Hafiz Ehsan Khokhar

Fundamental rights, political party and election symbol
- By Hafiz Ehsan Khokhar
- February 23, 2024
SUBJECT to any reasonable restrictions imposed by the law in the interest of public order, morality, or Pakistan’s sovereignty or integrity, there is no legal…

Constitution, political party and election symbol
- By Hafiz Ehsan Khokhar
- February 1, 2024
EVERYONE has the right to form groups or unions, as recognized by the Elections Act of 2017 and Article 17 of the Constitution (which has…

Repatriating illegal foreigners is a critical need now
- By Hafiz Ehsan Khokhar
- December 27, 2023
PAKISTAN is not signatory and party to the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol on the Subject thus not bound by any international agreements…

Trials in absentia
- By Hafiz Ehsan Khokhar
- November 30, 2023
Trials in absentia are typically considered a last resort after exhausting all practical measures to ensure the defendant’s attendance. In the criminal judicial system, a…

Sifc, future economic endeavours
- By Hafiz Ehsan Khokhar
- October 2, 2023
Introduction: The founding and development of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has taken centre-stage in Pakistan in an effort to spur economic growth and…

President’s discretion is limited
- By Hafiz Ehsan Khokhar
- September 3, 2023
THERE is no cavil with this legal proposition that Parliament is supreme, mandated to pass laws and has the constitutional right to do so under…

Government restructuring plan for PIA
- By Hafiz Ehsan Khokhar
- August 20, 2023
FOR the previous few years, every new government had proclaimed a desire for rehabilitation and restructuring PIA, but that nothing had ever materialized due to…

Pakistan needs fair & effective accountability legislation
- By Hafiz Ehsan Khokhar
- August 18, 2023
ON 3 July 2023, the Acting President signed the NAB (Amendment) Ordinance 2023 which included several significant revisions to sections 14-A, 24, 26, 28, 33,…

Rule of law is the only option for Pakistan
- By Hafiz Ehsan Khokhar
- July 18, 2023
EVERY year on 17 July, people around the world celebrate International Justice Day also known as World Day for International Justice. The goal of the…

Extension of term of NA in the event of an emergency
- By Hafiz Ehsan Khokhar
- July 7, 2023
THE lower chamber of Pakistan’s Parliament, the National Assembly, has a five-year term. The National Assembly shall continue for a term of five years beginning…