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Ahmed Bilal Mehboob

Ahmed Bilal Mehboob

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Stopgap or long-term?

Stopgap or long-term?

The austerity plan is for a limited period and hence of limited benefit.

19.03.2026 50

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Ahmed Bilal Mehboob

A rare opportunity

One hopes that the PM and opposition leader strive for a consensus on the next CEC.

31.01.2026 80

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Ahmed Bilal Mehboob

Politics and governance

One emotive issue or the other has been the decisive factor in elections.

24.01.2026 100

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By-elections 2025

It is difficult to comment on the fairness or otherwise of the recent by-elections at this stage.

29.11.2025 50

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Provincial autonomy

Parties' top leadership designs the system to keep CMs dependent on its directions.

22.11.2025 100

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LG constitutional amendment

There is a growing realisation in Pakistan that Article 140-A needs to be expanded.

08.11.2025 100

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New KP saga begins

It is unclear how far the new CM’s conduct will be different from that of his predecessor.

18.10.2025 90

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Politics of boycott

Traditionally, rival parties sat together in times of emergency. Not anymore, it seems.

05.09.2025 70

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Ahmed Bilal Mehboob

New provinces?

Is creating new provinces the best way to achieve better governance?

23.08.2025 350

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Pandemonium in assembly

The Punjab Assembly has been experiencing extraordinary turmoil for the last three years.

02.08.2025 40

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Ahmed Bilal Mehboob

Pandemonium in assembly

The Punjab Assembly has been experiencing extraordinary turmoil for the last three years.

02.08.2025 20

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Ahmed Bilal Mehboob

Budget democratisation

There is ample room to introduce more democratic provisions in the budget processes.

14.06.2025 90

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Ahmed Bilal Mehboob

CEC impasse

The government seems to be in no hurry to initiate the process of new appointments.

06.04.2025 70

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Ahmed Bilal Mehboob

Parliament’s first year

Most of the laws were hurriedly passed without any meaningful debate.

28.02.2025 60

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A deserving raise?

The recent increase in legislators’ salaries is in sync with similar raises for other public officials.

06.02.2025 50

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South Asian parliaments need better systems for elections on reserved seats

14.01.2025 20

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Ahmed Bilal Mehboob