Comment

Disaster averted?

by Imtiaz Gul

Despite reservations, the PPP has accepted the Supreme Court's verdict that Yousaf Raza Gilani is no more prime minister; for now, the threat of direct confrontation or military intervention is over... read more

Analysis

Fallout from Arsalangate

by Khaled Ahmed

The PPP government was already in the dock for corruption. Arsalangate dragged some other entities into it: the army, the media, and the chief justice... read more

Insight

Justice must satisfy the appearance of justice

by Waris Husain

If the allegations against the chief justice's son are a conspiracy to malign Pakistan's Supreme Court, the judges must carefully consider how their actions in dealing with this threat will be perceived... read more

Opinion

Great responsibility

by Yasser Latif Hamdani

Instead of suo motu action on the allegations against Arsalan Iftikhar, the chief justice should have opted for suo sponte recusal from his son's legal matters... read more

In Memoriam

PPP loses a true warrior

by Shahzad Raza

Fauzia Wahab was a resolute fighter in her personal and political life; she faced formidable challenges, and she went down fighting... read more

Comment

Morality and justice in Pakistan

by Umair Javed

Viewed in the light of the middle class culture, religious references and moral proclamations in judgments by the Supreme Court contribute to its popularity... read more

Insight

Troubled waters

by Ramaswamy R Iyer

During a recent India-Pakistan Track II Dialogue held in Islamabad, a number of issues relating to water came up for discussion. This article will try to put those matters in proper perspective... read more

Tribute

Mehdi Hassan will be missed, in Pakistan and in India

by Saeed Naqvi

In 1947, he migrated to Pakistan leaving his thatch roofed house in Rajasthan. But then, on the wings of his art, he transcended all boundaries... read more