Diamer-Bhasha dam: a welcome initiative on May 17, 2020The direction of Prime Minister Imran Khan for start of physical construction work on three important hydro projects – Diamer-Bhasha Dam, Dasu hydropower project and Sindh barrage has come as a breeze of fresh air for people of Pakistan who have been waiting anxiously for the auspicious moment for decades. The PM gave orders for […]
NFC Award: share of Federation needs review on May 11, 2020The National Finance Commission Award or NFC is a series of planned economic programs in Pakistan enacted since 1951. Constituted under the Article 160 of the Constitution, the program was developed to take control of financial imbalances and equally manage the financial resources of four provinces to meet their expenditure liabilities while improving the horizontal […]
PM’s fund collection initiative to fight Covid-19 on May 7, 2020Imran Khan’s initiatives to deal with COVID-19 are being appreciated by everyone. Even countries like US with much better health care system are seeking Pakistan’s guidance in providing essential goods to the poor. Due to kindheartedness of PM Imran Khan and trust of people, donations are pouring in Ehsaas Programme though telethons arranged by PM […]
Pakistan’s water crisis on October 11, 2019For the past several years, Pakistan has been facing a severe water crisis and it is showing no signs of abating. According to a 2016 report by UNDP titled ‘Water security in Pakistan: Issues and challenges’, between 1990 and 2015, per capita water availability declined from 2,172 cubic metres per inhabitant, to 1,306 cubic metres […]
Deteriorating situation and way forward for Afghanistan on August 19, 2018The Taliban launched an audacious attack on Ghazni city on Friday night August 10 killing over 200 members of the Afghan security forces and about 60 innocent civilians. This bold onslaught on Ghazni, a strategic city which lies just 150 kilometres from Kabul, shows the perseverance of the Taliban. After nearly 17 years of the […]
Lost in the grey… on July 5, 2018Despite Pakistan’s best efforts, the country has been formally placed on the ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) after the conclusion of its recent joint plenary meeting. The move comes almost four months after it was decided to place Pakistan on the terror-financing watch list at the FATF plenary, held in Paris. […]
2018’s elections and the missing manifestos on June 28, 2018With elections fast approaching, the three main political parties of the country, the Pakistan Muslim League — Noon (PML-N), the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) are yet to come forward with their election manifestos. The only political outfit that has presented its manifesto is the five party religious alliance Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal […]