A Pak-Afghan water treaty?
The Indus River Basin is shared by four countries: Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and China. The water sector in this region faces certain challenges including the depletion of natural resources and…
Investment treaty law: Unjustified indirect expropriation by tax authorities
A question was raised before a tribunal of the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputers (ICSID) that whether or not action of the Peru's Tax authorities' regarding unjustified tax…
Navigating economic diplomacy-II
Some scholars argue that investment treaties were signed by developing countries not because they expected any substantial benefits or were somehow pressured into signing them by the developed countries, but…
MLIs: Notes on underlying concepts — II
We give in the following paragraphs four illustrations of the manner in which tax treaty provisions will be interpreted, applied or implemented after MLI enforcement. Illustration 1 Under Article 10(2)(a)…
MLIs: Notes on underlying concepts — II
Illustrations of Manner of Operation of MLI We give in the following paragraphs four illustrations of the manner in which tax treaty provisions will be interpreted, applied or implemented after…
Offshore income and assets of Pakistanis and the Finance Bill 2018: End of tax exemption regime – II
A new regime for Pakistan Assets owned by non-resident companies Redefining Pakistan Source Income for Alienation of Assets held by Non-Resident Companies Newly inserted Section 101A has effectively prescribed a…
On thin ice
PAKISTAN skates too dangerously on thin ice. Despite the blunt-bladed incompetence of its governments, it has managed to wobble and stumble for 77 years. Today, many Pakistanis wonder how long…
Protecting Pakistan’s water rights
India has fast-tracked construction of hydropower projects in IIOJ&K and at the same time, through its Geospatial Bill, is preventing IFIs from financing hydropower projects in the AJ&K. The definition…
Milk the public
PERHAPS the inspiration came from milking the buffalo his father-in-law gave him. Or the hardships he endured during his training for the Olympics 2024, in which he won the gold…
Day of reunification
Exactly 34 years ago on October 3, 1990, East Germany and West Germany ended their differences and emerged on the map of the world as the Federal Republic of Germany.…
