Unaccountable Big Brother
TWO revelations this week have highlighted the gaps in privacy rights and data protection in Pakistan. One is the news that the personal and sensitive data of millions of Pakistanis…
Accountable to no one
What the Broadsheet case has exposed about the workings of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is just the tip of the iceberg. The Bureau’s two-decade history is full of examples…
The mighty unaccountable
If there is one core problem writ large within our context it would be the exercise of unaccountable authority by Pakistan’s ruling elite. There are many stories – ranging from…
Holding businessmen accountable
In only one month, we have seen three large-scale fires killing more than 40 people and injuring dozens more in or near Karachi. The first example is the Gadani ship…
Holding IMF accountable
The IMF has recently issued yet another congratulatory review of Pakistan’s “performance” under the current Fund programme, the country’s twelfth since 1988. The statement issued after the sixth review informs…
Unaccountable governance
One can only pity the ministers who are struggling to defend an increasingly dysfunctional government plagued by a culture of complacency and with no signs of serious accountability for ineptitude.…
Holding Musharraf accountable
Iftikhar Chaudhry has finally been restored to his rightful position as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from where he was illegally and unconstitutionally removed on Nov 3, 2007.His restoration…
Defending the amendment
The planned 27th Amendment to the constitution of Pakistan was unanimously passed by the Senate of Pakistan on November 10, by a vote of 64-0. The proposed changes to the…
Why DTH never took off in Pakistan
In 2016, Pakistan stood on the threshold of what seemed like a transformative shift in television distribution. Pemra’s long-awaited auction of three Direct-to-Home (DTH) licenses for nearly Rs15 billion was…
The people’s verdict
In the face of the international legal and political systems’ paralyzing silence and utter failure to hold Israel accountable for its genocide in Gaza, international civil society has refused to…
