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After former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was ordered to be released on bail in the toshakhana case by the Islamabad High Court he was rearrested in the cypher case, and will be tried in Attock jail where he has been incarcerated. The question is whether such a trial away from the public gaze…
Many years back I was invited by the then Vice Chancellor of JNU ( Jawaharlal Nehru University ), Delhi for dinner along with about a dozen Professors of the University I was told that the budget of the University Grants Commission was Rs.41,000 crore in the Five Year plan, and the annual budget of JNU…
A BJP MP Ajay Pratap Singh has called for banning live-in relationships https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bjp-mp-calls-for-ban-on-live-in-relationships-8862180/ https://thewire.in/rights/bjp-mp-calls-for-ban-on-live-in-relationships-to-protect-women His argument is that though the Indian Supreme Court has said that such relationships are not illegal, it has also said that they are not approved by the majority in Indian society. Thus in Khushboo vs Kanniammal the Supreme Court observed…
Some time back a group of 15 or 16 Americans came from USA to India. They were all white, half of them women.Someone organised a meeting between them and me in Delhi. When we sat together I mentioned in my address to them that the condition of blacks of USA was fairly good. At this…
By Justice KatjuUrdu shaayari should be banned as being unislamic in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.What else should be done to a poetry whose greatest poet Mirza Ghalib writes :” Masjid ke zer-e-saaya kharaabaat chaahiye ”i.e.” Below a mosque there should be a wine shop ”( Wine is haraam or strictly prohibited in Islam ).Or…
There is a lot of speculation about the 2024 Indian Lok Sabha elections, particularly after 26 Opposition parties came together in Bangalore ( 17 parties had earlier met in Patna ), and they are scheduled to meet again in Mumbai https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/meet-the-26-where-the-opposition-parties-meeting-in-bengaluru-stand-8846893/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCbAvb0kCGY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eod3do8ZmYE They have decided to call their united front India, and will set…
Muslims, stop behaving like fools : perspective by Justice Markandey Katju on recent Qur’an Burning in Sweden and Reaction of Muslim Ummah.
Explore the implications of the recent IMF decision to grant a $3 billion loan to Pakistan. While some Pakistanis celebrate the potential economic boost, there are concerns regarding the country’s mounting external debt, high debt-servicing costs, and strict conditions attached to the loan. Delve into the parallels drawn with historical events and contemplate the long-term sustainability of relying heavily on foreign loans. Read more to understand the potential impact on the Pakistani economy and its people.
Imran Khan has become an idea which has gripped the masses in Pakistan.
A few days back I was interviewed by the eminent Pakistani journalist Moeed Pirzada, who is presently in Washington, DC. The interview was about an article I had earlier written on the eminent physicist Dr Parvev Hoodbhoy. https://indicanews.com/2023/06/13/justice-markandey-katju-on-dr-pervez-hoodbhoys-superficial-understanding/ The interview is given below ( it has some problems of sound ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmoDYaAIbNI&pp=ygUda2F0anUgbW9lZWQgZGl2aXNpb24gb2YgaW5kaWE%3D Moeed then posted…