Usama Khilji

Censorship with impunity

Censorship with impunity

It is important for the PTA to understand the laws and court orders that pertain to its jurisdiction. Updated 25 Mar, 2024 10:30am
Divide and rule

Divide and rule

The ongoing blocking of X signifies an institutional breakdown in Pakistan. Updated 11 Mar, 2024 09:56am
The price of courage

The price of courage

It should not take courage to stand with the downtrodden. Nor should it take courage to call for the implementation of the law, the Constitution, and the protection of the rights it guarantees. Published 27 Aug, 2023 12:50pm
Silencing Pakistan

Silencing Pakistan

The amendment bill will cement Peca as Pakistan’s premier censorship law. Updated 28 Jul, 2023 08:56am
Breakdown of democracy

Breakdown of democracy

Will politicians ever speak the truth again if power is snatched away from them after being given to them? Updated 17 Jun, 2023 10:44am
Bulldozed in the capital

Bulldozed in the capital

Under what moral authority can the CDA bulldoze the homes of working-class people? Published 06 May, 2023 06:57am
Pemra’s censorship

Pemra’s censorship

Citizens do not simply forget about an incident or subject when it is censored on TV. Updated 25 Mar, 2023 08:22am
Vicious cycle

Vicious cycle

There is no need to put people in jail merely for speaking their minds regarding state institutions. Updated 18 Feb, 2023 09:46am
Killing knowledge

Killing knowledge

There must be no legal avenue to block entire platforms like Wikipedia. Published 05 Feb, 2023 05:35am
Time to correct mistakes

Time to correct mistakes

In the light of the events of 2022, it is important for the rulers to commit to major improvements. Updated 31 Dec, 2022 09:04am
Supporting Iranians

Supporting Iranians

The rights Iranians are fighting for are the same ones in our Constitution. Published 07 Dec, 2022 07:56am
Rolling back democracy

Rolling back democracy

The cabinet’s nod to a controversial amendment to the FIA schedule sets an appalling example of political leaders not learning... Updated 19 Nov, 2022 09:04am
Leaking democracy

Leaking democracy

The law prohibits the kind of surveillance of government and opposition leaders that we are witnessing... Updated 15 Oct, 2022 08:12am
Failing our minorities

Failing our minorities

The issue of forced conversions of minority girl children has serious ramifications. Published 15 Sep, 2022 08:11am
Civilian supremacy

Civilian supremacy

Selective justice cannot be our modus operandi. Published 31 Aug, 2022 08:12am