The golden inflation
In philosophy, especially that of Aristotle, the golden mean is the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other of deficiency. ~ Wikipedia. Since time immemorial, at…
The wrong borrowing mix
A government that depends heavily on borrowing from the banking system to finance its expenditure is usually taken as an irresponsible government that is creating conditions for high inflation and…
Border barriers to supply chain
There are different types of barriers created by individual countries to gain advantage of choice. These barriers include technical standards safety, supporting sanitary and local content requirements and regulations that…
Issues of obedience in international law
The analytical jurists like Austin had questioned the validity of the international law on the ground that the system lacked sovereign's command and as such its norms were not enforceable,…
An impending tragedy
It is rather unclear how the construction of the Dasu Dam project can start in ‘six months’ when ‘due diligence analysis’ by donors, final review by the panel of experts,…
A measure of ‘loyalty’
In a state whose citizens face increasing scrutiny before gaining admission to any other country, the debate over belonging and citizenship has often equated patriotism with the possession of a…
Trade with China
The World Bank, in its recent report 'Pakistan the Transformative Path', has expressed its optimism about the prospect of accelerating the momentum of Pakistan's FTA with China. Therefore, bolstering trade…
Thinking taxation
Admittedly, the title even sounds repulsive; after all no sane person, given a choice, would wish to embroil his medulla oblongata in the wasteful pursuit of taxation matters, let alone…
Sell-off of PSM
Pakistan Steel Mills, known to be the country's largest industrial unit incorporated in 1968 at a total cost of Rs 24.7 billion, with an annual designed production capacity of 1.1…
9/11: War of what?
On September 9, 2001, twelve years ago, a gruesome and heinous crime against humanity was committed in New York - wanton attack on twin towers of World Trade Center symbolising…
