Who pays taxes anyway
Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens participate equally - either directly or through elected representatives - in the proposal, development and creation of laws. It…
Enhancing tariffs: New Energy Policy – III
There is news all round that the power tariff is being increased by 30-70%. We only hope that such a large increase in tariff would not be done abruptly and…
An ambitious budget
Turning to current expenditure, debt servicing is expected to increase by Rs125 billion, defence by Rs57 billion, grants by Rs3 billion and civil administration by Rs23 billion. On the other…
Clearing the minefield
Pakistan’s socio-economic problems have assumed cancerous dimensions – and the road to recovery is now a minefield. Clearing the minefield, rather than skirting it like past governments, is the only…
How the crisis happened
Pakistan is currently facing the worst power crisis in its history, resulting in power cuts through loadshedding, which frequently last between 12-18 hours. These power cuts have served to constrain…
Managing the natural gas crisis
The dual menace of power and gas shortage is a serious issue that has caused much damage to the national economy and is likely to damage more, if the right…
Mirrors shown by India and UK! Articles 62, 63: Don’t falter Fakhru Bhai! 180 million are with you!
The hue and cry over Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan never appears to quite die down. It rises in tandem in noise…
Revolution: Islamabad style
Islamabad’s peace was shattered only once during the long march led by Dr Tahirul Qadri. The interior minister, who had authorised the march to move toward D-Chowk, did not comply…
