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An Opportunity for States

Estimated read time 5 min read
January 17, 2026

The withdrawal of the US from 66 international organisations has not been noticed enough given the focus on President Donald Trump forcibly arresting the Venezuelan president, claiming to govern his country and…

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CDA Amendment Bill 2025: Can Islamabad’s Urban Growth Serve Its People?

Estimated read time 3 min read
January 3, 2026

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…

At the Apex of Confusion

Estimated read time 7 min read
December 15, 2025

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…

Estimated read time 4 min read
December 5, 2025

We 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…

The Age of Constitutional Manipulation

Estimated read time 6 min read
December 4, 2025

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…

Do You Really Know What You’re Signing? The Rights You Must Claim in Your Nikah Nama

Estimated read time 11 min read
November 20, 2025

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 Silent Erosion of Judicial Excellence – Is the Wrong Example Being Set!

Estimated read time 6 min read
November 17, 2025

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…

Estimated read time 6 min read
November 15, 2025

Constitutions 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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Breaking the Cage: Why Fear Makes Mental Illness a Silent Epidemic!

Estimated read time 6 min read
November 8, 2025

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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The Sisterhood That Never Was: When Women Don’t Support Women in Law

Estimated read time 6 min read
November 5, 2025

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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