Representation without taxation
Many members of parliament, who are under oath to act within the bounds of the supreme law of the land, have been violating tax laws by not filing tax returns…
Political rallies in Fata
Implementing the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms (PCCR), President Asif Ali Zardari signed two fundamental reforms pertaining to Fata in August 2011. These reforms were meant to…
SBP’s Russian roulette?
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto’s second government, under its Financial Sector Reforms, granted autonomy to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). In January 1997, Malik Meraj Khalid’s government strengthened that autonomy. In…
Divided we lose
The judiciary has divided the nation. There are those who support its various contentions against the executive based on the law and legal proceedings. Others find its allegedly supremacist thought…
Higher education dilemma
For one to envisage what is forthcoming, slogans such as ‘shame on you – fake degree-holding parliamentarians’ displayed on banners in the streets of Islamabad by university students on April…
On dual nationality
Recently the issue of dual nationality of the members of parliament has made headlines in newspapers in the wake of suspension of membership of certain MPs by the Supreme Court.…
Assumptions in economics
It was at one of the marriage functions where most of the economists were present. I did venture Guy Fox type suggestion. If you would recall that he was the…
Winds of change
Winds of change are blowing across Pakistan. With the advent of the New Year, there is a twinkle of hope in many eyes that 2013 will mean the beginning of…
Fighting the militancy
The first joint session of Parliament to develop a national consensus on the war on terror is going to be convened tomorrow. Intelligence agency chiefs will be giving in-camera briefing…
The UPA’s great gamble
India’s United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is launching a massive cash transfer project based on the Aadhaar unique identity (UID) number, in lieu of direct provision of public services.It’s rushing…
