Nawaz disqualified; long live Abbasi
The much-quoted refrain, the king is dead, long live the king refers to a seamless continuity of a political system with the old being replaced by the new king; and…
Policies and their implementation
Policies in Pakistan’s multiple sectors are well researched, many compiled with donor funding which enables international and national sector experts to take account of international best practices as well existing…
The sanctity of statistics
Senator Kamran Michael took oath as the Minister for Statistics, the first ever to hold this portfolio, on 4 August 2017, three days after Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was sworn in…
Elections and the budget 2018-19
The National Assembly has passed the delimitation of constituencies' bill with 242 votes in favour and one against paving the way for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to complete…
Dar’s legacy
If one were to guess the education and experience of the architect of the budget for fiscal year 2017-18 then without prejudice - prejudice defined as being aware of Ishaq…
Country needs a new finance minister
Ishaq Dar, the incumbent finance minister, is clearly unable to give any, let alone, due attention to the portfolio of finance that he nonetheless refuses to surrender. Today the country…
Borrowing from global capital market
As an election year it is unlikely that expenditure curtailment or a mini-budget is on the cards and the Abbasi administration is considering meeting the resource shortfall of around 2…
The timing of the budget fiscal year 2019
The Abbasi administration has wholeheartedly endorsed Ishaq Dar's oft-announced decision to formulate and present the budget for fiscal year 2018-19 even though the party's tenure ends on 1 June 2018…
PML-N government’s fourth amnesty scheme
The fourth amnesty scheme during the incumbent PML-N administration was announced as a one-off by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday, flanked by his Special Advisor on Finance, Revenue…
Macro-economic claims need a revisit
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) "First Post-Program, Monitoring Discussions" report was a source of serious concern for the Abbasi administration prompting the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue…
