Urban development in Pakistan’s capital is about more than buildings and roads – it mirrors deeper social dynamics of power, equity, and justice. The recently enacted Capital Development Authority (CDA) Amendment Bill…
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As the year approaches its end, Pakistan’s judicial system stands divided, subdued and eroded by uncertainty and confusion. Thousands of litigants whose cases await decisions are shuttling between courts, as there are…
Read MoreWe live in an age where tragedy is no longer distant. It is livestreamed, refreshed every few seconds, and placed between a cooking reel and a meme. And with every swipe, we…
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Around the world, democracy is not always overthrown with tanks in the streets or soldiers at the gates of parliament. Increasingly, it is undone more quietly through paperwork, parliamentary votes, and carefully…
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Over the course of my life, I’ve signed a lot of things. Checks, credit card receipts, forms, documents, you name it. And that’s not including all the school slips I forged my mother’s signature…
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The news of the proposed transfer of several Lahore High Court judges has left many of us unsettled in a way that is difficult to articulate. For those who have observed these…
Read MoreConstitutions in Pakistan rarely die in flames. They survive the heat, only to be quietly rewritten by those who once swore to protect them. The 27th constitutional amendment keeps the book unburned,…
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The language of physical illness is plain and honest; the language of mental illness is the language of shame. Considering this phenomenon, a profound question arises: Why is it easier to talk openly…
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In the male-dominated corridors of law, I expected resistance, but not from the women. When I began practising as a lawyer in Multan, I was prepared for the familiar skepticism that women…
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In the male-dominated corridors of law, I expected resistance, but not from the women. When I began practising as a lawyer in Multan, I was prepared for the familiar skepticism that women…
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