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Who controls wealth?

The country’s economic situation is deteriorating rapidly, and the only solution we hear is to go to either the IMF or friendly countries for money. This situation has been in…

Economic costs of judicial (in)actions [Part I]

Pakistan inherited a legal and judicial system from the British rulers. While the colonial masters have moved forward with time and modified their laws and procedures consistently, we are still…

Thinking about a charter of economy

The economy is a way of creating and distributing wealth and opportunities and is closely linked with the wellbeing of the people. The system of how the economy is organized…

The cycle of leadership

Many of us in Pakistan wonder when we will have a political leader we can be proud of and follow with some degree of true admiration. At the current time,…

Black elephants

Who would have thought that the majestic pachyderm will end up being associated with rather pinching, if not downright derogatory, metaphors! I am sure everyone in Pakistan has seen white…

Economy and security

A strong connection between the country's prosperity and military power or put simply, economy and security are two sides of the same coin; without political stability, without security and without…

Policing in 2021

Last year (2021) saw several incidents that cannot be proudly remembered; they were primarily caused due to Covid-19 pandemic-induced economic fallouts, unprecedented price hikes and unemployment that led to poverty,…

Real estate amnesty: elite capture?

Imran Khan-led government in quest of arresting hoarding of commodities like wheat and sugar is turning a blind eye to land hoarding culture. After the launch of construction amnesty scheme,…

Steering the economic ship

The economic situation is still unsteadily swaying and could wobble because a lot of medium and small scale industrial units, the main employers in the informal sector, are closing down.…

A web of deceit

The most effective way to keep the weaker segments of society is to keep them powerless. For this the stronger segments have devised various ways to ensure the weak stay…