Tax data and right to information
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), in compliance to commitment given by the Finance Minister to the Senate on January 7, 2014 that details of all parliamentarians would be made…
Italy’s ‘Slow City’ goes global with mellow message
Even as city living booms around the world, the Slow City movement directed by an intrepid Italian is gaining a global following with a back to basics campaign to make…
Afghanistan and the wages of inaction
The wages of inaction can be disastrous. It is almost a month that the prime minister chaired the first meeting of the Cabinet Committee on National Security (CCNS). Afghanistan was…
Fatca is here! Part- I
The US government is going around the world to find and catch US citizens and green card holders who earn income and accumulate wealth outside the country. The Americans are…
Tax Directory of all
'All lawmakers are taxpayers'-Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar, Business Recorder, January 7, 2014: On the first day of 2014, the Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), while appearing before Public Accounts…
Reddit reaches for profits through a geek-culture bazaar
Social news hub Reddit snagged an interview with Barack Obama last year. The big get for 2013 was reaching 90 million unique visitors a month, according to the company, on…
Countering the terror threat
Consider the theatrics of the absurd by some political clerics at the killing of the terrorist responsible for slaughtering thousands of innocent Pakistanis. It is sad that the fundamentally moderate…
Twitter gives NYSE momentum in IPO battle versus Nasdaq
Twitter Inc's successful debut on the New York Stock Exchange could help the Big Board win a title it has never held before: the No 1 US listing venue for…
Fazlullah`s ascent
The ascendancy of Mullah Fazlullah as the chief of the banned militant outfit Tehreek-iTaliban Pakistan (TTP) has raised several questions. The death of Hakeemullah Mehsud in a drone strike on…
Spinning a story
Has the media evolved its rules of covering dicey stories and unconventional conflicts as it keeps pace with a rapidly changing world? There isn’t an easy, let alone correct, answer.…
