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Barrister Zamir Ghumro
Barrister Zamir Ghumro

  • July 15, 2026

    The myth of a ‘poor’ centre

    The building of the Parliament of Pakistan in Islamabad. — The...

  • January 08, 2026

    The FCC vision

    This representational image shows the gavel in a courtroom. —...

  • November 25, 2025

    Federalism, DRM and the FCC

    The Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad. —...

  • October 16, 2025

    Is parliament really powerful?

    The building of the Parliament of Pakistan in Islamabad. — The...

  • September 23, 2025

    Financing the federation

    The Parliament House in Islamabad. — X@NAofPakistan/FileA federation is...

  • August 02, 2025

    Spending on people

    The representational image shows tax written on a calculator's buttons....

  • August 02, 2025

    Spending on people

    The representational image shows tax written on a calculator's buttons....

  • April 18, 2025

    Water wounds in the federation

    Now sea claims millions of acres of fertile land periodically in Badin, Sujawal, Thatta districts and even jeopardises Karachi

  • February 10, 2025

    Deconstructing regulation

    Amendment does not relate to trials of offences only to creation of SMPRA and NCCIA

  • December 03, 2024

    Decentralise for justice

    State is enjoined under Article 37 to decentralise government administration to facilitate expeditious resolution of matters

  • October 31, 2024

    26th Amendment and judicial balance

    26th Amendment sees benches to be constituted by three senior-most judges from amongst nominated judges

  • April 22, 2024

    Are provinces autonomous?

    If Sindh earmarks Rs20 million per police station, it will cost only Rs10 billion to make them effective first responders

  • April 01, 2024

    Beyond the centre

    The federal government has miserably failed to increase its tax-to-GDP ratio to 15 per cent or implement devolution under the 18th Amendmen

  • March 06, 2024

    Jurisdiction matters

    A representational image of gavel in a court. — Unsplash/FileThe two...

  • January 28, 2024

    Manifesto of hope

    PPP intends to use these saved funds on poverty alleviation and hopes to transition Pakistan into a welfare state

  • December 09, 2022

    Judicial powers

    In all federations, powers between constituent units are shared on an...

  • September 24, 2021

    Principles of appointment

    Various views on the appointment of Supreme Court judges have been...

  • February 04, 2021

    Judicial governance

    Ultimately, the accountability of the judiciary is a more serious matter...

  • May 27, 2020

    Understanding the NFC

    Distribution of tax revenue between the federal government and the...

  • May 11, 2020

    A convenient scapegoat

    The 1973 constitution was a consensus document. It was formulated and...

  • November 16, 2019

    Accountability and the law

    The recent accountability regime in the form of the National...

  • October 30, 2019

    Police reforms

    Police reforms have been an important topic of discussion in the country,...

  • October 10, 2019

    Follow the constitution

    The issue of new provinces or doing away with the current provinces has...

  • September 18, 2019

    Article 149: an explainer

    Furore over the interpretation of Article 149 continues, despite its...