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Economy in a federal framework

When a federal state tries to manage its economy using a centrist financial system the result would certainly be no better than what Pakistan had experienced during its first 63…

Raise in federal govt employees’ salaries

The federal cabinet has recently approved a special allowance to employees equal to 25 percent of the basic pay with effect from the 1st of March 2021. This increase has…

Bloated cabinet

Newly sworn-in Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has started his stint in office with a bloated federal cabinet of 43 members, comprising 27 federal ministers and 16 ministers of state.…

Fiscal Federalism

Fiscal federalism

Pakistan’s federal constitution lays out a framework of regulation between the federal government and the constituting provinces, which since the 1973 constitution remains at the core base of controversy and…

How big should the cabinet be?

RECENTLY, Prime Minister Imran Khan expanded his cabinet. It has led to a fresh round of questions asked each time a cabinet is formed or expanded. In essence, the questions…

Federal Crisis

Federal crisis

INDIA’S federal structure is in a crisis. It is exposed to political pulls from the states none had imagined before. Constitutionally and administratively it has become more centralised than what…

New Cabinet And Old Mistakes

New cabinet and old mistakes

The election of Nawaz Sharif as prime minister by the National Assembly last Wednesday, followed by his oath-taking at the presidency, marked the culmination of the process of democratic political…