Tax reform suggestions for budget 2021-2022 By: Dr Qais Aslam on May 12, 2021Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on May 3, 2021 gave a policy statement on the economy and the IMF conditions, stating that, “IMF did injustice to Pakistan by asking the government of Pakistan to increase its electricity tariff, in order to reduce the circular debt, because this price hike is increasing inflation, had stopped the economy […]
Pakistan granting a US basing facility–Balochistan? By: Jan Achakzai on May 10, 2021Pakistan Air Force has decided to have a new air base in Balochistan–Nasirabad. This could not come at a sensitive time, when the US has already requested Pakistan for basing rights to be used for its counter terrorism Ops in Afghanistan following its forces withdrawal from the country. Contrary to Jacobabad Base in Sindh–which is […]
Representation, influence and the response of atheists on the internet By: Ramsha Rizvi on May 8, 2021Atheism is a religion where the presence of any god is not accepted or in other words, where people do not believe in god. It is to be kept in mind that Atheism is considered as a religion as explained in the journal article; Is Atheism a Religion? By Derek Davis. Atheist’s arguments for the […]
Budget 2021: need for federalised tax apparatus By: Dr Ikramul Haq on May 8, 2021“A comprehensive strategy has been formulated to shift the gear and move to higher economic growth. I do not believe in an increase in taxes to increase revenue collection but those outside the tax net would be tapped. The chances for any harassment by FBR officials shall be eliminated for which change in audit procedures. 17 […]
Khushab loss: warning shots for PTI? By: Jan Achakzai on May 6, 2021Notwithstanding this logic, the PTI should worry as there is a discernable pattern and the pattern is–except Karachi 249–all sets have been won by a rival, the PML-N. In number terms, out of 10 by-elections, PTI has lost nine seats to the PML-N, a big set back while in government Usually, incumbent governments use official […]
FATF: Challenges for June deadline By: Abdul Rauf Shakoori on May 6, 2021The June deadline for our review of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of our remaining actions items is approaching and there are still many key areas that the authorities need to pay attention to come out of grey list we placed in June 2018. The general perception in Pakistan is that FATF’s action against us […]
Shaping narratives, manipulating opinions through internet By: Aiza Waseem on May 5, 2021“A lie told once remains a lie, but a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth.” Spoken by none other than Dr. Joseph Goebbels – the propaganda minister during Hitler’s Third Reich. Are we living in the frightening post-truth era, or can we simply be defined as a post-truth species? According to Yuval Noah […]
PAKISTAN NAVY HADR EFFORTS: REINVIGORATING PAKISTAN’S ‘ENGAGE AFRICA POLICY’ By: Ali Basit on May 3, 2021Modern day navies are instrument of achieving States’ foreign policy goals through overseas deployments, port calls, multilateral/bilateral engagements and exercises. In a nutshell, modern States utilize naval diplomacy to increase their outreach in far areas of the world, wherein at times regular engagements are otherwise constrained, by promoting common security and prosperity initiatives. Recently, Pakistan […]
PNS NASR’s HADR MISSION TO BENIN-AFRICA: A VIBRANT STEP FOR COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY By: Naveed Mushtaq on May 3, 2021By definition, collaborative security is linked directly with human Security and is extended to the broader conception wherein security of States and their common survival are interlinked. With such a vast scope, collaborative security and diplomatic efforts are persistent in the contemporary time with exclusive intra state initiatives like EU based Common Foreign and Security […]
Phoenix By: Dr Noorulhuda khakwani on April 28, 2021Embrace the darkness inside Embrace it all over Cognize its weakness Use it against, destroy every bit and let the light in Know your fears Know ’em all… Step upon very nerves strengthening ’em Make ’em vanish right there before you Devitalize the evil It runs through your veins Let it die a slow, agonizing […]