Justice Markandey Katju says that he disagrees with Pakistani intellectual giant Dr Akbar Ahmed on several issues, Here, he elucidates his viewpoint.
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Justice Markandey Katju: The devious role of Pak army in its history
The Pakistani army has ruled Pakistan almost throughout its creation in 1947, either directly when there was martial law, or covertly under the figleaf of a civilian government ( as today ).
Strange Behaviour of the Pakistan Supreme Court Judges
By Justice Markandey Katju- (Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own) A bench of the Pakistan Supreme Court today declared Imran Khan’s arrest by the Pakistan Rangers, on a warrant of the NAB relating to a corruption charge […]
Pakistan Supreme Court terms Imran Khan’s arrest as illegal, orders immediate release
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday termed former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust case as illegal. The Supreme Court started hearing PTI’s plea against Khan’s arrest after the deposed Prime Minister was presented before a three-member bench.
Undeclared martial law prevails in Pakistan
By Justice Markandey Katju- (Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own) ” Tha shor maut se bacho bacho talwaar chali talwaar hali ” The above line from Hindi poet Shyam Narain Pandey’s epic poem ‘Haldighati’ succinctly expresses the situation prevailing in […]
Imran Khan’s arrest may have broken compact between Pakistan’s military and people
By Mayank Chhaya- A significant rupture between the people of Pakistan and its omnipotent armed forces is now at hand in the violent aftermath of the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Khan’s rough arrest by the Punjab Rangers rather than the Islamabad police from the premises of the High Court is being viewed […]
Imran Khan arrest: Protest held outside Washington residence of Pakistan envoy to US
Protestors gathered outside the residence of Pakistan’s ambassador in Washington on Tuesday following the arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad.
Imran Khan arrest: ‘India has to be on guard, Pakistan will try to divert attention’, says security expert
India has to be “on guard” in the wake of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s arrest as they will try to “divert attention” from what’s happening in Pakistan, said Tilak Devasher, National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) member and security expert.
US, UK and Canada announce travel advisory for citizens in Pakistan
The United States, United Kingdom and Canada have issued new travel advisories for their citizens citing political unrest following the arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan was arrested by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case.
Akbar Ahmed’s opinion on Imran Khan’s arrest
By Justice Markandey Katju- (Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own) Akbar Ahmed, the former Pakistani High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, has given an interview to a German TV channel on former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s […]
S. Jaishankar’s frosty namaste and harsh tongue-lashing of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
A frosty namaste and some extraordinarily harsh tongue-lashing is what Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari received during his two-day visit to India, the first by his country’s foreign minister in 12 years.
Justice Markandey Katju: Did Pakistan’s loss to England call for an Indian celebration? No!
Justice Markandey Katju says: Many Indians celebrated Pakistan’s defeat by England in the T20 World Cup cricket final on November 13, 2022, as if India had won the Cup. These fools did not understand that India and Pakistan (and Bangladesh) are, in fact, one country, only temporarily divided by the British (the way they divided Ireland, Cyprus, Palestine, etc) by that historical swindle called Partition in 1947, on the basis of the bogus two-nation theory.
Justice Markandey Katju: Pakistan Supreme Court is entirely responsible for nation’s crisis
Justice Markandey Katju says, “On May 2, it was announced that the talks between the ruling PDM and the opposition PTI for agreeing to a fresh date for holding the Punjab Assembly elections in Pakistan have broken down.”
I submit that this crisis and imbroglio can be directly attributed to the Pakistan Supreme Court’s failure to do its duty of upholding the country’s Constitution.
India rejects “biased and motivated” US commission report on its religious freedom
India rejected “biased and motivated,” comments made by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) about the country in its annual report that had yet again proposed to blacklist New Delhi and urged it to develop a better understanding of India.
US snooped on India’s national security adviser during talks with Russia: Washington Post
The US snooping on India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has been revealed in the leak of a Washington document on talks between him and Russia’s Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.
Justice Markandey Katju: Why an Asian union of states is pure fantasy
Justice Markandey Katju says: Dr. S. Faizi, the eminent Indian ecologist, reminds me of the English poet Shelley, whom Matthew Arnold described as “an ineffectual angel, beating in the void his luminous wings in vain.” Dr Faizi has written an article titled ‘Towards an Asian Union’ published in Mainstream Weekly magazine.
No expectations of bilateral meeting between India and Pakistan during Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s visit
As the foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member countries, including Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, meet in Goa on May 4 and 5, there are no expectations of any significant bilateral engagement between India and Pakistan on the sidelines.
India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh avoids handshake with Chinese counterpart at bilateral meet
A moment that stood out during Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart General Li Shangfu held on Thursday where they discussed developments in the India-China border areas as well as bilateral relations was when the former did not exchange a handshake ahead of the meet.
Justice Markandey Katju: How I would have dealt with Pakistan case
Justice Markandey Katju says, Pakistan’s Supreme Court delivered a strong verdict on April 4 that in view of Article 224(2) of Pakistan’s Constitution, elections to a Provincial Assembly must be held within 90 days of its dissolution. Consequently, it struck down the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan postponing the Punjab Assembly elections to October 8, and directed that the elections must be held on May 14. However, thereafter, the Court seems to have developed cold feet, and allowed the matter in court to drag on for over three weeks, and it is still going on.
Justice Katju: Pakistan Supreme Court should sack the PDM Government
The PDM leaders in Pakistan have openly said that elections to the Punjab Assembly will not be held on 14th May, despite the clear order of the Pakistan Supreme Court, which was only seeking to enforce Article 224(2) of the Pakistan Constitution.
Is Pakistan’s Parliament supreme?
Supporters of the ruling PDM ( Pakistan Democratic Movement ) in Pakistan are saying that the verdict of the Pakistan Supreme Court ordering elections to the Punjab Provincial Assembly to be held on 14th May need not be followed, since the Pakistan Parliament, which is dominated by the PDM ( members belonging to Imran Khan’s PTI have resigned from it ) has by a resolution rejected it, and Parliament is supreme in Pakistan. Is this contention and the resolution of Parliament valid?
California rolls back caste-bias case partially, right-wing Hindus claim victory
California state has dropped its allegations of caste-based bias by two Indian-descent employees of IT giant Cisco but will continue the larger case against the company. California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing had filed this case in 2020 based on a complaint from an unidentified employee of the company making it the first case of caste-based discrimination reported in the US.
Bragg bags Don. Beggars something bigger
In 1872, Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States of America was racing a two-horse buggy against his friends on the streets of Washington, DC. DC Police Officer William West, a Black Union Army veteran, caught him speeding, the second time in two days. Officer West stuck out his hand asking President Grant to stop, which he did. Grant drove West to the police station in his own carriage, where an arrest was processed. Members of the racing party were made to put up bail of USD 20 a head, about USD 430 today, and released; Grant walked back to the White House.
Justice Minhallah commits gross impropriety
By issuing a detailed 26 page note attacking his Chief Justice in connection with the petition against the postponement of elections in Punjab and KP, Justice Athar Minhallah of the Pakistan Supreme Court has committed gross impropriety and indiscipline.
Has Pakistan descended into a state of matsya nyaya?
Our ancient thinkers were of the view that the worst state of affairs possible in society is a state of lawlessness. When the rule of law collapses it is replaced by matsya nyaya, which means the law of the jungle.