Opinion Conceptual poverty of foreign policy By looking closely at the interlinked deprivations of poor people, this report provides valuable insights on how to... Published 25 Nov, 2022 05:48am
Opinion Putting the record straight: a rejoinder In response to our article [FBR: dismal income tax collection, Business Recorder, November 11, 2022], the Federal... Updated 18 Nov, 2022 10:29am
Opinion FBR: dismal income tax collection The continuously declining dismal share of income tax in overall tax collection during the last many years testifies... Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am
Opinion Confiscation and recovery of assets EDITORIAL: Countries should consider adopting measures that allow such proceeds or instrumentalities to be... Published 04 Nov, 2022 05:56am
Opinion Exit from FATF ‘grey list’ “The FATF welcomes Pakistan’s significant progress in improving its AML/CFT regime. Pakistan has strengthened ... Updated 28 Oct, 2022 06:30am
Opinion Recovery of stolen assets The global institutions in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) are working with... Published 21 Oct, 2022 05:57am
Opinion Pakistan in deep debt trap Pakistan’s precarious financial situation, persisting for the last many decades, has landed it into a deep debt... Published 14 Oct, 2022 03:39am
Opinion FATF/Pakistan: beyond grey list Pakistan’s trip on the list of Jurisdictions under increased monitoring maintained by the Financial Action Task... Published 07 Oct, 2022 05:59am
Opinion Dar, diplomacy & economic viability–II Pakistan is still relying on the traditional methods to generate foreign exchange. The major export items to the USA... Published 02 Oct, 2022 05:48am
Opinion Dar, diplomacy & economic viability – I “Our foreign policy is one of friendliness and goodwill towards all the nations of the world. We do not cherish... Updated 30 Sep, 2022 06:12am
Opinion Vital judicial reforms “The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper... Published 23 Sep, 2022 05:50am
Opinion Structural reforms Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, ... Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am
Opinion Need for all-out reforms Economic growth is strongly related to good governance and political stability in a country. Unfortunately, during... Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:09am
Opinion IMF, floods & economy “Pakistan’s economy has been buffeted by adverse external conditions, due to spillovers from the war in Ukraine,... Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:00am
Opinion Multiple challenges Pakistan is the fifth most populous country in the world which as on August 23, 2022 is 230,052,620 as per... Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am
Opinion FATF’s appraisal of technical compliance For Pakistan, the outcome of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) meeting, held in Berlin on June 17, 2022, ... Published 19 Aug, 2022 05:57am
Opinion Pakistan at 75 Rule of law, transparency, accountability and fair treatment to all citizens are considered as the fundamental... Published 12 Aug, 2022 05:44am
Opinion Pakistan and FATF: the next steps Pakistan was placed on the list of Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring in 2018 by the Financial Action Task... Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am
Opinion The tax gap In a recent disclosure, the Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) admitted that tax gap of Pakistan is Rs 3,000... Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am
Opinion Flawed policies amid ‘chaos’ The coalition government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), led by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), assumed... Published 22 Jul, 2022 06:07am