Reforming the Civil Services of Pakistan s on February 22, 2015Sir: In any civilised country, a judge who refuses to grant bail to an accused person in a bailable offence case would be suspected of discrimination against the accused. He would immediately be suspended, an enquiry would be held and, after being found culpable, he would be dismissed from service (and perhaps sentenced to a […]
Democracy and moral principles on February 21, 2015Sir: “It is difficult to see how democracy, which is based on the principle of the will of the majority of citizens, establishes the validity of principles and moral values, without being supported by the convictions of the majority, and without entering or imposing a dogmatism that is essentially strange to democracy as a form […]
Afghanistan Government on February 19, 2015There is a direct association between different countries’ levels of development and the importance they attach to women’s rights. It is impossible to speak of civilisation in a society in which women are not valued, and the collapse of such a country is inevitable. With its recent past and present day position, Afghanistan is a […]