Democracy

Thank you Parliament!

On this day forty-two years ago, democracy started its journey towards maturity by unanimously adopting the…
Civil Society Gravely Concerned at Tuesday Turn of Events

Islamabad, 15 January 2013 We, the concerned citizens, human rights activists and civil society organizations, are…
Accountability of the Prime Accountability Institution: Parliament

With its triangular function of legislation, representation and oversight on the Executive Branch of the state,…
Parliament and Civil Society: Some ideas for robust interactions

My presentation to Speaker & members of Provincial Assembly Sindh, and a group of civil society…
Supreme Court and Public Accounts Committee

Sharing with you this important document, which has left me shocked and extremely disappointed in the…
Euthanasia to the Politics of Reconciliation

Mian Nawaz Sharif, Quaid of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) finally announced the expulsion of Pakistan Peoples…
Political Maneuvering and Democracy

We are grateful to Riaz Toori for writing this piece for BAAGHI Pakistan’s political history is…
Eleven Years Ago in the Courts

In Court With Nawaz Sharif This account was published in Time Asia on November 22, 1999.…
NRO Verdict: A Dangereous Path

Finally the Supreme Court of Pakistan gave a much awaited judgment on National Reconciliation Ordinance 2007…
Mannerism & Protocol: Forgotten Values?

Not at all! That it is not forgotten, was such a pleasant discovery! I was so…
2nd Instalment of Truth – NRO Actually!

This is in continuation of my earlier post on NRO, posted on November 7, 2009. We…
Civil Society-Political Parties' Joint Peshawar Declaration

Dec 12 and 13 2009 A joint declaration by Civil Society and Anti terrorist political parties…