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Encouraging Debate

Encouraging debate

Following the cancellation of the Balochistan event at LUMS and Sabeen Mahmud’s brutal murder after organising a similar event at The Second Floor, there have been concerted efforts by certain…

Border Flare-up: Economic Implications

Border flare-up: economic implications

The ongoing India-Pakistan border skirmishes are neither going t? be the first nor the last in the ongoing Indo-Pakistan tangle. Eventually they shall fizzle out but these mini crises perpetuate…

Time For Action

Time for action

The tragedy that struck Pakistan on December 16 (the 43rd anniversary of Pakistan's break-up) shocked the whole nation, as well as governments and people around the world. It was the…

A Dangerous Idea

A dangerous idea

Competitiveness has become a mantra of modern times. Global reports ranking countries on the ladder of competitiveness are now serious business. These rankings are taken seriously not only by the…

Lost Generation

Lost generation

Balochistan, Pakistan’s energy basket, has been undergoing a decades-long armed conflict with the central government. In fact, it is these conflicts along with institutionalised corruption and wrong priorities in Pakistan’s…

How To Make The Right Policy Choices

How to make the right policy choices

The PML-N government has repeatedly stated that it is committed to increasing the rate of economic growth, reducing the rate of inflation and creating balance of payments conditions favourable for…

The Elite

The elite

Pakistan did not inherit any political system at the time of independence. Quaid-e-Azam died too early, leaving this infant state in a whirlpool of socio-politico economic problems. His message of…

Is Anything Going The PML-N Way?

Is anything going the PML-N way?

A visibly-relieved Prime Minister held a meeting with other parliamentary leaders on Wednesday after Tahirul Qadri's supporters finally departed from Constitution Avenue. Once again he did not get a vote…

Energy Crisis

Energy crisis

The power sector is one of two sectors whose appallingly dismal performance remains of serious concern to international donor agencies (the other being Federal Board of Revenue). The World Bank…

Integrity Management In Tax Administration

Integrity management in tax administration

Similar to the socio-political culture of most public sector institutions in Pakistan, FBR is also in the 'integrity crises'. Given that the widespread publicity on this issue drives public opinion,…