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Shattered lives, lost dreams

Fareeha (not her real name) introduced herself as a 28-year-old, but her haggard appearance made her look older than her years. “You start looking much older than you are when…

Tackling Covid-19? – Part II

Part one of this series dealt with health and welfare issues. Let’s now turn to the economic crisis caused by the pandemic. The economy was already in slowdown before the…

Taxpayers must be new VIPs of society

Recently there has been a blurring of the lines between public goods and private goods with the private sector stepping in to finance public goods and the public sector providing…

Teflon Lies

Teflon lies

Afghanistan is a famous desert for empires, a burial ground which has consumed those in power who thought that extra fortification and trading most might benefit them. It remains a…

Ease of doing business reform

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi seems to have fully recognised the criticality of 'ease of doing business' in order to attract investments and enhance exports. Recognising the slide in country's…

Another headache for fruitwallas and sabziwallas?

On July 22, 2019 the FBR issued Circular No. 1/2-STB/2019 which was supposed to clarify the provision in the finance act regarding collection of CNIC from consumers on specific transactions.…

The Bolivian Coup

The Bolivian coup

It would be hard to point to a country whose president who has more democratic legitimacy than Evo Morales. Nobody can seriously dispute that he won the first round of…