Shahab Usto

Lamenting a glorious city

Lamenting a glorious city

Why does Karachi, despite being Pakistan’s financial hub, lack most of the attributes of great cities? Updated 16 Apr, 2025 09:17am
A hard state?

A hard state?

Misconceived state policies have pushed the country into an abyss. Updated 04 Apr, 2025 08:51am
Judiciary — an apologia

Judiciary — an apologia

There is a strong view that the judiciary is responsible for the tragic fate that has befallen it. Updated 12 Feb, 2025 09:02am
Legitimacy and order

Legitimacy and order

The existing constitutional order has created a super government. Updated 04 Jan, 2025 09:03am
Judiciary’s debacle

Judiciary’s debacle

Why are the rulers, through their actions, relegating the judiciary to the status of an attached department? Updated 14 Nov, 2024 09:21am
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
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