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Finance Bill 2013: Meaningful Suggestions

Finance Bill 2013: Meaningful suggestions

Senate Standing Committee on Finance sent a number of meaningful, though unbinding, recommendations to the National Assembly on 21st June, 2013. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar ignored all of them while…

Budget 2013-14: Concluding Speech

Budget 2013-14: Concluding Speech

Alongside is the text of concluding speech delivered by Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatisation, in the National Assembly on 22nd June…

Chemistry Of Dialogue

Chemistry of dialogue

What determines the need for initiating dialogue with the militants? Some of the determinants could be militants’ destructive edge, their ideological influences, inability of the state and its security institutions…

The Willing Lender

The willing lender

Pakistan and the IMF have started discussions for a fresh round of IMF financing. This will be the twelfth IMF programme in over two decades. Pakistan holds the unique distinction…

In The Line Of Fire

In the line of fire

At the young age of 18, Sharafata had already attained the attributes of a quintessential Pakhtun woman born and bred in rural Peshawar. Of course she knew of the threat…

Militancy And Drones

Militancy and drones

THE debate in Pakistan on drone strikes has mostly revolved around two areas. First, that it violates Pakistan`s sovereignty; second, that it creates more jihadis. Both these arguments can easily…

Waziristan: Serve, Don’t Rule

Waziristan: serve, don’t rule

Despite the world’s focus on them – albeit for all the wrong reasons – the federally administered tribal areas (Fata), in particular the two Waziristans – north and south, are…

New Cabinet And Old Mistakes

New cabinet and old mistakes

The election of Nawaz Sharif as prime minister by the National Assembly last Wednesday, followed by his oath-taking at the presidency, marked the culmination of the process of democratic political…

New Cabinet And Old Mistakes

New cabinet and old mistakes

The election of Nawaz Sharif as prime minister by the National Assembly last Wednesday, followed by his oath-taking at the presidency, marked the culmination of the process of democratic political…

Barrister Baachaa

Barrister Baachaa

Many things about Barrister Baachaa were unique. Take his name, for instance. His real name was Mian Jamal Shah but at some stage in life he stopped using it and…