Since the promulgation of the Tax Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, several commentaries have surfaced in editorial columns, professional circles, and even in government forums. They raise misinformed concerns about the…
Tampering with rivers and nature transcends mere environmental concern; it touches upon deep spiritual, ethical, and philosophical dimensions found across various faiths and belief systems. Canal construction on rivers is…
Imagine registering a business in under ten minutes – without visiting multiple government offices, submitting countless forms, or waiting weeks for verification. While this might sound like a distant dream…
The economic landscape constantly evolves through innovation and obsolescence – a process economist Joseph Schumpeter called ‘creative destruction’. New technologies and models replace outdated ones, as seen in the historical…
THERE is a dominant consensus among practitioners and academics alike that the world’s most pressing environmental, resource-related, and economic challenges assume global dependencies and demand global collaboration. Yet, time and…
The history of the Left in Pakistan has been riddled with divisions, factionalism and ideological sectarianism. And it is not only in Pakistan where such divisions emerge from time to…
The US has opted for a strategic trade policy over free trade by prioritising security, industrial and economic policy over market liberalisation. US President Trump initiated this policy in 2017…
In this modern world driven by rapid sociocultural changes, international conflicts and manmade and natural disasters, the socio-economic and political organisation of human society – citizens of a nation-state –…
As minister/deputy chief of mission of the Embassy of Japan in Pakistan, let me confirm Japan’s unwavering priority on safety. Japan will never discharge water that can harm humans or…
Ever since Francis Fukuyama proclaimed the triumph of liberalism following the collapse of the Soviet Union – the so-called ‘red peril’ – many around the world celebrated liberalism as the…
