A voice for the voiceless June 28, 2021 When Usman Kakar spoke in the Senate of Pakistan, he was undoubtedly one of the sanest voices that represented the sentiments of the people. Though he was a Pashtun nationalist, he transcended the narrow definition of this term – as he was much beyond a parochial pattern of thinking. When he died under mysterious circumstances on June 21, 2021, Pakistan lost a true democrat and a political leader who had so much potential to contribute to the future political development of Pakistan. His funeral which attracted hundreds of thousands of mourners was ...