Chasing the ghosts of Panama
Political horses are ready to be unleashed in anticipation of the impending judgement in the Panama case. The juries sitting on various media platforms have gone berserk speculating the demise…
Political horses are ready to be unleashed in anticipation of the impending judgement in the Panama case. The juries sitting on various media platforms have gone berserk speculating the demise…
With the appointment of Justice Saqib Nisar as the 25th chief justice of Pakistan on December 31, 2016, there are expectations that the much-needed reforms in judicial system will take…
Roads, streetlights, policing and sanitation are some of the services for which governments levy the property tax in cities and towns. The urban property tax collected in Punjab, however, is…
VARIOUS international and domestic factors have led to the adoption of Right To Information (RTI) laws across the world over the last 25 years. More than 90 countries now have…
Redistribution is not a drag on economic growth. In fact, fiscal redistribution at the macroeconomic level has a healthy effect on growth. This is what the IMF’s note, ‘Redistribution, inequality…
I was not disappointed by the budget 2013-14 - not because it contained any out-of-th-box thinking or indeed any reform measures that would have changed the economy's direction in the…
Our adversaries are intensifying their efforts in the entire under-developed world. Those who oppose their advance look to us and I believe, at this dangerous moment, we must respond”. These…
As we complete the first year of the PML-N government, it is an opportune moment to reflect on our achievements and reaffirm our commitment to a prosperous future. Under the…
The Indian economy, despite its resilience and potential, faces a multitude of challenges as it passes through the complexities of a rapidly changing global economic environment. Persistent inflationary pressures, rising…
The region of Torwal in Swat, where now the language Torwali is spoken by about 140,000 people and which was once the entire area of today’s Bahrain tehsil in the…