Pakistan at 75: the Way Forward on August 14, 2022Like every year before, today, all is set in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to celebrate its 75th independence day with a massive pump and show. At 75, the country is resiliently weathering all the storms and the nation is fully geared to stare the challenges in their face. After its independence from British India […]
Learning from Karbala on August 7, 2022Character is grace under pressure. When going gets tough, it is tough which gets going. The toughest takes the road least traveled and fights against odds heroically with his back to the wall while the weak and timid choose to tread the path most trodden. The brave stand out and apart to uphold their values […]
Understanding Green Transformation on July 24, 2022The Green New Deals that are underway and being contemplated on both sides of the Atlantic entail major investments intended to reduce the environmental impacts of economic activity. Many reliable studies including McKinsey & Co. have estimated that reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 will require about $275 trillion of cumulative spending on […]
Towards Carbon Pricing on July 17, 2022The use of carbon pricing as an effective tool to promote environment-friendly actions has significantly grown across the globe over the past decade or so. Many reliable studies including one by the Asian Development Bank suggest that in 2009, only 16 carbon-pricing initiatives had been implemented which covered about 5% of global GHG emissions. However, […]
The Supreme Sacrifice on July 10, 2022Eid al-Adha, popularly known as the ‘Feast of Sacrifice’, is celebrated by Muslims all over the world as a major holiday spread over a period of three to four days. The majority of Muslims across the globe attend the special prayers held at different major mosques and Islamic centers. They usually wear new clothes and […]
FBR Sets New Records on July 3, 2022FBR has been hitting the headlines of the national mainstream media during the past few days for its outstanding revenue growth trajectory, defining its spectacular performance. The country’s premier revenue collection organization has exceeded the upward revised revenue target of Rs.6.1 Trillion on June 30, 2022, by collecting Rs. 6125 Billion during the financial year […]
Promoting Carbon Neutrality on June 26, 2022Resulting largely from the excessive consumption of fossil fuels, global warming not only poses a serious threat to economic security but also affects resource, energy, ecological, and food security, among other fields, and poses a severe challenge to human survival. In recent decades, the international community has begun paying close attention to global warming, aiming […]
The 2030 Agenda & Climate Change on June 19, 2022Millennium development agenda figures larger than life on the table of the UN while the whole world is strengthening strenuous efforts to mobilize, conceive, execute and expedite smart solutions to realize the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The critical significance of active and meaningful participation by all actors is being rightly emphasized throughout […]
Budget 2022-23: Towards Progressive Taxation on June 12, 2022It is reassuring to witness that the proposed Federal Budget for the Financial Year 2022-23 is based on the principles of a progressive taxation system with a visible emphasis on direct taxes. These include increasing income tax & capital value tax, taxing the unproductive assets and those who make exorbitant profits, protecting the productive assets, […]
FBR Set to Create History on June 5, 2022Chasing a staggering revenue collection target of Rs. 6.1 Trillion, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has persistently kept its steady march and has thus grown from strength to strength. As the current financial year approaches its end, the country’s premier revenue collection organization has already created history by surpassing the Rs. 5 Trillion mark in […]