. it wasn’t easy at all. I think I should say this merely to remind people that Bhutto sb’s constitutional government lasted for...

Too much? The most challenging task in democracy is to balance rights and rightful role on the one hand and obligations and societal good on...

Haqqani leaves Will the furies have no mercy on the champions of doom and gloom in the country? Will the national addiction to drama -...

The mess that is civil-military relations The prime minister of late has developed a penchant for first making statements critical of the military establishment and...

Not too bad, as expected Aitzaz Ahsan being in his element wouldn't have sprung any surprises. After all, the senior lawyer is defending his third...

Legal, not political There is an expression, peculiar to American sports, regarding powerhouse players: give him the ball and get out of the way. With...

It’s wearing a judicial wig and an army uniform Overdose of speculation lead to ‘Great Expectations’ the last maddening week. With uncertainty and speculation rife,...

Ignoring the external context for our internal turmoil In the last few days, a number of scenarios are being discussed in the media that could...

Cracking this nutcracker The PPP-led coalition is in all kinds of trouble, some of its own making. In a nutcracker situation, it is facing the...

The government’s tribulations It is three fronts that the government faces today. First, the military, whose sabre-rattling, never too subtle at the best of times,...

Statesmanship not brinkmanship As Pakistan's power titans, the government, the army and the judiciary, seemingly come to blows, it is now free for all. Political...

Situation heating up Here we Pakistanis go again! This terrible habit of cooking on high fires with mega spoonfuls of oil to produce and eat...