What’s new in the climate finance arena?
During the second meeting of the Board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage held on July 9, 2024, the decision was made to designate the Philippines as…
Budget 2024-25: managing the deficit
Our budget deficit last year, as per my estimate, was over Rs13 trillion, and this year it is likely to be Rs11 trillion, against the government’s original estimate of Rs6.5…
Not an elitist festival
Despite all the criticism for being an ‘elite’ show for ‘burger’ families, the Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) organized by the Oxford University Press (OUP) remains a fest for those interested…
Why did ANP lose popularity?
In the recently held election, perhaps the most unpopular and unfair election in Pakistan, the centre-left nationalist party the Awami National Party (ANP) is also one of the major casualties.…
Non-disclosures & underperformance
Ever year Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as Revenue Division of Ministry of Finance (MoF), issues data relating to collection of taxes and duties it administers, with an analysis highlighting…
Doing away with GST on electricity?
It is already happening what was expected. People have come out against rising electricity bills. Protests may convert into anarchy. Does government have some immediate remedy? Although, problems are of…
The 18th Amendment
To understand the significance of the 18th Amendment we need to keep in mind at least three earlier amendments: 8th, 13th, and 17th. In addition, the Charter of Democracy signed…
Damned if Shehbaz does and damned if…
Shehbaz Sharif won two more votes than the required 172 to become the country’s Prime Minister on 11 April and has ever since struggled to not only convince his own…
Saving higher education [Part – I]
As the PTI-led government has made a joke of nearly everything, education is no exception. It is trying to do everything in education that it should not be doing at…
Budgets 2020 amid Covid-19 crisis — II
In the present circumstances, in the forthcoming federal budget, the need for a fair and simple tax system, as elaborate in Towards Flat, Low-rate, Broad and Predictable Taxes [PRIME Institute,…
