French strike
Labor and capital are at loggerheads in France. As the open-ended strike launched on December 5 against a neoliberal overhaul of the pension system continues to expand, the Macron regime…
You can run but you can’t hide: SSGC aggressively contains theft incidence
It is 7am, while most people are getting ready to start their day, SSGC's Counter Gas Theft Control Operations' team is already on ground preparing for a raid on a…
You can run but you can’t hide: SSGC aggressively contains theft incidence
It is 7am, while most people are getting ready to start their day, SSGC's Counter Gas Theft Control Operations' team is already on ground preparing for a raid on a…
The real RLNG controversy
Electricity is a unique commodity which cannot be stored, at an economical cost, and must be consumed as it is generated. It is important to recognise that in the short…
The menace of gas theft
Natural gas is the biggest source of primary energy with a share of 48% in Pakistan's energy mix. Pakistan can also boast of possessing one of the largest pipeline networks…
Tax reforms and real estate
In its efforts to modernise the tax system, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced various reforms in tax policy and administration over the last three years. Some of…
Taxing immovable property
Post-18th amendment, who has the right under the Constitution to levy income tax on gain of immovable property? The federal government, through Finance Act 2012, amended section 37(5) of the…
For our elites only!
Cities in Pakistan planned for rich housing-Dr Nadeem Ul Haque & Ali Salman The mere thought of a sudden central government intervention in a market phenomenon is fearsome. It may…
Real estate: boom or bust?
The recently introduced measures in budget 2016-17 relating to the real estate sector have dampened the enthusiasm of investors and punters alike, and transactions have thinned out significantly in the…
Rooftop solar promises revolutionary potential
Solar power cost crashed in 2009 with China becoming the largest manufacturer and exporter of the solar power equipment. It made solar power attractive and with multiplying installation the cost…
