Improving national tax culture
The International Monetary Fund has agreed to lower Pakistan’s tax collection target for the ongoing fiscal year from Rs 12.97 trillion to Rs 12.35 trillion, a move that highlights the…
CEC impasse
PAKISTAN is fortunate to have a constitutional provision which mandates the appointment of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and four members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) only after reaching a…
Pakistan’s war within
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader, Mahrang Baloch, was arrested by Quetta police last week while participating in a protest against police actions. The protest followed the arrests of several…
Blowing trumpets of war
There is no denying the fact that terrorism poses an existential challenge to Pakistan. There is also no denying the fact that the state should act with its full might…
A predator state
PAKISTAN appears to fit the definition of a ‘predator state’ which, according to economist James K. Galbraith, is “a political system in which a narrow band of elites uses policy…
Thriving on adversity
Cheer up, dear Pakistanis. In the midst of all our troubles and this new confusion about our identity as a hard or a soft country, we may spy a trace…
Punjab’s local government limbo
Local governments in Pakistan function [or dysfunction] under their respective provincial frameworks as Article 140-A of the constitution of Pakistan requires each province to establish a local government system. It…
A hard state
Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir's determination to transform Pakistan into a hard state has started a new debate on social media. The statement came to light during the…
Medical college demands fees despite PMDC instructions
Contrary to directions of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), Akhtar Saeed Medical College has directed students to pay their fees by Monday or “face consequences”. A sub-committee of the…
PMDC calls meeting to rationalise medical colleges` fees
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has decided to deliberate on standardising tuition fees for private medical and dental colleges in its upcoming meeting. The decision came in response…
