Nisar Ali

Ban Ki-moon’s Legacy Despite successes, he leaves behind a world in chaos

Ban Ki-moon

“I want to put on the table today a major and much-needed reform for fairness and effectiveness in the UN. Far too often, I have seen widely-supported proposals blocked, in the name of consensus, by a few or sometimes even just one country.” — Ban Ki-moon (Former UN Secretary General) After racking up the Paris Climate Change Agreement and the …

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Prevention of Electronic Crimes, Laws must regulate, not strangulate

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On August 11, 2016, the National Assembly passed the controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill (PECB) 2015 after the Senate of Pakistan had unanimously adopted it on 29th of July after successful negotiations between the government’ and the opposition in the parliament. The bill is yet to receive the Presidential assent. The ‘draconian’ bill has been heavily criticised by the …

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