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Pakistan And Iran: New Goalposts

Pakistan and Iran: new goalposts

Pakistan is fortunate to have Iran as a strong and considerate neighbour. Although at times the relationship becomes tense mainly due to events that are mostly related to factors that…

Cotton Challenges

Cotton challenges

Can Pakistan's textile industry take advantage of the recent European Union's opening of the market for textiles? That this has been done by the present government is laudable but are…

Begging Bowl, Inflation And Ishaq Dar! – I-

Begging bowl, inflation and Ishaq Dar! – I-

The PML-N manifesto promises have clearly taken a back seat to Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's economic policies on two counts: the begging bowl is not only out and strengthened…

Tax Directory Of All

Tax Directory of all

'All lawmakers are taxpayers'-Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar, Business Recorder, January 7, 2014: On the first day of 2014, the Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), while appearing before Public Accounts…

IMF Double Speak

IMF double speak

The IMF Staff Report for the First Review under the EFF was revealed on January 3, 2014. Thanks are due to the Executive Board for giving a waiver on nonobservance…

Of Corruption And Tax Evasion

Of corruption and tax evasion

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), infamous for corruption and inefficiency, is now turned into House of Fraudsters. The recent news of tax frauds and scams - fake refunds, non-collection…

Privatisation Of Strategic Assets: Guidelines

Privatisation of strategic assets: guidelines

The government has said time and again that it is resorting to privatisation in order to reduce the burden on the national exchequer as these state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are running…

The Urgent Economic Threats

The urgent economic threats

In a pluralistic society how does one get to manage the variations apparent in a society? Now that the accolades are almost over and democracy is saved because of the…