In civilized societies, the moral compass of citizens often aligns closely with the law. People follow rules not because they fear punishment, but because they genuinely believe in the ethical value behind those rules. In such systems, natural law and moral obligation are often sufficient to ensure social harmony. But in many developing countries, including Pakistan, morality alone fails to guide public behavior. What fills the gap? The answer lies in John Austin’s theory of law, where laws are not truly laws unless backed by sanctions.
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In a groundbreaking courtroom moment in Arizona, the family of Christopher Pelkey, a U.S. Army veteran killed in a 2021 road rage incident, utilized artificial intelligence to create a video of him delivering a victim impact statement during the sentencing of his killer, Gabriel Paul Horcasitas. The AI-generated video, developed by Pelkey’s family, featured a lifelike avatar expressing forgiveness towards Horcasitas. This unprecedented use of AI in a U.S. courtroom has sparked significant legal and ethical debates.
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Pakistan’s fashion industry is one of its most visible cultural exports, yet it remains one of the least protected under the law. Despite the explosion of talent and textile innovation, our designers continue to face rampant plagiarism, counterfeit markets, and an alarming lack of legal recourse. It is time we recognize fashion law not as a luxury, but as a necessity. Globally, countries like the United States protect fashion through a patchwork of intellectual property (IP) rights, trademarks, copyrights, and design patents.
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Since 2022, I have been pursuing a public interest litigation before the Lahore High Court to address the deplorable conditions at Tollinton Market, located in Shadman. What initially began as a campaign against environmental hazards marked by a petrifying stench, decaying waste, and disease-causing pathogens soon revealed a deeper crisis: rampant and systematic animal abuse.
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Space has long captured the human imagination as a domain of scientific marvel and hope. Yet, as technology advances, this final frontier is rapidly becoming a theater of unchecked surveillance, militarization, and environmental degradation. Despite international treaties declaring space the “province of all mankind,” emerging space activities increasingly bypass human rights safeguards.
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Empathy is a powerful word one that defines our humanity. Without it, we are nothing but empty vessels. In August 2010, the world watched in horror as two young brothers, Mughees and Muneeb Butt, were brutally lynched by a mob in broad daylight in Sialkot, Pakistan. The grainy footage, captured not by journalists but by countless bystanders, showed a crowd of men and even children, some in police uniforms, some laughing, others filming with their phones, while the boys were mercilessly beaten to death.
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