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IPC: Pioneering global cooperation among parliamentarians

The International Parliamentarians’ Congress (IPC) exemplifies an evolutionary response to the rapidly changing global context. It embodies the spirit of global cooperation and shared responsibility in addressing pressing international issues.…

A code for parliamentarians

POLITICS in Pakistan is being reduced to the exchange of invective between rival groups. Those shouting the loudest and hurling the harshest expletives at fellow politicians are considered the most…

Parliamentarians’ Tax Directory 2017

The Tax Directory of parliamentarians 2017 released on Saturday showed that 167 members of national and provincial assemblies failed to file their returns even though it is mandatory, irrespective of…

Dual Parliamentarians

Dual parliamentarians

The Constitution is absolutely clear. Article 63 (1) (c) states unambiguously that anyone who has acquired the citizenship of a foreign country stands disqualified from being elected to parliament and…

Budget 2025-26: takes two to tango

Budget 2025–26 signals fiscal restraint and modest climate intent but remains, at its core, an act of improvisation rather than coordinated choreography. Touted as contractionary, the budget sets ambitious targets:…

M&As: Private capital is ready, public policy is not

Lately, sentiment among major business groups in Pakistan has been improving, as evidenced by their keen interest in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of businesses available for sale. The financial system…

Budget FY2025-26 passed

The budget passed without any hiccups as expected reflecting a high degree of confluence of parliamentary opinion that included party (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) loyalists, those not part of government but…

The dark side of influencing

Young. Beautiful. Smiling. Singing. Silence. Silenced. Shot. Dead. Gone. Unbelievable. Awful. Horrible. Can’t be true. It must be fake. It is the trick of virtual reality. It is reality. It…