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Courting The Law |
Pakistan has never lacked sporting talent. From Olympic medalists and squash champions to internationally recognized cricketers and mountaineers, the...
“It is established law that the legislature has the plenary power to enact laws with retrospective and prospective effect subject to such laws not...
Pakistan is facing a significant judicial crisis due to the enormous backlog of cases pending in its courts. Currently, there are approximately 2.3...
For nearly a decade, Pakistan’s legal position on cryptocurrencies and digital assets was marked by ambiguity. Traders, investors, and exchanges...
There are times when a nation faces a constitutional crisis. Unfortunately, this term has become a synonym for any situation involving conflict, so...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative technology influencing key sectors such as healthcare, finance, law enforcement, and...
Cultural heritage enjoys a special status and protection under International Humanitarian Law (IHL). It is recognized not merely as civilian property,...
In Arshad alias Billu v. State, the Supreme Court of Pakistan directed all Inspectors General of Police to ensure that no derogatory or discriminatory...
The practice of offloading airline passengers at Pakistani airports ignites a debate all around the country and people have started questioning its...
The Honourable Ms. Justice Ayesha A. Malik has held that delays caused by the employer cannot be used as an excuse to deny or delay an […] The post...
The only aftermath of Twenty-Seventh constitutional amendment happens to be the re-emergence of the debate surrounding the scope of parliament’s...
In its recent advisory opinion on States’ obligations in relation to climate change, the ICJ addressed several important dimensions of international...
After the 18th Amendment[1] to the Constitution[2], goods are taxed by the federal legislature, and the services by the provinces[3]. There is no...
The Competition Law in South Asia: A Policy of Diffusion and Transfer is the first book of its kind in Pakistan on this subject. It is […] The post...
The precautionary principle is often underemphasized in discussions of international environmental law, but this principle is important as it shifts...
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a vital component of professional life worldwide. In almost every profession, such as medicine,...
The case Mubashir Iqbal Zafar v. Ministry of Defence, through its secretary, was recently decided by the Honorable Ms. Justice Ayesha A. Malik...
Earlier this year, the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) came to a close. Just by this, you can...
The Islamabad High Court’s recent judgment, addressing the hazardous and degrading working conditions of sewerage laborers, represents a significant...
The National Commission for Minorities’ Rights Bill 2025 represents a landmark step in Pakistan’s legislative response to the protection of...
The comparison between the 18th Amendment and the later 26th–27th Amendments becomes even sharper when examined through the lens of...
Justice Ali Baqar Najafi’s additional note in the Noor Muqaddam judgment – where he frames an unimaginably brutal murder as a warning against...
The debate over the “Basic Structure” of the Constitution of Pakistan resurfaces after every major constitutional amendment. The theory suggests...
Introduction: Late Justice Antonin Scalia of the United States Supreme Court was a curmudgeonly textualist. So hardwired was he to his philosophy of...
Islamabad, October 27, 2025 – The National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) proudly unveiled its flagship publication, “Navigating Legal...
Women constitute more than half of the population of Pakistan. However, they seldom get financial freedom due to the patriarchal nature of the society...
The public relationship with artificial intelligence is becoming deeply personal. When OpenAI’s GPT-4o was briefly taken offline, users did not...
INTRODUCTION Due to the application of Hans Kelsen’s theory in a foundational constitutional case in Pakistan, he is not offered charitable reviews...
Artificial intelligence (AI) covers technologies such as machine learning, generative models, automated decision-making, and facial recognition. AI...
In Pakistan, the courts have a severe backlog of more than 2.3 million cases, while there are only approximately 4,300 judges to handle them. For...
Artificial intelligence (AI) covers technologies such as machine learning, generative models, automated decision-making, and facial recognition. AI...
In Pakistan’s firearms scheme, the phrase “prohibited bore” denotes automatic rifles, sub-machine guns, and similar high-calibre weapons whose...
The story of Singapore is spectacular. In one generation, it became immensely rich. As Lee Kuan Yew, the Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to...
In a landmark decision that can bring a breakthrough to South Asian water diplomacy, an international arbitration tribunal has categorically denied...
The month of August 2025 saw major political upheavals. First came the Alaska Summit, where President Trump met President Putin. Days later, in the...
The classroom is no longer an analogue haven. At a time when generative AI can write essays, summarise case law, and imitate legal reasoning with...
It was in April 2025, inside the Supreme Court, that Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah wrote into Pakistan’s judicial record a sentence that may echo...
The Supreme Court’s (SC) recent review decision on the matter of reserved seats is as controversial as it is consequential. The decision declared...
Within Pakistan’s family justice framework, this article critically examines the emotional and psychological effects of denying non-custodial...
Part Two of the Constitution of Bangladesh, titled “Fundamental Principles of State Policy,” outlines guiding directives for governance. These...
It was never just about maps. In 2018, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a milestone many called overdue. FATA...
The jurisdiction of a civil court in Pakistan is a foundational but unfortunately misunderstood area of law. While the Civil Procedure Code (CPC),...
In the rush to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into legal education, an inconvenient truth has remained largely unspoken: the AI revolution is...
On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its long-awaited advisory opinion on the obligations of states in relation to...
The speedy enactment of the Prevention of Electronic Crime (Amendment) Act 2025 from the Parliament of Pakistan 2025 unfolded many tales. This Act, in...
They say the law is no respecter of persons, but in matters of family, it often takes sides- quietly, consistently, and without ever quite saying so....
On the morning of August 15, 2021, many woke up to scenes of terror and devastation flowing out of Kabul. As the Taliban retook control of […] The...
The war might have stopped in a ceasefire, but its tremors continue shaking off the regional order. The unprovoked attack by Israel on the nuclear...
The rise of platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube has transformed content creation, with short videos, memes, and music-driven clips forming...
In the quiet corners of family courts, louder than the gavel, rises the cry of a child, caught between parents who once loved and now battle. Custody...