As so many people talk about the what the judicial system in Swat was in Wali Swat’s time, I stumbled on this great review of the whole system from another Swati. History of The Valley Swat Judicial Administration: Like other administrative spheres, Swat State had its unique status in respect of its judicial system. Qazis, [...]
Read more →Tahir Wasti asks some interesting questions in an analysis of the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation in today’s DAWN. According to the 1973 Constitution, as it was originally drafted, to legislate law in consonance with the Quran and Sunnah is the task assigned to parliament. Even when Zia amended the constitution and established the federal sharia court (FSC) and [...]
Read more →I listen to all the arguments of the pro-Nizam-e-Adl camp to why the agreement was good for all involved and how there was no other solution to the problem. So I ask you some questions based on the same logic that you defend the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation: Would you also argue that the Palestinians should accept [...]
Read more →In 1999, Nawaz Sharif’s government passed a Nizam-e-Adl bill that got harsh criticism from the Awami National Party. Asfandyar Wali gave a fiery speech on the floor of the National Assembly that I am still looking for, but I stumbled across this comment that he made and thought I would share it as food for [...]
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