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Articles for author: Haleema Hijazi

March 19, 2023

Haleema Hijazi

The Afghan Taliban Dilemma for Pakistan (Opinion)

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s warning that “you can’t keep snakes in your backyard and expect them to only bite your neighbour” resurfaced in the minds of many after a ghastly terrorist attack in Peshawar claimed more than 100 lives. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack that targeted the provincial police force. Pakistan had experienced similar attacks before, including the 2014 Army Public School attack, where school children and teachers were targeted by another armed group affiliated with the TTP, and the Taliban’s shooting of then-14-year-old Malala Yousafzai two years prior. While

March 17, 2023

Haleema Hijazi

Political Turmoil in Zaman Park: The Erosion of Rule of Law and Democracy in Pakistan (Opinion)

Pakistan’s political turmoil hit another peak on Tuesday as police descended on the former Prime Minister’s affluent Zaman Park neighbourhood with an arrest warrant. The scene turned into a war zone as police and supporters of Imran Khan clashed in a vicious battle. Khan’s repeated failure to appear in court despite being summoned several times resulted in the warrant being issued. Chaos erupted as supporters clashed with authorities in a violent battle, with stones and petrol bombs being hurled at police. Even the use of tear gas and water cannons by the police failed to disperse his loyal followers and

January 4, 2023

Haleema Hijazi

Accountability of the Judges? (Opinion)

Javed Chaudhary’s recent articles, after his meeting with the former Chief of Army Staff General Bajwa, have opened a pandora box of controversies relating to the state of justice in this country. However, these articles only reveal what many familiar with the corridors of power already knew. There is a long history of judges conspiring with the junta to dispense predetermined judgements for the purpose of political engineering. A history that is often repeated. From the second Chief Justice of the country, Justice Muhammad Munir, engineering the construction of the full bench of the Supreme Court to obtain a predefined

October 19, 2022

Haleema Hijazi

Laundry for Criminals (Opinion)

The Supreme Court acquitted Shahrukh Jatoi in the case of the murder of Shahzeb Khan. This is not the first time that he is walking away from the same murder, he was also in the past escorted out of the country by the authorities from the airport of Pakistan to escape accountability. Justice delayed is justice denied, so we have heard many times. The delay, in this case, was also necessary to create the grounds for the family of the victim being coerced into accepting Diyat and forgiving the murderer of their son. The delay was necessary for the wider

September 29, 2022

Haleema Hijazi

Murderers of Justice (Opinion)

Pakistan is a state captured by the elites: military, judicial, bureaucratic and civilian. Because of the colonial history, Cold-War era global politics and War-on-Terror recent past, the balance of power remained in favour of the military. The military elites consistently dominated and used judicial, bureaucratic and political structures to consolidate more power and attain more spoils. Thus, the military itself is the most powerful contender in the political arena of Pakistan. In this context, historically, accountability has never been used to bring justice, it has always been used to undermine political opponents. The Panama trial and disqualification was another example

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