‘Unconstitutional’ windfall tax–I
Banks have regular windfall income from dealing in foreign currencies – oxymoronic treatment by SRO. 1588(I)/2023 dated 21.11.2023. In Pakistan, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is de facto legislature (sic)…
Washington’s weapons, Pakistan’s problems
In the aftermath of the withdrawal of the US and Nato forces from Afghanistan in August 2021, a significant security concern has emerged for Pakistan. Large stockpiles of military-grade weaponry,…
Justice denied to justice buried
The Supreme Court of Pakistan during the last many days has dismissed a large number of leaves to appeal, mainly filed by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). It has…
Senators split over regulating private medical college fees
As the Senate Standing Committee on Health continued deliberating “exorbitant tuition fees” of private medical and dental colleges, some legislators, including the committee’s chairman, ministry officials and Pakistan Medical and…
Lawmakers’ pay
A STORM of protest led by no less a person than the prime minister had engulfed the country after Punjab’s provincial assembly passed a bill on March 13 for increasing…
Indonesia’s ‘smooth’ polls a beacon in sea of strongmen
Indonesia pulled off a complex yet peaceful election across its vast - and ethnically diverse - island territory this week, cementing its place as a democratic beacon in a sea…
Where is Imran Khan?
We all know that former prime minister Imran Khan has been in jail since May 2023 but the question still is: where is Imran Khan? And one can ask that…
Reality check
While Pakistan’s ruling structure left no space this month in celebrating Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s first year in office, Punjab which stands at the centre of the country’s outlook presented many…
Pakistan’s $3 trillion dream
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, recently made a bold declaration: Pakistan aims to become a $3 trillion economy by 2047, driven by a targeted 9.0 per cent growth rate. As someone…
Women’s unfinished revolution
Women’s political participation in shaping political discourse has remained minimal despite their significant proportion of the total population. Globally, there is an increasing focus on creating gender-balanced societies to address…
