Important macroeconomic challenges
Pakistan needs a homegrown reform policy that takes strong radical and creative decisions about political economic issues, and balances monetary and fiscal policies, and for that it would have been…
Benefits of social cohesion
SOCIAL indicators have gained significance as critical variables, used to measure sociopolitical strength and the well-being of societies and communities. While academic and research efforts, mainly in developed nations, are…
NA standing committee briefed on HEC’s future plans, challenges
The universities will suffer if the indicated budgetary cuts are executed, said Dr. Tariq Banuri, chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) while briefing a meeting of National Assembly’s Standing Committee on…
Challenges for budget makers
It is time for the budget-makers of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf to devise a comprehensive strategy to tap the real tax potential of the country, which is not less than Rs 8…
Post-18th Amendment fiscal challenges
The fiscal management in the wake of 18th Constitutional Amendment [the "18th Amendment"] has been posing serious challenges for all. The problems diagnosed by experts are ambiguity over taxation rights…
Qatar’s challenges
The Middle East faced a diplomatic crisis in June 2017 when the Gulf state of Qatar was accused by some of its powerful Arab neighbours of allegedly promoting terrorism and…
CPEC and regional challenges
At no point in time should we forget that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an essential part of President Xi’s ambitious Road and Belt Initiative. This initiative seeks to…
Natural disaster, social catastrophe
Pakistan’s economy is vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Pakistan, in 2016, stood at the fifth highest in the list of countries facing climate risk, according to the…
Social media as oppression
First off, let me briefly define social media so as to differentiate it from traditional media as well as ‘alternative media’. By social media I imply such outlets where the…
Challenges in Iran
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a centrist, was re-elected last Saturday (May 20), to a second term by winning 57 percent of the votes in an election that had a high…
