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 […]
Religion and Politics By: Askari Raza Malik on April 27, 20211958-59, Islamia College Peshawar, the topic for Urdu debate was, “Juda ho Din Siasat se to reh jati hai Changezi”. (The separation of religion from politics results in tyranny). No prequalification was necessary. Religion was not the forbidden domain open only to the Madrassa worthy. The British had recently left Pakistan. Pakistan was still more […]
A Weeping ‘Mother Earth’ Asks of You By: Dr Amineh Hoti on April 16, 2021 Kane killed his brother Abel because he was jealous of his wife. Pharaoh chased his brother Moses because he challenged his way of life. Sinai, disappointed as the people Moses rescued, turned to build a golden calf. Jesus, symbol of Love, Simplicity and Peace, labeled “a rebel”, nailed to a cross. Mother Mary […]
At Your Low By: Abiha Khan on April 9, 2021 The world never stops it keeps moving on We know if there is one death then two babies born Then how can we say that there is more sadness in the world than happiness Then why is every person sad? We say Life is not a bed of roses Thats why everyone […]