Opinion Budgetary system & fiscal governance Pakistan’s budget process, while clearly defined in the 1973 Constitution, subordinate legislations like the Public... Published 22 Nov, 2024 03:03am
Opinion Countering sales tax frauds Globally, tax crimes have always been a significant threat to economic stability and governance. These offences that... Updated 15 Nov, 2024 08:11am
Opinion Towards fiscal & digital reforms Pakistan has faced significant challenges in balancing the distribution of power and fiscal responsibilities between... Updated 08 Nov, 2024 08:35am
Opinion Challenges before the new CJP “….the trial of civilian protesting……in .incidents of the 9th and 10th of May 2023 may be proceeded... Updated 01 Nov, 2024 08:45am
Opinion 26th Amendment, new CJP and reforms The Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amend-ment) Act, 2024 [26th Amendment], passed in utmost haste by the Parliament on... Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:51am
Opinion SCO, IMF & reforms Hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Islamabad by Pakistan on October 15-16, 2024 was a ... Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:38am
Opinion True riba-free Islamic banking The motivation to provide interest- (riba) free financial services is derived from the desire of Muslim communities... Updated 11 Oct, 2024 08:20am
Opinion IMF programme & reform priorities The long-awaited US$ 7 billion 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF), finally approved by the Executive Board of the... Updated 04 Oct, 2024 08:28am
Opinion FATF evaluations India’s progress in combating illicit finance was brought into focus on September 18, 2024, with the release of ... Updated 27 Sep, 2024 08:13am
Opinion Political turmoil & reset for unity As one of nine nuclear-armed states of the world, Pakistan plays a significant role in regional geopolitics. ... Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:10am
Opinion Renewing foreign relationships Pakistan and the United States have a multifaceted historic relationship marked by noteworthy cooperation across... Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:53am
Opinion Challenges before FBR’s new chairman FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) has failed to meet original tax targets for the last six fiscal years, three of the... Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:23am
Opinion Digitization key to revenue growth Pakistan has been facing the perpetual challenge of expanding its tax base without any tangible results, a situation... Published 30 Aug, 2024 07:19am
Opinion The challenge of disinformation The internet has led the world to an unprecedented revolution, fundamentally transforming how we access and share... Published 23 Aug, 2024 03:33am
Opinion Constitutionalism the only remedy “Even the most ardent purposivists must first and foremost primarily respect the actual text of a statute and should... Published 16 Aug, 2024 06:56am
Opinion Lessons from illusionary revolutions Amid escalating student-led protests and mounting unrest, Bangladesh’s long-serving Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina... Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am
Opinion IMF programme & challenges Pakistan’s economic journey took a momentous turn after it bid farewell to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ... Published 02 Aug, 2024 05:55am
Opinion OECD, Pakistan & tax evasion The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an international organization dedicated to... Updated 26 Jul, 2024 08:22am
Opinion Old wine in new bottles The incumbent government, as all earlier ones, is jubilant over securing a staff-level agreement with International... Updated 19 Jul, 2024 07:04am
Opinion Regressive taxes, neglected reforms Pakistan’s reliance on bilateral, trilateral, and friendly countries to fulfill its financial requirements not only... Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am