Democracy awards
Ladies and gentlemen, a few weeks ago, in this very space, we hosted an event called ‘Revolution Awards’. Although there is nothing original about this idea, yet our audience feedback…
The grand opposition
Are we done congratulating ourselves over a democratically elected government having completed its term despite doomsday predictions all along? Let’s acknowledge that the continuity-of-democratic-process-as-solution-to-all-problems argument is already pushing its luck…
Veracity in emerging political system
What if is a question that everyone is asking? What if the elections do not deliver, what if the next elections leave a lot to be expected? What if and…
Revisiting stamp duty schedule-I
Fundamentally, stamping of an instrument is crucial because any instrument required to be stamped under the schedule to the Act if not stamped may not be admissible in evidence before…
Nawaz in Wonderland
PML-N’s 2013 elections manifesto brings to mind the fairy-tale ‘Alice in Wonderland’. “If you don’t know where you are going, then it doesn’t matter which way you go”. This seems…
Imran Khan’s dream
Imran Khan says he had a dream that his party had swept the upcoming elections. He believes that like in the past this time too his dream will come true.…
The worst era ever?
The last PPP government is frequently termed as Pakistan’s worst. Some use such assessments to merely lambast the PPP. Others argue that incompetence was so extraordinary that it proves that…
An optimal tax system
Tax systems in most developing countries are far from optimal. Indeed, the need for adequate government revenues without excessive borrowing is sometimes in conflict with sound economic fundamentals. Most often…
More of the same
Last year, former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf declared 2013 as the year of the rights of the child in Pakistan. Unfortunately, the PPP-led government couldn’t take any tangible steps…
What are the caretakers up to?
The caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso received briefings from different ministries/departments and took more than a week to identify fifteen individuals as his cabinet members. One of the…
