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Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s vision of Pakistan was a vision of a modern democratic state where the parliament should be sovereign, said Prof Dr Syed Jaffar Ahmed on Wednesday.Dr Ahmed,...
Counsel for ideologies July 18, 2021 The Council of Islamic Ideology is rarely in the news for reasons it is likely to appreciate. That may just be in the architecture of its DNA. Those who think religion is a private matter think it’s a step too far. The other side thinks it’s a step too short. And yet, both sides face the same problem when it comes to any kind of change – the constitution. The Council is commonly thought of as a kind of Islamic ‘regulator’. This isn’t so. For one, it’s only an advisory body (though this doesn’t mean its opinion is inconsequential). But, al...
The working of the constitution July 10, 2021 The constitution of Pakistan will turn fifty in about two years. It is time to assess its working during all these years. It has been put in abeyance on three occasions; and several changes have been grafted upon it through amendments by martial law regimes, parliament and through judicial interpretation. It has been violated in many other forms, but it has survived. Ideally, steps should be taken to celebrate this important occasion at the state level. Political parties and leaders, who rule the multitude, under its command, also owe a moral du...
Speakers discuss challenges in implementation of Hindu marriage law July 1, 2021 Sindh holds the distinction of being the first and only province of Pakistan to legislate on marriage registration for the Hindus and other related issues. However, the implementation of the law has been a challenge that needs to be met. The aforesaid proposition was the main crux of a consultation on the Sindh Hindu Marriage Act 2016 organised by the Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in collaboration with the Community World Service Asia. According to a statement issued, several such cases have surfaced tha...
THE misdeeds of some individuals, both past and present, have led people to believe that the parliamentary form of government has failed. This is untrue. This game of hide-and-seek is not new; the political assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan, who was the first and a popular prime minister, laid the foundation of the political turmoil and instability wherein Ghulam Muhammad, the then finance minister in Liaquat Ali Khan’s cabinet, became the governor-general through intrigues and drawing room politics. There is an old saying that it is the man behind the gun who counts. Similarly, no system i...