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Barrister Usman Ali

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Constitutional discipline over political outcome

In Pakistan’s constitutional history, judicial decisions are rarely judged by their reasoning alone. They are measured instead by their political...

23.02.2026 40

Pakistan Observer

Barrister Usman Ali

Beyond protests and politics

09.02.2026 10

Pakistan Observer

Barrister Usman Ali

Pak media crisis: Free expression or digital terrorism

08.01.2026 30

Pakistan Observer

Barrister Usman Ali

Enduring paradox of power

28.12.2025 20

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Barrister Usman Ali

KP: A province bleeding under failed governance

20.12.2025 20

Pakistan Observer

Barrister Usman Ali

Faith, unity, discipline — our shield against terror

16.12.2025 30

Pakistan Observer

Barrister Usman Ali

Peshawar’s lost fragrance

09.12.2025 20

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Barrister Usman Ali

IMF report: Crisis is home-grown

24.11.2025 50

Pakistan Observer

Barrister Usman Ali

KP: Trapped between militancy and misrule

11.11.2025 50

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Barrister Usman Ali

Pashtuns deserve builders of future, not champions of protest

29.10.2025 20

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Barrister Usman Ali

Mob vs State: How much longer?

16.10.2025 30

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Barrister Usman Ali

Pakistan’s political parties: Monarchies in guise of democracy

11.10.2025 40

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Barrister Usman Ali

Trump’s Gaza plan: Between hope & hard truths

03.10.2025 90

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Barrister Usman Ali

Pakistan & United States: A reset or another cycle?

30.09.2025 40

Pakistan Observer

Barrister Usman Ali

Human cost of floods

18.08.2025 60

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Barrister Usman Ali

78 years on: Time to act now

17.08.2025 30

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Barrister Usman Ali

From code to chaos: The moral fall

12.08.2025 40

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Barrister Usman Ali

Honour killing: Not honour, just cowardice

23.07.2025 30

Pakistan Observer

Barrister Usman Ali

World on fire: Empires rise, truth falls

26.06.2025 30

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Barrister Usman Ali

More than cash: A smarter path for BISP

20.06.2025 20

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Barrister Usman Ali

Ceasefire and national awakening call

28.05.2025 20

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Barrister Usman Ali

Pak, India — Peace is the only way

30.04.2025 40

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Barrister Usman Ali

A response of bitterness and blame

29.04.2025 10

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Barrister Usman Ali

Canada’s political map redrawn ahead of 28 April 2025 vote

23.04.2025 10

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Barrister Usman Ali

Truth, trust & youths: Pakistan’s battle for minds

10.04.2025 30

Pakistan Observer

Barrister Usman Ali

Pakistan: Caught between conflicts and consequences

06.04.2025 40

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Barrister Usman Ali

Terrorism in Pakistan and need for national unity

22.03.2025 50

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Barrister Usman Ali

Pak crisis and way forward

14.02.2025 60

Pakistan Observer

Barrister Usman Ali