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Chasing The Ghosts Of Panama

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…

The Need For Judicial Reform

The need for judicial reform

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…

Reforming The Urban Property Tax In Punjab

Reforming the urban property tax in Punjab

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…

An Unused Right

An unused right

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…

How To Make The Pie Bigger

How to make the pie bigger

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…

Budget 2013-14

Budget 2013-14

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…

US Aid And USAID

US aid and USAID

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…

A vision for progress and prosperity

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…

India’s Budget

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…

Modernity, tradition, survival

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…