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Countering financial crimes

In recent days, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has taken many steps to enforce internal accountability mechanism to uproot corruption/malpractices within the organisation. The steps like making Chief Commissioners as…

Curable irregularities

ALL responsible states are aware that their functionaries can resort to not only unconventional but also unlawful actions to carry out their duties. So they take measures to ensure that…

Financial emergency: possible/probable?

Is the declaration of a financial emergency imminent if the budget 2018-19 is implemented? This has been categorically rejected by Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail as one would have expected…

Need For Financial Reporting Council

Need for financial reporting council

There is dire need to establish Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in Pakistan as an autonomous regulator to promote corporate governance and reporting to safeguard the interest of all stakeholders. The…

Global conflicts, economic uncertainties

2024 emerged as a comparatively optimistic period in contrast to the challenging preceding years marked by Covid-19 pandemic. In its aftermath, global economy faced significant upheavals, with numerous businesses shutting…

Money talks in politics

Money talks in politics and political processes globally, which necessitates regulations to ensure democratic values associated with accountability and transparency are not undermined - values that many a Pakistani political…

The curse of servitude

The crescendo that was being drummed up for weeks and months has finally subsided. The dreaded no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan has been submitted to the National Assembly…

Scrutiny and beyond

THE much-discussed seven-year-old foreign funding case reached a major milestone about a month ago when the scrutiny committee constituted by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) submitted its report. It…

‘Nationalising’ NAB

There is no doubt that a system of robust and impartial accountability is the cornerstone of liberal democracy; the process of checks and balances safeguards the roots of democratic norms…