Citizenship for immigrants?
Balochistan is facing a variety of problems, one of which is the influx of Afghan immigrants. One of the most serious problems in this regard is the issue of hundreds…
Big perfume makers smell threat from niche scents
The first thing one sees on entering Guerlain's perfume shop in Paris' Champs Elysees is the French brand's exclusive collection - Les Parisiennes - which costs 200 euros ($250) a…
The Baloch saga
Brahmdagh Bugti’s willingness to negotiate with the military establishment might be considered a good omen by some. But it will not yield the desired result unless all Baloch organisations —…
Implementing the US-imposed sanctions: A review of the compliance system in action
Enforcement of economic and trade sanctions is usually based on a country's foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries and regimes, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, those engaged…
Why the Reko Diq ‘deal’ is illegal
“I will not sell a stone of Balochistan; Reko Diq is something very big”. This is what Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, chief minister of Balochistan told an overcrowded press conference…
Irritatingly oppressive taxes – I
The National Assembly passed the Finance Bill 2015 amid a walkout by the Opposition during the 13th sitting of the 23rd session on June 23, 2015. According to Free and…
The Senate verdict
A vigilant media was the major reason behind a push to stop large-scale buying and selling of votes in the elections to the Senate. Though money did change hands, and…
Financial market storm brewing as 2014 winds down
After a year in which world markets have sailed effortlessly through wars, invasions and geopolitical ferment, a storm of their own making may well be brewing. Investors have mostly held…
Lost generation
Balochistan, Pakistan’s energy basket, has been undergoing a decades-long armed conflict with the central government. In fact, it is these conflicts along with institutionalised corruption and wrong priorities in Pakistan’s…
Destroyed jet, sanctions to drive more money to Latam, Asia
The downing of a Malaysian passenger jet over eastern Ukraine on Thursday is likely to keep fixed income investors shunning Russia, and eastern Europe more broadly, in favour of other…
