by Sudais Asif | Sep 19, 2021 | Politics
Revolution and poetry, the two seem to have a history together, intertwined over centuries. At many times, they have led to the fall of Sultans whose power knew no obstacles and the glory of Empires which knew many conspirators. Such was the fate of the birth of...
by Sudais Asif | Aug 8, 2021 | Politics
Killing your own brother or brother(s), sounds terrible, right? Well, add into the mix several other male relatives as well because killing them was the norm too. Wait, what? Yep, hundreds of years ago in the Ottoman Empire, there existed a law of fratricide which...
by Sudais Asif | Jan 24, 2020 | Politics
In the backdrop of the Imran Khan-led government doing everything it can, perhaps unintentionally to undo Pakistan, we’ve lost the enthusiasm seen a few months ago in debates talking about a presidential system for Pakistan. Much needed it is then that we take a...
by Sudais Asif | Dec 27, 2019 | Politics, Taboo
Recently, the legal fraternity of Pakistan has been under fire for their hooliganism at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology. While this truly is something the public should protest against, there is one group among lawyers that has been doing even worse in the shadows...
by Sudais Asif | Oct 16, 2019 | Politics
In politics, the theory of “Separation of Powers” states that the executive, judiciary and legislative branches of the government should be completely separate in order to act as checks and balances against each other. Unfortunately, in the parliamentary...