Difficulties in implementation Agriculture income tax
Last week the discussion was on viability of agriculture income tax. The necessary corollary to that would be the implementation of this tax. The three major questions that need to…
Hubris as justice?
The Election Commission of Pakistan should not have abdicated responsibility. It should have definitively fixed a date for the presidential election, passed a reasoned order in response to the PML-N’s…
The Day of Judgement
HUMAN nature, when in a good mood, takes pride in saving a fellow being from impending tragedy. A good case can now be made for saving a person including one…
Why do they hate us?
During George W. Bush’s tumultuous eight years in power, America’s global standing fell to its lowest level in decades. Were it not for the power of its guns and dollars,…
Shaping of a nightmare
In his short innings as foreign minister in the Janata Party experiment of 1977-79, Atal Behari Vajpayee drove down to the L3 lecture hall at Jawaharlal Nehru University. The predominantly…
The back-channel reality
As anticipated, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has launched ‘back-channel’ diplomacy to improve relations with India. This is a welcome initiative. The man he has chosen to represent Pakistan, Shahryar Khan,…
Is a new fiqh possible?
Islamic fiqh is divided in two broad domains of legal studies. The part which deals with theoretical and conceptual foundations of Islamic law is known as usul-al-fiqh. The other part…
High hurdles hinder Obama six months into second term
US President Barack Obama is just six months into his second term in office, and the challenges facing the leader could not be further from the optimism that marked his…
View Point: Another glorious milestone reached
As President Asif Ali Zardari's term in office ends on September 8, the Election Commission of Pakistan has announced new election to the President's office will be held on August…
Dangerous times
The first thing that strikes you upon speaking with journalists in Balochistan is the palpable sense of fear among them. A few weeks ago, I met some of them while…
