The government has placed Pakistan's prime autonomous regulators under the dictate of the ministries, as a line function authority, overriding opposition from the governments of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. When…
A dictator, Gen Musharraf, gave us the regulatory bodies – bodies to act as a check, in the public interest, over various ministries. A democrat – for that’s what we…
The government has decided to forfeit the independence of the regulatory authorities of Pakistan by transferring them from the Cabinet Division to the respective line ministries, thereby diluting their autonomous…
Sindh cabinet has approved a draft bill for organizing a separate electricity regulatory body for Sindh — Sindh Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Sepra). It is not known whether or not…
Two bills seeking amendments to the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) and the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) Acts were introduced in the National Assembly on Tuesday. Moved by Pakistan…
Regulation is basically done through tools called ‘regulatory instruments' where it is essential that proper mandate in this regard is provided in the underlying legislation that establishes the regulator of…
Pakistan’s power sector has long been a tale of reforms that promise much but deliver little. Despite decades of policy interventions aimed at boosting energy generation, reducing losses, and reforming…
DIGITAL disinformation has emerged as a formidable threat in the digital era, warping public perceptions and jeopardising fundamental democratic structures. It undermines the integrity of informed public discourse and governance,…
FOR most Pakistanis, the prevailing economic conditions have unleashed unprecedented hardship. Steep power tariffs and high fuel costs have made everything expensive. Even the basic necessities are now beyond the…
On Jan 23, at 7.34 am, the entire national grid system collapsed and the whole of Pakistan slipped into premature darkness. All Indian Prime Minister Modi needed to invade Pakistan was a…
