Faisal Siddiqi
How does one protect judges from persecution without compromising on accountability?
Published 23 Jun, 2020 11:36pm
It was an attempt by judges to rectify history by removing the judicial shame of legitimising past military rule.
Published 04 Jan, 2020 07:17am
By failing to hold those involved in the PIC attack accountable, lawyers risk losing their legitimacy.
Updated 23 Dec, 2019 07:30am
There’s a need for an inter-institutional dialogue to ensure judicial independence & constitutional democracy.
Published 29 Jun, 2019 07:08am
Will the government succeed in subduing independent judges?
Updated 10 Jun, 2019 06:15pm
The criminal apathy of the government imperils judicial reform.
Published 31 Mar, 2019 06:58am
Only great judges have the courage to accept the injustices of their own judicial system.
Updated 04 Nov, 2018 01:45pm
An examination of the Avenfield judgement leaves one with mixed feelings of shock, horror — and amusement.
Published 20 Jul, 2018 07:24am
The judicial vote is in competition with the people’s vote.
Published 06 Jul, 2018 06:07am
Today’s expansive judicial power is rooted in our own judicial history, besides being a global phenomenon.
Published 02 Mar, 2018 06:59am
Dissent, as in the metro train project, is a constitutional conversation with a future court.
Published 01 Jan, 2018 01:25am
Even if the courts exercise judicial restraint, some political elites will still win or lose.
Published 25 Dec, 2017 06:54am
The detailed judgement will be seen less in terms of its reasoning and more in terms of its spirit.
Published 11 Nov, 2017 03:45am
How can the anti-militancy fight to establish constitutional supremacy coexist with the denial of rights?
Published 28 Aug, 2017 07:14am
Can this judgement be followed in other cases of disqualification?
Published 08 Aug, 2017 05:22am
Perfectly legitimate civilian accountability also becomes military politics by other means.
Published 24 Jul, 2017 06:48am
What if the military and intelligence agencies are right about detention without trial?
Updated 06 Feb, 2017 08:24am
What are the main reasons for the Sharifs’ successful legal strategy?
Published 23 Jan, 2017 02:31am
Chief Justice Jamali may have made many ‘hard’ speeches but he took little judicial action.
Updated 26 Dec, 2016 09:10am
What harm could come from disclosing how many complaints were filed before the SJC?
Published 29 Oct, 2016 01:02am
