Tag: Supreme Court

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...

Civilian, assert thyself. Or not. Gilani has gone back on his stand that the military leadership had violated the constitution and rules of business by...

The truth, the whole truth and anything but the truth We all want to see Mansoor Ejaz ride into the American sunset. But not yet. Reason: Wittingly...

Conciliation, not confrontation After several rounds of near head-on collisions with military institutions, the PPP-led government seems to have finally settled down for its pre-Memogate...

All roads, it seems, lead to the apex court After a torrid discussion with someone whose analytical excellence and intellect I hold in high esteem,...

To each their own turf When sharp differences between two respectable bodies – one comprising serving judges and the other retired ones – come out...

...and the cost of security A small lizard fell into my soup last night. As I jumped back the lizard with a huge effort flopped...

The quality of justice should not be strained With so much to say and such little space to say it in, best to KISS –...

Keeping calm and carrying on? PM Gilani’s appearance in the Supreme Court brought to light a number of important trends. First and foremost, the appearance...

A judgement is a judgement It is actually not that complicated. Are the judges always right? No. Should their judgements always be followed in letter...

Better sense prevails It was almost surreal to witness the prime minister appearing in person before a seven member special bench of the Supreme Court...

Rein in the rabble-rousers, please At the end of the first day of the Supreme Court hearing for the contempt notice issued to the prime...

Hurtling towards the inevitable The NRO implementation case before the Supreme Court may be crawling towards its end, but not without causing immense consternation among...

Let’s save the slogans for political rallies It seems there is no end to politics, intolerance and exaggerated reaction in Pakistan. Patience is in short...

The Supreme Court has issued contempt notice to PM Gilani for not writing letter to Swiss courts and constantly defying orders of the highest...

Moderation and restraint is the call of the day The threat of military takeover, discussed in the political circles on 11 January, has been averted,...

Everyone else should too Top leaders of Pakistan Army decided in a meeting last week that they would make no compromises on ‘national security’, and...