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Protests And Private Schools

Protests and private schools

By the time today’s newspaper gets delivered and read, a handful of angry parents would have assembled at Liberty roundabout to hold a protest against fee hikes by private schools…

An Aimless Central Bank

An aimless central bank

In 1997, while proposing to the then government changes in the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Act to strengthen SBP autonomy and define and legislate the scope and mechanism of…

Pakistan’s Development Dilemma

Pakistan’s development dilemma

With all that hype about the future of development based on the utterings of our front line ministers, they are aglow with the future outcome but no one seems to…

Privatisation And Disinvestment

Privatisation and Disinvestment

The Chairman of the Privatisation Commission (PC) insists that proceeds of disinvesting state equity in UBL and ABL in markets abroad were used to repay the external debt (not fund…

View Point: A Baffling Reluctance To Act

View Point: A baffling reluctance to act

That the political leadership remains long on the rhetoric and short on action in countering the scourge of terrorism is plain from two reports appearing in Tuesdays papers: One about…

The Law In Day-to-day Life

The law in day-to-day life

We begin by understanding the meaning of the term, "Equality", which is a condition of possessing substantially the same rights, privileges and immunities and being liable to substantially the same…

Obama’s Legacy

Obama’s legacy

The announcement by the Obama administration that it will seek congressional authorisation to expand the war on Isis in Syria and possibly send more heavy weapons to its client government…

A Welcome Thaw

A welcome thaw

Baloch leader Brahmdagh Bugti’s statement, expressing readiness for talks, was a welcome development which was greeted by everyone wanting an end to the nearly decade-long bloodshed in the province. While…

Convenient’ Taxation

Convenient’ taxation

Last week, at a function to announce the discovery of substantial gold, silver, copper and iron reserves in a 2,000 square miles area around Chiniot, while the Prime Minister rightly…