As we get closer to the 2018 general elections, the political atmosphere in Pakistan seems to get more exhilarating. The country’s three most powerful houses; House of Sharif, Insafians and Jayala’s are in a marathon to conquer the Iron throne and take the office of Prime Minister. This tourney will be full of surprises, and […]
Penumbra of uncertainty
The recent judicial activism being displayed by the apex court in Pakistan is much cherished; yet it comes with an exorbitant price of uncertainty and unpredictability due to ignorance of Stare decisis (to stand by things decided). It is without denying that judicial law making is a task entrusted to judicial officers in common law […]
Is Pakistan a juristocracy?
Pakistan has been facing a number of dilemmas ever since it got independence, , the state has been suffering oscillating between military regimes and fragile democracies in which the corrupt elite looted and plundered the developing nation. People have suffered under both authoritarian and so-called democratic regimes. Though the constitution of 1973 clearly echoes with […]