Tariq Aqil

General elections 2024 and consequences
- By Tariq Aqil
- December 11, 2023
The cat is out of the bag. The date for the next General Elections has been announced and the nation awaits with abated breath…

Is Hamas legitimate representative of Palestine ?
- By Tariq Aqil
- December 4, 2023
IT has been almost two months during which the Israeli armed forces have bombarded and then invaded the Ghaza Strip with their declared aim of…

Prospects of fair and free elections
- By Tariq Aqil
- November 27, 2023
WITH the general elections just around the corner all the major political parties in the country are shouting from the roof tops about the necessity…

Elections 2024 and public expectations
- By Tariq Aqil
- November 20, 2023
DEMOCRACY is government of the people, by the people, for the people. Parliamentary democracy is the form of govt. that has withstood the test of…

Deportation of Afghan nationals
- By Tariq Aqil
- November 13, 2023
IT was in December 1979 that the USSR invaded Afghanistan and Pakistan very warmly welcomed over four million refugees fleeing for their lives from Afghanistan.…

Nawaz Sharif: Return of the survivor
- By Tariq Aqil
- November 6, 2023
NO matter what his performance has been there is no doubt that Nawaz Sharif has been a great survivor throughout his political career. He has…

Pakistan and curse of dynastic rule
- By Tariq Aqil
- October 30, 2023
The Muslim world including Pakistan has long been saddled with the curse of dynastic and autocratic politics. The world has witnessed a dramatic political and…

Cadet College Hassanabdal nursery of heroes
- By Tariq Aqil
- October 23, 2023
AFTER defeating Napoleon Bonaparte at the historical battle of Waterloo the British commander, Duke of Wellington had remarked “The battle of Waterloo was won on…

Hats off to CJP Qazi Faez Isa
- By Tariq Aqil
- October 16, 2023
A full bench of 15 judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan headed by the Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa delivered a historical and landmark…

Constitutional, legal responsibilities of Caretakers
- By Tariq Aqil
- October 9, 2023
The role and functions of the Caretaker governments are set out in Chapter XIV of the Elections Act, 2017. Section 230 of this Act prescribes…