Tax exemptions withdrawal bill: an expert opinion
A commentary on the economic and financial rationale for the actions proposed to be undertaken by way of Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2021 with views on the conceptual shortcomings arising…
And we kept missing the bus
There was a time during the 1990s when we used to talk a lot about how we wish we could emulate the Asian Tigers. That had remained just ‘talk’ and…
PDM protests 2.0
The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has announced another round of protests against the incumbent government of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). It hopes that this time it would be successful in…
Yaum-e-Qadeer
Every country needs its heroes, and Pakistan is no exception. If they don’t have one, they manufacture one. But that’s part of human nature. One of Pakistan’s heroes was the…
University rankings
Recently, a number of Pakistani universities made the headlines when the UK’s Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 included them in its list of Top 1,000 universities. Among the…
A ‘new’ beginning
WHEN the PPP boycotted the 1985 election held by Gen Ziaul Haq who had deposed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, it helped the general bring in a government, even a parliament, sanitised…
Incubation centres and the economy
The global economy has experienced numerous changes, ranging from technological advancements, unique innovations, globalization, etc. This has led to the need to improve the levels of business or entrepreneurship skills…
Greeks bearing gifts
The current debate on electoral reforms is an exercise in futility, as a glance at the history of elections in Pakistan would show. The present government has no genuine cause…
Judging restraints
THE hostility has never been this intense and the aggression never this naked, fear many as they view the state of Pakistani politics. But at the same time, it seems…
HEC signs MoU for ICT excellence in universities
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and a telecom operator`s programme on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to increase the number of training slots for students from 800 per…
