Shahab Usto

Course correction

Course correction

Thanks to a perfidious leadership — political and institutional — the state’s physical and moral foundations are in peril. Updated 13 Sep, 2024 09:37am
Institutional attrition

Institutional attrition

What is needed is the revival of constitutional democracy in its true form and substance. Updated 17 May, 2024 09:05am
Curious case of Priya Kumari

Curious case of Priya Kumari

The missing young girl’s tragedy can be seen from the lens of multiple societal factors. Updated 18 Apr, 2024 09:31am
It’s not the NFC award

It’s not the NFC award

Instead of expanding its revenue base, the centre is impoverishing the provinces. Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:45am
Limits of power

Limits of power

A formidable PTI-led opposition could become a nightmare for the government. Updated 16 Mar, 2024 09:35am
Four unavoidable agendas

Four unavoidable agendas

Defiance is writ large on the landscape — tribal, rural, urban, and metropolitan. Updated 22 Feb, 2024 10:00am
JIT is no answer

JIT is no answer

Across democracies, the actions of public servants, including judges, come under public scrutiny. Updated 25 Jan, 2024 09:47am
Killing the future

Killing the future

Sindh’s rural society continues to face violence and feudal oppression. Published 30 Apr, 2023 07:26am
The forgotten children

The forgotten children

The prospect of flood-hit children in Sindh resuming their schooling soon seems dim. Updated 08 Apr, 2023 08:55am
Forging a new compact

Forging a new compact

The age-old tools of democratic politics are becoming redundant. Published 23 Mar, 2023 07:42am
A culture of neglect

A culture of neglect

It is painful to see Mohenjo-Daro beset with a host of threats. Published 16 Feb, 2023 07:52am
A structural malaise

A structural malaise

A credible efficient judicial order is key to meeting the challenges that beset the country. Updated 27 Aug, 2021 08:25am
Justice for judges

Justice for judges

It beggars belief that a senior high court judge is incompetent to serve in the Supreme Court. Updated 30 Jul, 2021 08:01am
Karachi sans master plan

Karachi sans master plan

Great chunks of public land have been awarded to the elites, leaving little provision for the poor. Published 17 Aug, 2020 06:45am
Fighting corruption

Fighting corruption

NAB reforms alone won’t help. A broader reform agenda is needed. Published 05 Jun, 2020 07:05am
No more rollbacks

No more rollbacks

Perhaps the government sees the present crisis as conducive to constitutional meddling. Published 04 May, 2020 05:03am
Discomfiture of law

Discomfiture of law

Should a police officer serve as an ‘instrument’ of ruling politicians? Published 22 Dec, 2019 07:22am
Commission must continue

Commission must continue

Almost every city, town and village of Sindh has benefited from the water commission’s interventions. Published 06 May, 2019 06:46am