Policymaking and elite monopoly
“If we will not endure a king as a political power, we should not endure a king over the production, transportation, and sale of any of the necessaries of life…If…
Flawed policies amid ‘chaos’
The coalition government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), led by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), assumed power as a result of no-confidence resolution against premier Imran Khan on April 9, 2022.…
Germany to overhaul laws to allow energy bailouts
Germany’s government will have the power to take stakes in utilities and impose emergency levies on consumers under proposed legal changes now under discussion, three sources told Reuters, as Berlin…
Lawmakers & CT
THE role of parliaments in counterterrorism (CT) and addressing the underlying causes of Violent Extremism (VE) carries significance, which adds credibility. Parliamentarians enact laws, set policies, allocate budgets, and oversee…
Trump cards or flawed thinking
It’s the economy stupid, so stated James Carville, Bill Clinton’s strategist during the 1992 successful presidential campaign against the incumbent George Bush with two other key messages to campaign workers:…
New SBP law militates against constitution?
This article contends that the State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Act, 2022 (“Act”) is plainly, on the face of it (ex facie), in violation of the Constitution. Reportedly, the government’s…
FBR — making tax digital and beyond (II)
The top global trend at the moment is continuous transaction control-CTC aiming to close VAT gaps, increase revenue and have more control over data. CTC regimes however, is not uniform…
Another scam in the making
HUNDREDS of mediocre, dysfunctional universities are littered across Pakistan. Now another one is on its way. To be located at the Prime Minister House on Islamabad’s Constitution Avenue, it has…
Self-serving laws – I
Uninterrupted decade of democracy [2008 to 2018], unprecedented in our political history entailing smooth transfer of power to elected representatives, according to the Constitution, is an occasion for national jubilation…
Need for income tax law – III
Part 2 - Special Cases 66. (1) Where a person dies, his legal representative or the executor shall be liable to pay any sum, which the deceased would have been…
