Flag protection an economic opportunity
Any country, when drafting its maritime policies, is faced with a dilemma that is similar in nature to most other economic matters. These countries have to choose between a protectionist…
Data privacy & protection: challenges
the tax officials on the unlawful directions issued by Chairman of ARU, Barrister Shahzad Akbar with the concurrence of the Federal Law Minister, Dr Farogh Naseem, breached the statutory confidentiality…
Under one flag
HAVING celebrated Independence Day yesterday, what should be our aim for the next Independence Day? Here are 10 targets: Covid-19 introduced many Pakistanis to the comfort of travelling from Karachi…
Social protection
Widespread under-nutrition, especially iron deficiency, determines a range of negative consequences impacting the welfare of individuals and families as well as the economic and social development of the nation. This…
Finance Act, 2018: Flagrant constitutional violations
The adoption of the Finance Bill 2018 on May 18, 2018 by National Assembly, committing flagrant violations of the supreme law of the land, once again confirms that the outgoing…
The flag of convenience
There has been a searching query as to why Pakistan's private sector is shy to invest in shipping since that industry's demise in 1973 because of its nationalisation. Serious efforts…
In hearts, not on flagpoles
How many of us would recognise a flag with a green and red stripe, and a blue triangle in which a white star appears? Most of us would not know…
Inducting private sector into shipowning
Successive governments in Pakistan have been making efforts for the revival of the shipping industry since the early 1990s. A number of policy decisions and taxation incentives have been offered…
Deeds not words
Words matter only if buttressed by deeds. The sublime phrase acta non verba - deeds not words – is attributed to Julius Caesar. Chaucer reiterated it in his General Prologue…
Palestinians turn to local soda in boycott of Israel-linked goods
In a red box factory that stands out among the drab hills of the West Bank, Chat Cola’s employees race to quench Palestinians’ thirst for local products since the Gaza…
