The Nation, Islamabad Friday, December 30, 2011 PART-I The Supreme Court of Pakistan has commenced regular hearing of nine Constitution Petitions seeking its indulgence to Constitute a commission to investigate into the Memo allegedly communicated to Admiral Mike Mullen on behalf of a Senior Washington—based Pakistani diplomat who was acting on behalf of his “Boss”….
The News International Sunday, December 18, 2011 On the evening of 16th of December, 2011, which marks the 40th year of bifurcation of the state of Pakistan and emergence of Bangladesh as an independent country comprising Pakistan’s territories of East Pakistan, a three hours long meeting is announced by the PM House which has taken…
The Nation, Islamabad Friday, December 16, 2011 On Monday the 12th of December, 2011 an eleven-member Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court has issued notice to Nawabzada Ahmed Raza Khan Qasuri, as a complainant in the murder case of his father Nawab Mohammad Ahmed Khan wherein former Prime Minister of Pakistan and one of the…
The Nation, Islamabad Friday, December, 9, 2011 U.S. lead NATO strikes on Salala Check-Post on 26th November 2011 was an act of naked aggression against the sovereignty and integrity of Pakistan, who is an ally against war on terror. The invading forces presence in Afghanistan was mandated by the United Nations Security Council (U.N.S.C) Resolution…
The Nation Friday, December 2, 2011 “The executive arm of the State is elected to represent the will of the people and if such institution starts taking pride in avoiding the court verdicts, as an act of heroism, then why would a common man abide by law, respect the court’s judgments or command of Parliament…
Mohammad Akram Sheikh Friday, November 25, 2011 The outcome of the Haqqani Memorandum of 10th of May has travelled far beyond its intended destination. While the Ambassador Hussain Haqqani had to be summoned to appear for a probe before the Trioka and answer their questions, one of the most outstanding features of this episode was…
The News International Friday, April 8, 2011 PART – 2 In our neighboring country India, which has similar constitutional and legal provisions like ours, the Supreme Court exercises a jurisdiction known as curative jurisdiction, after all the remedies including review are exhausted to address this issue of wrongful conviction. A curative petition is required to…
The News International Thursday, April 07, 2011 PART – 1 On the eve of the 32nd death anniversary of Late Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on 4th April 2011, the PPP government, at the initiative of President Asif Ali Zardari, decided to send a reference under Article 186 of the Constitution of Pakistan to the Supreme Court…
The News International December 4, 2010 Let us never forget that terrorism at its heart, at its evil heart, is a psychological war. It endeavours to break the spirit and the resolve of those it attacks by creating a lose-lose situation. Norm Coleman I find myself greatly privileged to have been given an opportunity to…
The News International Friday, November 12, 2010 Following is the continuation of the article published on Nov 11, 2010, issue of The News. ii See, e.g., Alec Stone Sweet, “Why Europe Rejected American Judicial Review and why it may not Matter,” JSTOR: Michigan Law Review, Vol. 101, No. 8 (Aug., 2003), pp. 2744-2780; Alessandro Pizzorusso,…
