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Law to regulate budget
The executive’s unlimited powers to alter the budget after it is passed must be curtailed.
Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
Voting from abroad
The challenges of out-of-country voting are formidable in the case of a country as large as Pakistan.
The case of EVMs
Electronic voting machines may not be as marvellous as they are made out to be.
Owning the fight
Parliament can do more than merely endorsing or criticising a military operation.
Who pays for the brawls?
The instances of indiscipline in parliament, such as the recent scuffle, are symptoms of a major problem.
Where are the women voters?
The ECP must convene a roundtable conference to bring women into the electoral rolls.
Give LGs a chance
A centralised model of governance cannot work for a province as diverse and large as Punjab.
How many ministers?
More cabinet posts may not mean improved governance.
Women’s legislative performance
Pakistani women on reserved seats have turned in a sterling performance in parliament.
One after another
Do we need more committees on national security?
Running the political engine
As democracy has flourished, challenges related to political finance have also grown.
Remember electoral reforms?
There is much ground to cover before the next general elections.
Parliament’s inertia on NAP
It is sad that parliamentary committees have hardly discussed the National Action Plan.
Is a commission enough?
Each time an accountability crisis strikes we start looking for a new institution to address it.
The awaited electoral reforms
Serious steps are needed to establish the sanctity of the electoral process before the next general election.
Transparent leaders
The ECP must make it easier for citizens to access the financial statements of their elected representatives.
The right to information
International experience indicates a strong link between effective RTI laws and good governance.
Absent from the house
Why do our legislators have such a shoddy record of attendance in parliament?
The calculus of ordinances
Successive governments have resorted to ordinances as a convenient tool of legislation.
Whither NSC?
A formal mechanism is needed for a civil-military exchange of views.