Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
The ECP must be commended for taking timely, decisive and bold action.
Updated 28 Feb, 2021 08:18am
There are concerns about ‘open and identifiable’ ballots.
Published 21 Feb, 2021 07:02am
Regardless of the amount, foreign funds received from foreign nationals may render a party ‘foreign-aided’.
Published 30 Jan, 2021 06:24am
The government’s line of thinking indicates a belief in the principle of brute majority.
Published 17 Jan, 2021 06:54am
This government has moved beyond the planning stage and made the ministers’ accountability plan public.
Published 26 Dec, 2020 07:27am
How will resignations affect the Senate election?
Published 13 Dec, 2020 06:40am
The pros and cons of the PM’s proposals must be scrutinised.
Published 22 Nov, 2020 07:29am
The PM may need to accept that legislatures are independent institutions.
Published 01 Nov, 2020 06:58am
Why does parliament wait until the eleventh hour to pass legislation?
Published 27 Sep, 2020 07:08am
There is an increasing tendency in the govt to appoint unelected cabinet-level public officials.
Updated 05 Sep, 2020 07:37am
There are certain reasons why our legislators don’t perform the way their counterparts abroad do.
Published 22 Aug, 2020 06:56am
The PTI and the government it heads have gradually moved away from publicly reporting their performance.
Published 05 Jul, 2020 07:19am
Ironically, very few legislators seem to be aware of the passage of the PFMA.
Updated 08 Jun, 2020 02:37pm
It is imperative to move with the times.
Published 17 May, 2020 04:54am
Without restoring the credibility of the electoral system democratic governance will suffer.
Updated 16 Feb, 2020 07:56am
It is a sad comment on the state of our democracy that the extension bills were passed without any debate.
Updated 20 Jan, 2020 07:50am
The use of street power has been a part of Pakistan’s political journey since its inception.
Updated 30 Dec, 2019 07:35am
The practice of promulgating ordinances runs counter to the spirit of democracy.
Published 08 Dec, 2019 07:10am
Settling political scores has been the real objective of accountability mechanisms in Pakistan.
Updated 11 Nov, 2019 07:33am
Our constitutional scheme intentionally wants the treasury and the opposition to engage with each other.
Published 27 Oct, 2019 07:03am
