Opinions

September 5, 2020

A Detailed Overview of Direct Tax Regime in Pakistan

Final Tax Regime The roots of Final Tax Regime (the “FTR”) can essentially be traced to the lack of effectiveness in the collection of the net-income […]
August 6, 2020

Judicial Restraint in Healthcare Matters

‘Free testing for COVID-19 shall be available to person eligible…, and any other category of economically weaker sections of the society as notified by the Government […]
July 15, 2020

Book Critique| Human Rights and Islam: An Introduction to Key Debates between Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law by Abdullah Saeed

From the outset, Saeed is clear to establish for his readers that in order to implement human rights in the Muslim segment of the world, a […]
July 12, 2020

Regulation of Digital Platforms: A Critical Analysis

Today almost every country in the world is united on the front that Tech giants, like Facebook and Amazon, should be regulated. However, the bigger issue, […]
July 4, 2020

Halala Marriages in Pakistan: A Feminist Critique

Introduction: Under Islamic law, marriage or “nikkah” is a contract that is entered into by both the parties i.e. a man and a woman by their […]
May 11, 2020

Minority Rights and Divorce Act 1869: Public Interest Litigation

On 19 June 2017, the then honourable Chief Justice of Lahore, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah gave a landmark judgement regarding the interpretation of Christian Divorce […]
April 14, 2020

Retrospective Orders: A Question to the Executives

As a matter of law, and as a principle, retrospective law making is not welcomed. This writing will not discuss retrospective law-making, rather it will focus […]
March 29, 2020

Status of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan

70 million people have been forcefully displaced world-wide. All over the world, in areas such as Europe and America, countries have set a legal status for […]