Stories by Sara Malkani

Courts and justice

The judiciary hasn’t used its powers to redress social injustices. Published 01 Dec, 2025 06:41am

ATA won’t deter terrorism

The recent anti-terror amendment covers an impermissibly broad and vague range of activities. Updated 02 Oct, 2025 08:47am

PAKISTAN’s STRUGGLE FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS

Eos presents, with permission, an excerpt from the book Progressive Laws in Patriarchal Societies: Lessons from Pakistan, published by Bloomsbury. Updated 21 Sep, 2025 11:43am

Criminalising child marriage

An aspect of child marriage, ignored by the law and policymakers, is self-arranged marriages by adolescents. Updated 06 Jun, 2025 02:13pm

Family law confusion

The gap between codified law and court interpretations continue to create uncertainty. Updated 18 Apr, 2025 09:42am

Rights-based social protection

Implementing cash transfer programmes hasn’t been consistent with a rights-based approach. Updated 12 Mar, 2025 09:04am

Gandhi’s lessons

We can learn from the unique South Asian leader. Published 29 Jan, 2025 08:02am

Entrepreneurial culture

ST Pakistan conveys that investors here prefer to gamble rather than support viable businesses. Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:31am

Federalism and local governments

In light of the nature of federalism in Pakistan, Article 140-A should be interpreted in a way that gives the provinces power to override LG decisions. Updated 29 Dec, 2023 09:07am

Understanding tribal conflict

Far from challenging the ‘writ’ of the Pakistani state, tribalism serves to entrench it even further. Published 18 Aug, 2023 08:25am

FSC on transgender persons

There is a growing global consensus that gender identity falls on a spectrum, and is based on a range of biological, social and cultural traits. Updated 25 May, 2023 09:45am

Population, gender & austerity

Countries that have successfully reduced fertility rates did so by investing in women’s agency. Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:57am

Reproductive rights

A decision by India’s top court is significant for women here... Published 23 Oct, 2022 07:40am

Who defends the Constitution?

Ultimately, it is the people of Pakistan who are the enforcers of the Constitution. Updated 12 Apr, 2022 01:05pm

Juvenile justice

How we deal with juveniles who run contrary to the law defines how we see ourselves as a nation... Published 22 Jan, 2022 07:52am

Defining sexual harassment

Conduct that is rooted in gender-based discrimination and creates an abusive work environment must also be considered harassment. Updated 02 Aug, 2021 08:08am

Child marriage complexities

A significant if not widely discussed challenge is posed by self-arranged early marriages. Published 09 Jan, 2021 06:58am

Restorative justice

Once criminal accountability is initiated, victims and their families can lose control over the process... Published 14 Nov, 2020 07:12am

Must women be dependent?

Women are placed in the unjust position of having to defend their legal title against spurious allegations. Published 16 Aug, 2020 07:12am

The shadow pandemic

Failure to protect against domestic violence during these times reinforces a culture of impunity. Published 27 Apr, 2020 06:59am