Lahore Embraces Sikh Traffic Cop

Posted on May 2, 2007
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Adil Najam [UPDATE: Unfortunately the story of Gulab Singh has not been a pleasant one since the great start that this post originally reported on. Current, and still evolving details, here.]  A few days ago a reader sent me a link to a BBC story about Dr. Gulab Singh Shaheen who has been inducted into […]

Good News: New Law on Domestic Violence

Posted on April 29, 2007
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Adil Najam Following up on our post last week about a man beating up his wife with his children watching (earlier post here), it is heartening to find that the government is contemplating a new law on domestic violence – The Protection Against Domestic Violence of Women and Children (PADVWC) Act. The tragedy is that […]

Chief Justice Case: Is Something About To Happen?

Posted on April 24, 2007
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Adil Najam Over the last number of weeks now we have quietly followed the news on the Chief Justice’s removal case even as the paishis keep happening but also keep getting postponed. That may happen again today but it should be clear by now to everyone that this issue is not going to die away […]

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