Barrister Usman Ali

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…

Barrister Usman Ali

Should Pak create more provinces? Lessons from other countries

  INTERIOR Minister Mohsin Naqvi has revived a national debate over whether Pakistan needs more provinces. Speaking at the Pakistan Economic Summit in Islamabad on…

Barrister Usman Ali

Monal: When influence confronts environmental law

  THE Federal Constitutional Court’s recent decision to overturn the Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling in the Monal restaurant case has reopened a question far more…

Barrister Usman Ali

Judicial independence and truth left unexamined

  THE Audio Leaks Commission was established to answer troubling questions about alleged interference in Pakistan’s judicial system. Instead, it became the centre of a…

Barrister Usman Ali

Environmental protection: Nature is not for sale

ENVIRONMENTAL protection has become one of the most urgent responsibilities of modern states. The survival of the planet depends on the preservation of forests, wildlife,…

Barrister Usman Ali

Pakhtunkhwa wants peace, not more funerals

THE recent martyrdom of Maulana Muhammad Idrees Jan, a respected religious scholar, former member of the provincial assembly and Sheikh-ul-Hadith from Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has…

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