Protests, power, parliament
The establishment’s hand-picked political leader in the form of Imran Khan and his political party, the PTI, have come full circle. From the 2018 elections – the time of the…
The establishment’s hand-picked political leader in the form of Imran Khan and his political party, the PTI, have come full circle. From the 2018 elections – the time of the…
The Supreme Court’s decision (short-order) whereby the deputy speaker’s ruling of April 8, 2022 on a point of order rejecting a no-confidence motion against the former prime minister Imran Khan…
Possible Russian recognition of separatist “republics” independent from Kyiv is threatening to derail an already fragile peace process, as fears grow of large-scale conflict in eastern Ukraine. Tensions between the…
They have already had heated debates on talk shows and in state legislatures, but in two weeks' time, Germany's national parliament, the Bundestag, will see its first showdown between the…
The performance of Pakistan’s parliaments (federal and provincial) in discharging their key functions – enacting laws; reviewing/approving government spending and taxation; overseeing the work of government; and debating important issues…
The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services (NHS) on Thursday asked a group of psychologists and psychiatrists to peruse the Pakistan Psychological Council Bill 2021 and come up with…
THERE may be many things wrong about the joint sitting of parliament that took place on Nov 17. For example, no meaningful effort was made to develop cross-party consensus on the most…
The interconnectivity between today’s international, regional and domestic issues and challenges has created a need for interdependence and greater global cooperation to address common issues like ensuring economic stability and…
The entire edifice of accountability through parliamentary oversight of the Public Accounts Committees (PACs) has crumbled owing to the serious shortcomings highlighted in my earlier article on this subject (‘Accountability…
THE hooliganism witnessed on June 15 in the National Assembly was the culmination of a sequence of events that began with the deafening noise during the prime minister’s first speech…