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Challenge Of GDP Growth

Challenge of GDP growth

Lacklustre  economic growth and large fiscal and external imbalances (with declining rates of growth also contributing to poor growth in revenues) have made macro-economic management a challenging task. Still-high inflation…

Combating Financing Of Terrorism – II

Combating financing of terrorism – II

Appraisal of global and domestic initiatives: Since the tragic event of September 11, 2001, the United States and its allies have been engaged in what they call 'war on terror'…

Combating Financing Of Terrorism – I

Combating financing of terrorism – I

"Pakistan has taken steps towards improving its AML/CFT regime, including by issuing an SRO to increase the maximum monetary sanction for non-compliance with S/RES/1267. However, despite Pakistan's high-level political commitment…

The Bigger Picture

The bigger picture

Pervez Musharraf’s revelation that US predatory raids within the territorial limits of Pakistan had the conditional consent of Islamabad is hardly revealing save that it comes straight from the horse’s…

Silencing Dissent

Silencing dissent

The trial of Saudi Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani had been going on since June 2012 in the criminal court in Riyadh. When Mr Qahtani appeared in court on March 9 this…

Unequal In Life And Death

Unequal in life and death

All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others”, pigs proclaim in Orwell’s Animal Farm to explain their supremacy and right to rule. Apparently disparity in life…

Bangladesh`s Identity Crisis

Bangladesh`s identity crisis

Various Islamist groups in Bangladesh are demanding that a new anti-blasphemy law be formulated under which the death penalty can be awarded to those who defame Islam and the Prophet…

Global Offshore Money Maze

Global offshore money maze

All responsible governments in recent years have shown commitment to retrieving looted money by their citizens, but in Pakistan the PPP-led government during its five-year-tenure (2008-2013) acted as the main…

Survey On HR Policies And Practices

Survey on HR policies and practices

The Human Resources Benchmarking Survey (HRBS-2012) revealed that most aspects of the HR function in Pakistan have become more sophisticated over a period of time (the survey has been carried…