Barrister Usman Ali

A Province Under Fire A Govt Still In Opposition

KP Governor’s rule: The real test

  FOLLOWING emergency measures and governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan’s federal government has empowered the governor to administer the province with an 11-member advisory…

A Province Under Fire A Govt Still In Opposition

Pakistan: From influence to people’s prosperity

  THE year 2026 has reshaped the geopolitical landscape around Pakistan. The confrontation involving Iran, Israel and the United States, tensions around the Strait of…

A Province Under Fire A Govt Still In Opposition

Pakistan: We must all face the mirror

NATIONS are not always brought down by enemies from outside. Sometimes they weaken themselves from within: institutions are hollowed out, principles are sacrificed for expediency,…

A Province Under Fire A Govt Still In Opposition

Political awareness or double standards?

  WHEN political principles apply only to ourselves, they cease to be principles. They become convenience and double standards. Does political awareness awaken only when…

A Province Under Fire A Govt Still In Opposition

PTI leader’s tears and question of internal dissent

POLITICS has a habit of confronting people with the culture they once helped create. Harsh rhetoric, ridicule and personal attacks used against opponents rarely remain…

A Province Under Fire A Govt Still In Opposition

A province under fire, a govt still in opposition

  KHYBER Pakhtunkhwa is once again paying a devastating price for terrorism. Police officers are being targeted, soldiers are losing their lives and civilians are…

Barrister Usman Ali

Pakistan does not need another ‘wonder boy’

  WHEN Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi recently declared that Pakistan’s existing system had failed and could no longer solve the country’s problems, his remarks…

Barrister Usman Ali

The absent voice

  WHEN Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi recently declared that Pakistan’s existing system had failed and could no longer solve country’s problems, his remarks predictably…

Barrister Usman Ali

PIMS: Cycle of tragedy and amnesia

THE fire at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad claimed the lives of fourteen newborn babies. Of fifteen infants in the nursery, only…

Barrister Usman Ali

When power admits failure, what comes next?

  FEDERAL Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s statement that “whether anyone accepts it or not, our system has collapsed or failed” cannot simply be dismissed as…

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