Tag: Supreme Court

But does it appear to be the same? This is Pakistan’s season of justice. And whatever else one may say about the ongoing cat and...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan has said the government is using every tactic to hide the theft of corrupt people. Talking to reporters on...

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,...

Why defy the SC? The PPP must have realised by now that the MQM and PML(Q) had joined the coalition to share power and not...

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...

According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan 62% say the Supreme Court is not overstepping its mandate. A sample...

Once more into the breach dear friends... Are we condemned, then, to repeat history? Does the current gathering storm contain within it an all too...

National security and democracy National security is integral to any state system. Internal and external dimensions of national security are assigned an important place in...

Waiting for the (in)glorious comeback It has been more than three years since Musharraf left the country, but it’s on the announcement of his return...

The Supreme Court’s short judgment has surprised all. The petitioners could neither prove any violation of fundamental rights as their petition claimed, nor could...

Not ideal given the turmoil The defiant note struck at the PPP’s core committee meeting is likely to jack up confrontation between the executive and...

Many a slip between the lip and the cup The PPP core committee jointly chaired by the president and the prime minister has ostensibly struck...

Enough is enough’ appears to be the mood of the judges on the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) issue as the Supreme Court on Tuesday...

It must have badly hurt the lawyers’ community when Asma Jahangir, the counsel for Hussain Haqqani, expressed no trust in the Supreme Court as...

Asma speaks her mind She was never known for mincing any words and it appears Asma Jehangir is not about to start any time soon....

On the competence of the electorate If an elected person or group of persons proves disappointing one can only blame oneself, as with marriage to...

Will it live to see another year? 2011 came to an end leaving behind the crisis that may continue to haunt the nation in the...