Stories by Makhdoom Ali Khan

Impunity politics and the law

The immunity of the few is made possible by the complicity of the many and the indifference of all those who watch but say or do nothing. Updated 19 Nov, 2025 10:07am

Judges and arbitration

Arbitration is not a silo. Those who think in silos come to grief early. Published 18 Nov, 2025 05:24am

COMMENT: Supreme no more

What General Ziaul Haq may have dreamt of, and what General Pervez Musharraf could not achieve, will soon be an accomplished fact. Updated 09 Nov, 2025 08:58pm

Elegant justice

More than a century later, the Badal Aurat story refuses to run out of sequels. Published 27 Oct, 2025 05:52am

COMMENT: The constitutional case of the century

The petitions raise many issues; and others will inevitably arise. Updated 06 Oct, 2025 08:32am

COMMENT: Why tilt at the windmills?

Differences of opinion between groups of judges or between them and their chief are not uncommon. Updated 25 Sep, 2025 11:50am

Caught Between The State And Religion

The state has progressively given way to right-wing obscurantists in a desperate bid to retain control. Makhdoom Ali Khan stresses Published 14 Aug, 2022 08:53am

The Continuing Hazards Of Judicial Imbalance

Judicial overreach is no less dangerous than executive control of the judiciary. Courts achieve little when they try to do much. Published 14 Aug, 2022 08:16am