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Tax Amnesty For Whom?

Tax amnesty for whom?

The Political and Strategy Committee (PSC) of Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf (PTI), in a meeting held under its Chairman Imran has expressed deep concern over the introduction of Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill…

Supremacy Versus Obligations

Supremacy versus obligations

 The economic challenges the post-election regime will face are massive, but no politician talks about how his/her party will address them. All they do is to label those who ask…

The Making Of Another White Elephant?

The making of another white elephant?

There has been great public outcry over the past several months regarding shortage of gas across the country. Long queues of vehicles at CNG stations seem to have become a…

The Investor’s Exchange

The investor’s exchange

A somewhat underplayed, but certainly significant corollary of last week’s political turmoil was its impact on the Pakistani stock market. On Jan 15, as stocks plummeted more than 500 points,…

The Reko Diq Saga

The Reko Diq saga

The Supreme Court recently declared void and illegal a mining deal for the Reko Diq copper project signed 20 years ago between the Balochistan government and international mining companies. The…

ECP: A Case Of Acquired Helplessness

ECP: a case of acquired helplessness

For any system to survive, it must fulfil at least two minimum requirements. Meet the needs of its customers and have the capacity to improve itself. The first requirement relates…

Cruelty And Injustice In The Desert

Cruelty and injustice in the desert

Sri Lankans aren’t as prone to street protests as their other South Asian cousins. But when Rizana Nafeek, a young Sri Lankan Muslim girl, was beheaded in Saudi Arabia a…

Save The System

Save the system

We must save the system. So agree Nawaz Sharif and Maulana Fazalur Rehman, Asif Zardari and Munawar Hassan, the Skipper, the Chaudhrys of Gujrat and the Khans of Charsadda. The…

Discouraging FDI

Discouraging FDI

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is vital for the health of any economy. For Pakistan's developing economy, considered by foreign investors as a high risk one, FDI is critical due to…