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The Merger and tax issues

The passage of Constitution (Thirty-first Amendment) Act, 2018 ["31st Constitutional Amendment"] by Senate and National Assembly, its adoption by the Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [by vote of 92 to 7]…

Why the need for talks?

Some terrorism analysts advocate that engagement of hostile terrorist groups is an element of a successful counterterrorism campaign. However, such negotiations should be pursued if the conditions on the ground…

Countering the TTP

The Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was formed in 2007 in response to the army’s action against non-state actors in north and south Waziristan. After the US invasion of Afghanistan…

Erroneous tax exemptions

The twenty-fifth Amendment in the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, officially called 'The Constitution (Twenty-fifth Amendment) Act, 2018', previously named as 'The (Thirty-first Amendment) Act, 2018', was passed by…

Cooperative Frameworks

Cooperative frameworks

The killing of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Mullah Fazlullah, Pakistan’s most wanted terrorist, in a US drone strike in Afghanistan is a major blow to the terrorist group. Since his…

Equality For Fata

Equality for Fata

My friends still remember how, when I was finishing with my high school, I was going through a very traumatic time. My father was incarcerated in Haripur jail under sections…

The Return Of IS

The return of IS

The operation to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul from the grip of the militant Islamic State group may take a few more weeks, or maybe even months. But the…

The Afghan Peace Process

The Afghan peace process

The death of Mullah Akhtar Mansour remained a mystery for quite a few days and was finally resolved by the Taliban’s confirmation and ultimate succession of its new chief. Mansour’s…

The Tax Connection

The tax connection

The country has been seized by a political storm after the Panama leaks. The military has, perhaps on its own, started an operation in Punjab after the horrific Lahore suicide…