Social, society and human sustainabilityon May 13, 2019For any human to sustain, social interaction is one of the key indicators. This interaction helps in solving problems at local level and also helps in sustaining human life. This social interaction is in the form of collective approach in the form of different levels of organizations i.e. collective approach can be in the form of community level organizations, village level organizations and … [Read more...] about Social, society and human sustainability
Freeing an economy in saddleon April 22, 2019The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf was voted into power eight months ago. Its leaders declared right away that the economy was in a bad shape. To set it right, they started by forming several task forces and councils. This proved akin to solving a jigswa puzzle piecemeal. In the end, the task forces appeared to have concluded that too many things were wrong for them to suggest simple solutions. The … [Read more...] about Freeing an economy in saddle
Addressing the gaps in Dir’s economic planson March 2, 2019Dir, a valley and administrative district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was as princely state until its abolition in 1969. Before its division into Lower and Upper Dir,Timergara was the capital of the district till 1996.Prior to its merger as a state,Dir was governed by Nawab Mohammad Sharif Khan and his family. With no industry or major economic activities, its economy was dependent on remittances … [Read more...] about Addressing the gaps in Dir’s economic plans
How Balochistan can develop Sustainably?on January 27, 2019Balochistan is the province with vast roads and infrastructure indicating higher connectivity. The province with a population of 12,344,408 is rich in resources and has connectivity not only through roads but also has a port in the form of Gwadar, a key pillar of China Pakistan Economic Corridor.Economy of the province or any state cannot be only sustained by the availability of infrastructure … [Read more...] about How Balochistan can develop Sustainably?
Welfare and Finance Bill 2018-19on October 1, 2018Welfare and budget making are the two interlinked core concepts determining the strength of the relationship between a country's government and people. The welfare which people expect from the government does not refer to ease in cost of living. The cost of living is determined by the number of taxes and provision of basic facilities which can ensure minimum standards of living.Prior to the … [Read more...] about Welfare and Finance Bill 2018-19
Welfare and Finance Bill 2018-19on September 30, 2018Welfare and budget making are the two interlinked core concepts, determining the strength of the relationship between any government of a country and people living in that country. Approach of welfare which people look forward and expect from the government is the ease in cost of living. This cost of living is in the form of reduced taxation and provision of basic facilities to ensure minimum … [Read more...] about Welfare and Finance Bill 2018-19
Impact of withholding taxes on welfareon September 11, 2018Taxes are termed one of the most important source of revenue for the government and its related machineries. These taxes should be more focused on direct taxes, where tax payers liable and coming in the income group where taxes are applicable. Looking at these basics and bringing it to the Pakistani perspective, numbers do show that Pakistani authorities and revenue collecting frameworks are more … [Read more...] about Impact of withholding taxes on welfare
Addressing the gaps in Swat’s economic planson July 14, 2018Swat, a valley and administrative district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, is renowned for its natural beauty and hospitality. It is centred upon various portions of the Swat River.Until 1969, it was part of the Yusafzai State of Swat, a self-governing princely state which ran the concept of welfare and prosperity for the people.It was governed by King Waali and had administrative dominance of … [Read more...] about Addressing the gaps in Swat’s economic plans
The weight of our water and energy criseson June 27, 2018The water crisis in Pakistan is worsening with each passing day, and the increasing population growth along with drastic changes in climate have only added to this alarming situation. In a recently released report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pointed out that of the countries facing water shortages, Pakistan takes the third worst position.If one looks at Pakistan's water … [Read more...] about The weight of our water and energy crises
Investment in Pakistan: the way forwardon May 2, 2018Growth in a country’s economy is determined by the high level of investment, exports and employment of more considerable human and financial resources. Unfortunately, investment inflow numbers for Pakistan are not very much appealing during the last five years.The current government, which took over in 2013, saw an investment inflow of $2665.3 million in its first fiscal year, which till March … [Read more...] about Investment in Pakistan: the way forward
