November 15, 2023

UK Parliamentarians To Vote on Gaza Ceasefire Today

LONDON: Members of the UK House of Commons are likely to vote on Wednesday on an amendment brought by the Scottish National Party on an immediate […]
November 3, 2023

Schools Warned Against Smog Laxity

The District Education Authority warned on Thursday that legal action would be taken against the heads and administrators of schools ignoring the anti-smog standard operating procedures […]
June 13, 2023

First woman set to lead judiciary in 755 years of England and Wales

Lady Chief Justice? The judiciary of England and Wales is to be headed by a woman for the first time in 755 years. Dame Victoria Sharp, […]
May 18, 2023

Time for Stocktaking

PAKISTAN’S per capita carbon emissions have been declining, mainly due to the country’s rapidly increasing population and decreasing economic growth rate. The population has exceeded 246 […]
May 16, 2023

Leveraging COP28

AS we gear up for the 28th Conference of Parties (COP) in December 2023, it is important to remember that laggard momentum is no longer an […]
April 3, 2023

How AI ‘revolution’ is shaking up journalism

PARIS: Journalists had fun last year asking the shiny new AI chatbot ChatGPT to write their columns, most concluding that the bot was not good enough […]

Case Reports

February 9, 2025

Mir Hammal Khan v. Election Commission of Pakistan (Civil Appeal No. 1357 of 2024), case concerning election delays

  Title and Citation of the Case Mir Hammal Khan v. Election Commission of Pakistan (Civil Appeal No. 1357 of 2024) Court: Supreme court of Pakistan […]
January 15, 2025

Muhammad Imran v The State 2024 SCP 226 (case concerning reliance on DNA report to prove rape charge)

Case name and citation Case name: Muhammad Imran v The State through Prosecutor General Punjab, Lahore and another Citation:  2024 SCP 226 Citation Breakdown: 2024    […]
July 6, 2024

Qudrat Ullah v. Additional District Judge, Renala Khurd District Okara, etc. (Regarding whether “maintenance of child includes educational expenses?”)

Case Title: Qudrat Ullah v. Additional District Judge, Renala Khurd District Okara, etc. Case Citation: 2024 SCP 55 Court: The Supreme Court of Pakistan Parties: Qudrat […]
February 13, 2025

Space Weaponization and the Legal Void

In 2025, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced the Doomsday Clock to be 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to symbolizing global […]
February 13, 2025

Challenges and Gaps in the implementation of Rape Laws in Pakistan

Rape is not a new phenomenon to investigate, it has been existing since humans started taking an interest in property or at least since the first […]
February 1, 2025

Gaps in Psychiatric Laws in Pakistan

Introduction: Historical Context and Legal Evolution In the year 1947, when Pakistan came into being because of the Partition of India, Pakistan also continued to abide […]
February 16, 2025

Freedom of Expression vs State Security

When the country descends into darkness and freedom of expression goes offline, how long before democracy follows suit? Is the battle against anti-state propaganda worth stifling […]
January 31, 2025

The World and Artificial Intelligence: A legal perspective

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is arguably the most controversial yet significant technological development of the 21st century. In no time, AI has reshaped industries, economies, and societies […]
January 27, 2025

Right to protest and political participation in light of s144 CrPC

Introduction In Pakistan, the frequent and often arbitrary use of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1898, to curb protests and public assemblies […]