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Mohsin Saleem Ullah

Mohsin Saleem Ullah

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Devolution, not division

Every few years, when governance in Pakistan looks particularly strained, the conversation drifts toward the same proposal: carve out new provinces....

19.08.2026 200

The Express Tribune

Mohsin Saleem Ullah

A data policy without a spine

Read the new Data Governance Policy, 2026, by the Ministry of IT & Telecom, and it is genuinely hard to find fault with the ideas inside it. The...

16.07.2026 70

The Express Tribune

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Who gave AI the right to remove hijab!

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the way we work, communicate and present ourselves online. Yet beneath the promise of innovation...

04.07.2026 80

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Talk first, sue later

There is something quietly remarkable happening on the world stage right now, and Pakistan is at the centre of it. As the United States of America and...

16.06.2026 60

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Gas, hydel and an unfinished constitutional promise

Pakistan's Constitution does not leave the question of natural resources to chance. It speaks clearly, even forcefully, about who should benefit...

10.05.2026 60

The Express Tribune

Mohsin Saleem Ullah

From Gulf conflict to kitchen costs

The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has triggered geopolitical and economic turbulence across the Middle East. Although Pakistan is...

24.03.2026 100

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Mohsin Saleem Ullah

Pakistan's crypto gap

For millions of Pakistanis, cryptocurrency is no longer a novelty or a speculative gamble. It has become a coping mechanism. As inflation rises, the...

23.01.2026 100

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Mohsin Saleem Ullah

Privatisation illusion

Privatisation in Pakistan has rarely been a deliberate or well-planned economic reform. More often, it emerges as a reluctant response to years of...

14.01.2026 80

The Express Tribune

Mohsin Saleem Ullah

Plight of young lawyers

Debate over low compensation offered to young law graduates resurfaces routinely within early-career legal circles. Recently, while discussing...

08.12.2025 60

The Express Tribune

Mohsin Saleem Ullah

Pakistan's leap towards digital ID and NDEL

Improving security, curbing identity theft and creating an infrastructure of trust are high on every government's digital agenda. Around the world,...

10.11.2025 70

The Express Tribune

Mohsin Saleem Ullah

The great corporate exit

When a global consumer giant like Procter & Gamble (P&G) shuts down its local manufacturing in a country of 240 million consumers, it sends a message...

19.10.2025 100

The Express Tribune

Mohsin Saleem Ullah

Justice without borders

Recently, a Senate committee was informed that 17,321 Pakistani nationals are currently incarcerated in foreign prisons, with the majority in the...

30.08.2025 60

The Express Tribune

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Regressive jirgas

The federal government's recent move to revive the jirga system in the newly merged districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is not just regressive, but also...

07.08.2025 80

The Express Tribune

Mohsin Saleem Ullah