The 2024 QUAD Summit By: Syed Atiq ul Hassan on September 26, 2024India, still a developing nation, has yet to match the defence and economic strength of countries like the United States, Japan, and Australia. Despite this, India is part of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), which positions it alongside these global powers. The QUAD, initiated in 2007 by Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was designed […]
Destructive Fallacies in Baluchistan By: Sikandar Noorani on September 26, 2024Surging terrorism in Balochistan needs to be analyzed in the correct context. Growing concerns about the evolving security challenges are not misplaced but a miscalculated response would be damaging on many accounts. In the past, comrades of different brands tried to lure in the Baluch youth towards ill-conceived revolutions. Since 1877, the British government managed […]
Reforming Criminal Justice System By: Sajjad Ahmed Rustamani on September 26, 2024The saying goes, “justice delayed is justice denied.” This phrase holds significant importance in the context of Pakistan’s criminal justice system, where outdated laws and procedures continue to hinder the delivery of timely justice. Despite the country’s independence from British colonial rule over seven decades ago, many archaic laws and procedures remain in place, causing […]
Nexus Between Development and Justice By: Malik Muhammad Ashraf on September 26, 2024The judiciary is considered the most sanctimonious institution due to its pivotal role in erecting the edifice of the state. In regards to dispensation of justice there is a proverb “Justice is Blind.” This expression means that justice is impartial and objective. This proverb is usually used when talking about a legal court and refers […]
Restoring Democratic Integrity By: Riaz Missen on September 25, 2024The recent Supreme Court (SC) detailed verdict, concerning the allocation of reserved seats to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), marks a pivotal moment in the country’s democratic evolution. The ruling came in response to the government’s legislative manoeuvring aimed at marginalizing the opposition, as well as the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) refusal to allot reserved […]
Is the KPK Government Failing Its People? By: Kamal Mustafa on September 25, 2024The state of law and order in KPK has become a metaphor for the breakdown of governance. From tribal clashes in Kurram to violent attacks in Malam Jabba, where a police officer tragically lost his life in an IED explosion, KPK is being torn apart by instability. The provincial police, once a robust institution, now […]
Escaping a Terrorism Crisis By: Dr Tehmina Aslam Ranjha on September 25, 2024On September 22, Pakistan was lucky to have escaped a major terrorism crisis, when the police van escorting the convoy of foreign diplomats bore the brunt of a bomb blast on Malam Jabba Road in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). The van transporting diplomats from eleven countries escaped unhurt. Reportedly, foreign dignitaries from Indonesia, Portugal, Kazakhstan, […]
Unveiling the Imran Khan-Israel Link By: Umme Haniya on September 25, 2024In a recent article published by the Jerusalem Post, explosive revelations have come to light regarding the alleged links between Imran Khan, the current Prime Minister of Pakistan, and the state of Israel. In retrospect, it served as another piece to solve the jigsaw puzzle laid by the bombshell claims in Times of Israel. According […]
The Brutality of State Organs By: M Alam Brohi on September 24, 2024In civilized societies, every institution performs within its constitutional bounds. The constitutionally and legally determined jurisdictions of state organs within federal or state structures are sacrosanct and do not brook any contravention or intervention. These societies have developed unwritten norms, which are unfailingly followed by state employees and the public in letter and spirit. The […]
Power of Reading By: Dr. Zia Ahmed on September 24, 2024The recent announcement of the higher education department Punjab to establish reading corners in the libraries of the college is a highly laudable and much-needed act and is being widely appreciated because Reading, the famous philosopher Bacon claims that “makes a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man”. The significance of […]