Stories by Basil Nabi Malik
Those in power do not have the patience to let the people decide.
Published 23 Jul, 2026 07:46am
Past Supreme Court precedents can’t be disregarded, but may be reconsidered, if required.
Published 26 Apr, 2026 05:02am
Where one lacks the freedom to criticise the incumbents, there remains an unbridled ability to praise them.
Published 30 Mar, 2026 07:14am
No number of amendments can grant legitimacy to a system suffering from deep doubts.
Updated 13 Dec, 2025 09:20am
Designed to uphold judicial independence, the Code of Conduct could result in suppressing it.
Updated 01 Nov, 2025 08:46am
Judicial independence is called a ‘principle’ of law for a reason.
Updated 13 Sep, 2025 09:00am
The move to revamp the system through the Sindh Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2025, was needed. But its execution has been reckles
Published 30 Jun, 2025 05:25am
When judiciary is perceived to be under thumb of those it is supposed to check, its credibility, standing and integrity come into question.
Updated 01 May, 2025 08:40am
Parliament and the executive have managed to create a greater imbalance than was ever present before.
Updated 18 Jan, 2025 12:13pm
Why not create two parallel power centres in each institution, and champion it as a means of greater efficiency and better management?
Updated 30 Nov, 2024 09:46am
Is it a ‘judicial package’ or a ‘judicial fix’?
Published 06 Oct, 2024 07:42am
We seek to upend everything because it’s easier to look forward to something new than look back at something ugly.
Updated 27 Jul, 2024 08:14am
Without declared and established criteria for appointing a chief justice, whispers of manipulation or favouritism may follow.
Updated 05 Jul, 2024 09:00am
The process of enrolment at the apex court is tedious, and is made more cumbersome by procedural bottlenecks along the way.
Published 10 May, 2024 08:09am
Difficult questions will have to be asked, no matter how problematic.
Updated 03 May, 2024 09:00am
Why is a judge’s role considered so onerous? For a number of reasons.
Updated 27 Jan, 2024 11:16am
There is a perception that the SC shall always be beholden to personal likes and dislikes of certain senior judges.
Updated 21 Oct, 2023 08:48am
Most institutions treat the Constitution like a magazine we read to kill time, as opposed to a document that must be adhered to in letter and spirit.
Updated 09 Aug, 2023 09:14am
The challenges in creating new courts explicitly for constitutional matters are manifold.
Updated 24 Jun, 2023 09:14am
The real issue is the significance of what was said by the judges on either side of the divide.
Updated 14 Apr, 2023 09:17am
