Ehsanullah and our crisis of education on May 3, 2017Liaqat Ali alias Ehsanullah Ehsan’s recent confessional statement made headlines for the now clichéd reference to foreign sponsorship of Pakistan-based terrorist outfits. Linked to this were details about the nature of the right-wing militancy we confront today and the state institutions we rely upon to fight it. For instance, Liaqat Ali said he was a […]
Trampling the parliaments sovereignty on April 13, 2017 Recently, the Pakistani parliament passed the 23rd constitutional amendment to re-establish military courts with the authority to hold trials and punish those responsible for terrorism in the country. Soon after these courts were initiated in 2015, their establishment was challenged before the Supreme Court (SC). The legal battle that ensued between the counsel for […]
Article 19 and our ability to speak on March 24, 2017For several days now, the Ministry of Interior has been running an advertisement on electronic media about our fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression enshrined in Article 19 of the constitution. Unsurprisingly, the ad reminds the public that their right to free speech is not unconditional and is subject to [reasonable] restrictions imposed […]