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“They” would rather see the country burn than give up any power.

The difference between India and Pakistan is rule of law and democracy. Yes, they oppress Muslims and minorities but their elections are far freer and fairer than Pakistan where governments are selected and the army decides whether or not to even have elections. This ensure accountability...

There is now law allowing the Parliament to remove the CJP.

There is a difference between keeping secrets and putting forceful restrictions. Freedom of Information Acts define which documents can be witheld from the public and public bodies must generally justify witholding information under the provided exemptions. Most secret and top secret documents...

What happened in 1971? Do you believe what the text books we were taught in school told us? The Pakistani state has been banning books and discouraging critical discussion. What about today? Just look at the how TV chanels and media are being controlled! I think having space for difference of...

What does being Pakistani mean to you? Pakistan is a diverse country. We have multiple nations, ethnicities, faiths—even though powerful quarters have, over the years, tried to limit this diversity thru various failed experiments and actively limiting freedom of expression. Narratives cannot be...

Which military infrastructure did they assault?

Just a question to those questioning the mob’s vandalism, what about the rangers’ vandalism of Court property? Who ordered that? Will action be taken against them?

Extremely sad of what has become of this country. I used to have a good view of the army until I met Asid Ghafoor in 2019 and realized what a clown he was. In 2022, I believed the army was controlling IK and would have voted for PDM had elections been called. However, recent events have...

Why don't you educate us? Without a conviction, allegations are worthless. This is a political issue, not a legal one and the opposition know this. There is little chance that PTI will be dissolved for this. But again, we have yet to see the evidence and legal arguments.

Yes he does. The SC has the authority to decide whether or not All I'm saying is a presidential system of government desired in Pakistan is closer to an absolute monarchy than a parliamentary system. Pakistan should focus on strengthening institutions and not individuals. If we had...

That's not how the Supreme Court works. They're not for "guidance." They decide on matters of law.

Even if 100% of the people vote for extension, if there is no constitutional basis for it, it won't matter.

Well this is the Supreme Court and they know the law better than Aitzaz Ahsan or anyone else.

NAB has the authority to investigate any alleged action which is a crime under the NAB ordinance. Citizenship or even residence status makes no difference.

It's not out of his domain. The CJP has the authority to decide on constitutional matters such as this. On the other hand, for criminal matters such as Sahiwal, it acts as an appellant court. The issue is weak prosecutions--that's not really the judiciary's fault. Ideally, we should have an...

The government's powers are limited, not absolute. The SC decides whether the government has acted within the powers conferred to it under the Constitution. Look at what happened in the UK recently and what the SC there did.

That's an apt analysis. In any case, the Government needs to withdraw the notification for extension. Bending over backwards to grant an extension (when IK himself is on record to have said he would NEVER do such a thing), goes to show that IK is indeed a puppet and the real power lies with the...

1. Legal and constitutional procedures need to be followed. Now that the matter is in the SC, it has to be decided whether or not "extension" or "reappointment" can be granted. 2. That's not what they're saying. The SC interprets the Constitution and laws. The SC will decide the limits of the...

The impact this gesture will have on the Indian elections outweighs any potential gains we would have made by keeping him under our custody. If Congress plays this well, they could even end Modi's career.