Asfand Yar Warraich

For all their shallow calls for ‘civilian supremacy’, it is difficult to feel sorry for our political class. Updated 26 Aug, 2022 09:05am

We lawyers are a professional mafia unlike any other, who, with astonishing regularity beat up or threaten judges and court staff. Updated 07 Jul, 2022 08:53am

It is not principle but political expediency that determines who gets to protest and who does not. Published 09 Jun, 2022 08:26am

What lessons should we, as humankind, extract from our uncomfortable relationship with slavery? Published 19 May, 2022 07:42am

General after general torpedoed our democratic process, irreparably retarding its natural development. Updated 22 Apr, 2022 06:15pm

The law cannot protect them, because the state has placed the person beyond its reach. Published 11 Mar, 2022 08:24am

In the past decade or so, we have seen some mind-bending jurisprudential gymnastics. Updated 23 Dec, 2021 08:00am

Expressions of gender nonconformity are shamed and demonised. Published 27 Nov, 2021 07:07am

As we ruminate over the consequences of America making a mockery of international law, it is equally important to take an inward Published 17 Sep, 2021 07:15am

Like most other liberties, the right to religious freedom is a two-way street. Updated 19 Jul, 2021 10:36am

Our bail regime is antiquated, anti-poor and built on questionable foundations. Published 27 May, 2021 06:46am

The harsh truth is that our media operates in a dangerously negotiated space. Published 29 Apr, 2021 06:48am

It is time for course correction; the state must develop a counter-narrative. Updated 29 Mar, 2021 08:38am

The process is far more complicated if you are a Muslim woman. Updated 19 Mar, 2021 08:35am

The judiciary is accountable to no one other than themselves and a free press remains the only bulwark against its excesses. Updated 15 Feb, 2021 08:09am

There are many state actors who must shoulder the blame for their present condition. Updated 18 Jan, 2021 08:23am

If we have come to the point of venerating premeditated murder, where are we truly heading? Updated 15 Nov, 2020 08:06am

One thing that stands out is the brazen attempt to create a bizarre and novel offence altogether. Published 12 Oct, 2020 07:41am

Why should she be compelled to knock on the doors of her children, with nowhere to turn to? Published 12 Sep, 2020 07:01am

It is time to reimagine our conception of honour that is based on centuries-old ideas. Updated 25 Sep, 2017 09:59am