Caught in the IMF Trap: Pakistan’s Perennial Predicament on May 15, 2023In the realm of economic governance, Pakistan finds itself trapped in a never-ending cycle of dependence on the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This predicament, laden with consequences for the nation’s growth and stability, has been thoroughly examined by prominent authors, scholars, and economists. Through their insightful works, it becomes evident that Pakistan’s ongoing struggle with […]
Revamping the tax structure in Pakistan on September 5, 2022Tax dodging is rife among Pakistan’s 220 million populations; just 2.5% are registered within the tax system but fewer actually pay it. Pakistan is among the weakest performing countries in the developing world in terms of tax mobilizing public revenue efficiently from the taxation. However, despite the incessant efforts to revamp and revise tax structure […]
Exclusion of BISP beneficiaries is academically questionable on January 10, 2020The large-scale government cash transfer programmes have become an important element of social protection and poverty reduction strategies throughout the developing world. Pakistan is no exception. In 2008, Pakistan established the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) as an unconditional cash transfer targeted at the poorest of the poor. The primary goal of BISP is to […]
Lack of security to private institutions in Sindh on December 28, 2019The only good thing that came out of the APS school attack was that terrorists shook us out of our reverie. The bad thing was that though temporarily awakened, we flailed bewilderedly in all directions; conveniently missing the elephant in the room. Sindh is notorious for its sorry state of education, with people dragged in […]
Pakistan and Kashmir on August 8, 2019Secretary General of the UN Antonio Guterres has called India’s move a violation of the UNSC agreements India revoking the disputed territory’s special status is incendiary and wrong. This is the maiden step taken by India since 1947. However, Pakistan and India are bound to abide by the truce agreement of the UN Resolution number […]
Budget bomb and political turmoil on July 6, 2019With the already precarious and struggling economy to make ends meet, the masses are braced for yet another budget bomb. This is the first full year budget by the incumbent government of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Not discussing the other sectors, but the ones that the PTI promised when it was in opposition, and voiced […]
Pakistani nation at a crossroads on June 21, 2019Dreams are important for nations as well as individuals. Sadly, most of the dreams that Pakistan’s founding fathers had for the new country never materialised. Quaid’s dream of making Pakistan a great nation did not come to fruition. Death did not allow him to build the country of his dreams. With the early death of […]
The Foreign Policy Mystique on August 25, 2018Amongst the myriad of challenges that Pakistan faces; a lack of coherent national and foreign policies are some of the most imperative challenges that we face. Pakistan’s foreign policy is basically a reflection of its national one. After the Afghan war- our foreign policy has remained fragile. Undoubtedly, the earlier Pakistani leaders tilted towards to […]
Glorious foreign policy is reflection of strong national policy on August 19, 2018Among all the myriad challenges that Pakistan is facing, lack of coherent national and foreign policies are the uphill tasks of the country. The foreign policy of Pakistan is basically the reflection of national policy. Pakistan’s foreign policy has remained fragile, unfortunately, after the Afghan war. Undoubtedly, Pakistan’s earlier leaders tilted foreign policy towards United […]
Will opposition play constructive role for better governance in Pakistan? on August 13, 2018 Democracy is the ideal political system upon which the ruling party and the opposition can co-exist without having the goal of eliminating one another or living with the fear of being annihilated. Pakistan is a country that has remained prey to lingering governance, politically unstable and fluctuating economy during its past 70 years. The […]