Pakistan deserves recognition
Pakistan’s progress in handling the threat of terrorism and curtailing it significantly is a success story in itself. With continuous efforts of security forces across the country and overcoming the…
Pakistan’s progress in handling the threat of terrorism and curtailing it significantly is a success story in itself. With continuous efforts of security forces across the country and overcoming the…
To achieve financial inclusion-related objectives National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) was launched by Pakistan in May 2015. The strategy was devised to achieve short-term as well as long-term goals. The…
ISLAMIC banking currently accounts for 17 per cent of overall banking assets in Pakistan. Notwithstanding the talk about its double-digit growth, its share is not impressive, particularly for a predominantly…
Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar presented last Friday his fifth and presumably his and the PML-N government's last federal budget before the next general elections. There is not much to…
The Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), thought up by the impetuous Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman two years ago, was formally launched the other day at defence minister conference…
“The perks culture has also held real estate development hostage for decades as officials seek to reward themselves through plots. Government sponsored developers such as the DHA and Coop societies…
The importance of risk-based approach in curtailing the movement of illicit flows of funds is paramount. The significance of this approach is also stressed in recommendations of Financial Action Task…
We are back into the IMF’s 3-year $6 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement having received a $500 million tranche by pledging, by way of collateral, to increase taxes by…
Ghana and Pakistan’s return to international debt markets this week, a year after Covid slammed them shut, has been an encouraging sign for the world’s poorest countries, but investors still…
In this concluding part, we are highlighting various proposals already given to the government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and some new ideas for restructuring tax administration on national level. Additionally,…