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Recent articles from the archives

Dispensation of Justice is the Main Pillar of Democracy

Ikramul Haq Nov 23, 2007

The three constitutions, framed in Pakistan, proved to be just pieces of paper; their sanctity frequently violated by the men with guns, and by those who authored and approved these documents.

Emergency:What Lies Ahead For Pakistan?

ijaz gul Nov 3, 2007

The politic body, already decimated, raped and largely turned into a mob of opportunist has yet again been put on the dissecting table for surgical procedure by butchers.

A Sad Day for Pakistan

naeem sadiq Sep 28, 2007

September 28, 2007 was a sad day for every citizen who hoped that the courts may finally bury the doctrine of necessity.

Section 144: Ban on public gatherings

almas almass Jun 12, 2007

The section 144 has its roots in British constitution of 1938. British needed it to secure their imperialistic interests. The question is whose imperialistic needs it is serving now?

Saving Pakistan with the Constitution

Rozaiba Sep 5, 2006

When the regime breaks the citizen’s contract with its people – that of the Constitution – do the citizens have every right to break away from the state?

Pakistan’s Territorial Integrity: Lessons from American Democracy

Athar Osama Jan 7, 2006

Kalabagh Dam issue divides us today. Pakistanis can take a leaf from the USA.What was true of American states in the 1770s and 80s is true for Pakistani provinces today. We must hang together or else we would hang separately

Rape Of the Constitution

abdul naeem Oct 17, 2004

The very people who have sworn to protect the constitution have repeatedly raped it

Why Pakistan?

Mateen Mahmood Mohajir May 18, 2001

why should we persist in our self-flagellation?

Pakistan: A Failed State?

Bilal Ahmad Feb 4, 2000

If Sethi’s diagnosis has some merit, Pakistan is a potentially failed state.

Jinnah, My Hero

Godot Jan 18, 1999

Jinnah, the fragile man with an iron will.

The Man Who Stooped to Conquer

Mehdi Hasan Sep 8, 1998

And he did it all with a smile

Christians of Pakistan

Asim Hayat Feb 22, 1998

The constitution defines Pakistan as an Islamic nation and guarantees freedom to all other religion. Are we doing justice in implementing this all important social tolerance act?

Women’s Rights in Pakistan

Wasiq Bokhari Dec 19, 1997

... and by the time we are old enough to understand and question, the standards by which we judge have already been defined in our minds...

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