Path to stability
The true measure of a thriving or broken society lies in how it tackles its extremist elements. When these elements thrive, they often give rise to terrorism. Pakistan is currently…
Against the tide
In Pakistan, change occurs at a snail’s pace, a stark contrast to Facebook’s (now Meta) ethos of ‘move fast and break things’. Instead, the prevailing approach could be described as…
No lessons learnt
IF dictionaries ever gave specific examples to illustrate the meaning of a word, Pakistan’s ruling elite would undoubtedly fall under the term ‘incorrigible’. The latter word has been defined as…
An accountant’s approach to NFC?
A lot has been written recently about the need to revisit and reduce the share of the provinces in the 7th National Finance Commission Award, but sadly most of it…
This crisis is a moment: Part – II
The austerity measures being considered by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Revival (CCER) could save Rs424 billion by creating a Single Treasury Account, Rs54 billion in six months by a…
New AML/CFT Authority
The series of challenges faced by Pakistan has no end. Besides political and economic hurdles, Pakistan’s most pressing problem is to align itself with global norms in combating money laundering…
A look at the 15th National Assembly
With the 15th National Assembly completing its five-year term, the prospects for timely and free and fair elections to vote in the next National Assembly have darkened. The National Assembly’s…
Senate body approves 19 bills to set up new varsities
At a time when Pakistan has the world’s largest out-of-school children and because of the poor quality of higher education, even many PhD degree holders are without jobs, a parliamentary…
Beat plastic
World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5 to remind the world about the various dangers of environmental degradation faced by our planet. The day also tries to…
How to appoint a judge
Once general elections are held in the country, Pakistan needs to focus on a number of economic and political reforms. It might be worthwhile to streamline the seemingly lop-sided process…
