Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has become an essential mechanism for resolving tax disputes efficiently and cost-effectively, avoiding the lengthy and expensive process of litigation. By providing a more flexible and…
IN a country where the young have hardly anything to look forward to, where ministers and advisers on youth affairs are not really in their ‘youth’, and where the state…
SECTIONS of the press have reported that the federal government is not agreeable to allocating funds for the procurement of 100 buses for Quetta. This is a huge disappointment for…
THE structural foundation of the Roman Empire, history tells us, included the roads that were built. With this communication network, the expanding empire was able to connect newly conquered lands.…
THE best definition of policy is that it helps one avoid becoming a hostage to events. A compass that continues to provide a direction transcending individuals and circumstances. This doesn’t…
A COUPLE of years ago, an innovative parliamentary reporter stood outside the Punjab Assembly and asked — on camera — the members emerging from the building to describe, in a…
PROMINENT labour leaders in Sindh recently complained to the caretaker chief minister of the province about non-compliance with labour laws by some employers. In response, the CM asked the secretary…
ALTHOUGH most of us have been distracted by the political intrigues of the present, an interesting development has taken place recently that deserves our attention. It is clearly not as…
WHY do conspiracy theories thrive and divide political opinion so much? The answer to this question is, perplexingly, very simple and rooted in the science of making decisions under uncertainty.…
THE removal of a prime minister through a no-confidence motion is an extraordinary event in the life of a nation. Similarly, accusing the recognised political opposition of treason is a…
