Judiciary
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Justice Sajjad Ahmed Sipra; 1936-2025
An obituary by his nephew for Justice Sajjad Sipra (1936-2025), who died in Lahore aged 88. It traces his Burma childhood, flight in 1941, post-Partition rise, student politics at Punjab…
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Judicial Jitters in Pakistan, continued..
Hamid Hussain, in the first of three pieces, argues that the rift among Pakistan’s senior judges, split seven to seven, stems from the political crisis and the Supreme Court’s own…
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Blasphemy and blasphemy laws in Pakistan
Reposting a 2015 piece revised in 2021, the author argues that blasphemy cases in Pakistan have reached a new level, with police now killing accused men in custody, and questions…
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Playing with fire ?
After the Babri demolition conspiracy verdict acquitted all 32 accused, the author, rewatching a 2000 Advani interview, weighs three accounts of how the demolition happened and concludes that, if it…
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The Hindu Rashtra that never was-
A Shashi Tharoor tweet, posted without comment, saying he is stunned by almost every aspect of a High Court judgement.
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Judicial Jitters in Pakistan. A look back..
Omar Ali reposts Hamid Hussain’s 2007 essay for context on Pakistan’s judicial controversies. Hussain argues that when politics is militarised and the judiciary and army brass politicised, the system stays…
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South Asia becoming more like the Middle East (in different ways)
A news extract on the Indian government telling the Supreme Court that adultery must stay punishable to protect marriage; X.T.M adds a Channel 4 link on Pakistan and laments its…
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Political Engineering in Pakistan Part II
Omar Ali posts Hamid Hussain’s explainer on political engineering in Pakistan before the 25 July 2018 election, written for non-Pakistanis, which opens with quotations on the failings of political leaders,…
