Information, upon request Updated 29 Sep, 2026 06:02am EDITORIAL: When the best-performing provincial government in a national assessment complies with only 59 percent of...
Devolved, only on paper? Updated 18 Sep, 2026 05:47am EDITORIAL: It turns out that sixteen years after the 18th Constitutional Amendment transferred major...
Divided below, sovereign above Updated 12 Sep, 2026 07:54am The year is 1858. Undivided India is a patchwork of kingdoms, principalities and districts, and on paper power...
Creation of new provinces: ‘Any decision without consensus would fail to yield positive results’ Published 03 Sep, 2026 07:01am LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party Central Punjab General Secretary Syed Hassan Murtaza said on Wednesday that while the...
Too broke to obey the Constitution Updated 26 Aug, 2026 06:25am EDITORIAL: A federal government struggling to contain expenditure and repeatedly turning to foreign lenders is now...
The matter of constitutional reforms Updated 12 Aug, 2026 07:03am A debate on some large-scale constitutional reforms has been underway since last few weeks when a statement was made...
IHC seeks pending advice for judges’ appointment Published 11 Aug, 2026 04:46am ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court directed the government to explain the constitutional consequences where advice...
Fiscal federalism in Pakistan Updated 11 Aug, 2026 05:47am The World Bank has recently published a report on Strengthening Fiscal Federalism in Pakistan. This report has come...
Presidential delay in judicial appointments: IHC reserves verdict on petition’s maintainability Published 07 Aug, 2026 06:27am ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) reserved its verdict on the maintainability of a petition challenging...
Presidential approval: Petition filed against delay in judicial appointments Updated 06 Aug, 2026 09:21am ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has been asked to direct the President to approve the Judicial Commission...
Women’s inheritance rights Updated 26 Jun, 2026 06:23am EDITORIAL: The landmark ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on women’s inheritance rights is a timely...
FCC asserts authority over interpretation of constitution Published 26 Mar, 2026 05:00am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) ruled that the authority of constitutional adjudication now rests...
FCC says it’s not an appellate authority over final SC judgements Updated 05 Mar, 2026 09:13am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that Article 175E (3) of the Constitution does not grant...
Jurisdiction under Article 199 is discretionary: SC Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:04am ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court declared that the jurisdiction under Article 199 of the Constitution is discretionary...
Constitution does not empower high courts to dispense complete justice or act on compassion: FCC Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) held that the Constitution does not empower High Courts to ...
Supreme Court says it has appellate jurisdiction over rent, family matters Updated 22 Jan, 2026 07:44am ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court made clear it has appellate jurisdiction over rent and the family matters under Article...
Senate panel decries judicial ‘overreach’ Published 20 Dec, 2025 05:44am ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee Friday expressed serious concerns over what it termed judicial overreach into...
BJP and the merit row in IIOJ&K Published 29 Nov, 2025 02:39am EDITORIAL: Speaking at a Constitution Day event in Poonch on Wednesday, Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Illegally...
Of perks and privileges Updated 26 Nov, 2025 07:11am Let me begin by stating that I had to suppress the temptation to title this article as ‘pomp and splendour’. The...
Federal Constitutional Court to become guardian of constitutionalism: CJ Updated 22 Nov, 2025 07:25am ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court Amin-ud-Din Khan expressed hope that the FCC will ...
ECP decides holding LG polls in ICT immediately Published 19 Nov, 2025 08:09am ISLAMABAD: Declaring a key provision of an act of Parliament as inconsistent with the Constitution and the law, the...
Constitution, dictators, and cronies Updated 15 Nov, 2025 07:04am Why is it so difficult to undo the legacy of dictators in Pakistan, even after clear mandates of people given ...
Opinion: Control is the game Updated 14 Nov, 2025 07:37am The Constitution (Twenty-seventh Amendment) Bill 2025 [“the Bill”], introduced in the Senate of Pakistan, was...
27th Amendment: Cabinet clears key legislative changes Updated 14 Nov, 2025 09:18am ISLAMABAD: A day after the contentious 27th Constitutional Amendment sailed through Parliament and became law upon...
27th Amendment: Senate approves changes Published 14 Nov, 2025 06:12am ISLAMABAD: Amidst fierce opposition, the Upper House of the Parliament, Thursday, nodded its approval to the changes...
Zardari signs 27th Amendment Bill into law Published 14 Nov, 2025 06:12am ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday gave his assent to the long-debated 27th Constitutional Amendment...
27th Amendment: PM says provincial autonomy not to be affected Updated 13 Nov, 2025 10:58am ISLAMABAD: In a bold and fiery declaration, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday proclaimed that he would be...
Opposition furious as 27th Amendment Bill tabled in NA Published 12 Nov, 2025 06:02am ISLAMABAD: Just a day after passing through the Senate, the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill was tabled in the...
27th Constitutional Amendment — a different take Updated 11 Nov, 2025 06:24am After a hue and cry over the 26th Amendment, the country is once again abuzz with debates around the proposed 27th...
NA in chaos as opposition assails 27th Amendment Bill Updated 11 Nov, 2025 08:54am ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly descended into chaos on Monday as opposition lawmakers from Pakistan...