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Usama Khilji

Usama Khilji

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Firewall confusion

Firewall confusion

Firewalls must not be misused for the unlawful surveillance and censorship of our own citizens.

07.03.2026 50

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Usama Khilji

Monopolising truth

The extreme steps taken to quell dissent threaten our future.

05.02.2026 50

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Usama Khilji

Criminalising free speech

Peca is being used against lawyers, journalists and human rights defenders.

02.01.2026 60

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Usama Khilji

Hostage by law

Lawyers must unite for judicial freedom.

25.09.2025 70

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Usama Khilji

Unaccountable Big Brother

The state’s surveillance certainly has a chilling effect.

13.09.2025 150

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Usama Khilji

Governing AI

The policy does not take into account the dynamic nature of AI and technology.

04.09.2025 150

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Usama Khilji

Throttling free speech

The government is all-powerful — judge, jury and executioner — when it comes to content on social media.

25.01.2025 80

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Usama Khilji

The year they came for the internet

So there we have it. Pakistan has topped the world in terms of financial losses suffered as a result of outages and shutdowns of internet and...

06.01.2025 30

Dawn Prism

Usama Khilji