Tag: Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
Production orders – Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
THE subject of production orders for detained legislators is once again in the headlines. Prime Minister Imran Khan, while recently addressing the Tiger...
Disturbing trends in legislation – Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
SEPT 16 was another sad day in parliament when legislators from the treasury and the opposition almost came to blows while the opposition openly...
We Ourselves are Responsible for Bleak democracy – Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
We Ourselves are Responsible for Bleak democracy - Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
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Advisers, SAPMs and cabinet – Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
THE recent nine-page judgement of the Islamabad High Court regarding the alleged illegal exercise of executive powers by an adviser to the prime minister...
Parliamentary performance – Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
THE 15th National Assembly completed two years on Aug 17. Its performance during this period has been the subject of discussion in the...
Performance debate – Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
SUDDENLY, the debate on government performance seems to be all over the place. On second thoughts, it may not be so sudden. The incumbent...
A presidential cabinet?- Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
THE honourable judges of the Supreme Court including the chief justice of Pakistan made a number of hard-hitting comments during the recent (April-May 2020)...
Without due process – Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
WEAKNESSES generally associated with the legislative process in our country were once again exposed during the passage of amendments to the army, air force...
Credibility of accountability – Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) figure most prominently. On the one side is a passionate section of the population eager to punish and even ‘hang’...
Ordinances vs democracy – Ahmed Bilal Mehboob
IF there is a least democratic feature of our democratic Constitution, it is the power given to the executive to legislate in case parliament...