یہ کہانی سات جون 1981 کو شروع ہوئی لیکن ہمیں اسے ذراسا پیچھے سے شروع کرنا ہو گا‘ 1980 کی دہائی میں عراق اسلامی دنیا کا طاقتور ترین ملک تھا‘ اس کے پاس فوج تھی‘ تیل کا پیسہ تھا اور دنیا اس کے ساتھ تھی‘ عراقی حکمران ہر لحاظ سے عراق کو ناقابل تسخیر بنانا […]
The Lahore High Court has ruled that under Islamic law, a marriage contracted after attaining puberty is valid, even if the individual is below the age set in the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929. Justice Tariq Mahmood Bajwa delivered the ruling while dismissing a petition filed by a father seeking to recover his 15-year-old daughter. […]
Enforcement gap refers to the inconsistency between established rules and principles and their actual realisation, leading to the situation where recognised rights and standards are violated. Pakistan’s constitutional framework guarantees a strong foundation for human rights, including the Right to life (Article 9), Dignity (Article 14) and Equality (Article 25) in Chapter I Part II […]
My recent article in the Tribune Sunday magazine titled “Pak-Saudi defence pact: and old brotherhood for a dangerous age” evokes important questions by readers, concerning nature of the agreement, nuclear-sharing and security guarantees, likelihood of both countries getting entangled in each other’s wars, possible reaction by the US and Europe, deterrent value of the agreement, […]
By 2040, Pakistan is projected to be among the most water-stressed countries in the world. The river Indus, which supplies more than 240 million inhabitants, is experiencing great pressure due to the growing demand, receding glaciers as well as unpredictable monsoons. This has motivated a fierce debate: should Pakistan double down on mega-dams, or pivot […]
For decades, Karachi’s citizens have been forced to live under the shadow of an exploitative water economy – one controlled not by the state, but by illegal mafias. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah’s latest promises of “zero tolerance” towards illegal hydrants and tanker operators sound reassuring, but they are far from new. Hydrant […]