There is a widely held misconception across the globe in general, and in Pakistan in particular, that in modern sovereign state system the judiciary is the most powerful and influential institution in a state. This is false. Political history of modern man explicitly tells us that the courts in all societies have been vulnerable and...
A Voice of the Unheard Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Author: Farah Adeed (Farah Adeed)
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Taliban and Anti-Taliban by Farhat Taj: Myth and Reality
People across the globe do question about our history, society, culture and country, but sadly, we do not answer them—may be out of our lack of understanding or just out of inefficiency and lethargy. Our inability to respond the world in a sophisticated and logical way empowers the global and regional powers to misinform the...
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Judges’ Selection: A very brief Note
In Pakistan, job requirements for a Civil Judge and for the Chief Justice of Pakistan are almost the same; a person with simple Bachelor of law can be a Civil Judge or a Chief Justice of Pakistan (apart from age & experience factors). Ironically, first, the Chief Justice of High Court nominates what we ideally term...