Pakistan has been on the ‘increased monitoring’ list also known as the ‘grey list’ of the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force since June 2018. Pakistan had hoped to get out of the grey list in June 2021 however the decision was not in Pakistan’s favour. Despite significant progress, Pakistan
READ MOREThe term ‘lawfare’ as first introduced by Colonel Charles Dunlap is the use of international law as an instrument to advance a state’s own interests. Orde Kittrie defines lawfare as the use of law as a weapon. It is interesting to note that lawfare doesn’t have a universal definition. Thus, lawfare is a clever play
READ MORELaw is increasingly deployed as an alternative to military force, although its use dates back as far as international law itself. Even private sector and other non-governmental attorneys play a leading role in lawfare. In its literal sense, the term lawfare is a neologism of two words: law and warfare. Generally, it is understood to
READ MOREOn the twenty ninth of February of last year in Doha, the United States (US) and the Taliban signed a peace agreement to end the long war in Afghanistan. The peace talks which began were described as “truly momentous”. But they seem to be moving at a snail’s pace. Due to change in administration, the
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