Opinion Pakistan at a crossroads — I The continuous failures and inability of the incumbent coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) to... Published 18 Mar, 2022 05:20am
Opinion The FATF ordeal The four-day-long sixth plenary meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concluded on March 4, 2022 with... Published 11 Mar, 2022 05:12am
Opinion PM’s relief package in perspective — II Pakistan is badly affected by global price hike. The current Ukraine-Russia conflict is going to make it worse. In... Published 05 Mar, 2022 04:10am
Opinion PM’s relief package in perspective—I “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one” — George Washington Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran... Published 04 Mar, 2022 04:37am
Opinion Unending servitude A detailed analysis of International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff report on Pakistan transpires that the lender of last... Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:19am
Opinion Pakistan’s long FATF ordeal The world has evolved into a global village due to technological advancements, connectivity and integration with ... Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am
Opinion Accountability, corruption & HR… The recent Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI) reveals that corruption levels are ... Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am
Opinion Data privacy & protection: challenges ‘….the tax officials on the unlawful directions issued by Chairman of ARU, Barrister Shahzad Akbar with the... Published 04 Feb, 2022 04:43am
Opinion Repercussions of ‘mini-budget’ Author Yuval Noah Harari in his book ‘Homo Deus’ writes, “Many thinkers and prophets concluded that famine,... Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:45am
Opinion The cryptocurrency reality & challenge Cryptocurrency is a relatively new phenomenon. It emerged in 2009. At the time of its creation, nobody expected that... Updated 21 Jan, 2022 05:15pm
Opinion Pakistan deserves recognition Pakistan’s progress in handling the threat of terrorism and curtailing it significantly is a success story in... Updated 31 Dec, 2021 11:46am
Opinion No one be judge in his own cause! In Karachi one Additional Commissioner in an order passed under section 122(5A) of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001... Published 24 Dec, 2021 05:43am
Opinion Tax model for prosperity There is hardly any doubt about the huge tax gap in Pakistan that is about 70% of the actual collection if not more.... Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am
Opinion Documenting economy To achieve financial inclusion-related objectives National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) was launched by... Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am
Opinion Amendment in FATF Recommendation 23 Recommendation 18 of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) requires that financial institutions should implement... Updated 03 Dec, 2021 05:25am
Opinion Regulating emerging technologies—II As per the Chainalysis adoption index for the market share of the investment in VAs, Pakistan is ranked as third in... Published 27 Nov, 2021 05:08am
Opinion Regulating emerging technologies—I The technological landscape has changed massively in the last few years and this has also transformed the financial... Updated 26 Nov, 2021 06:09am
Opinion The quest for tax reforms The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) surpassed the revised targets for fiscal year (FY) 2020-2021 and for the first... Published 19 Nov, 2021 04:35am
Opinion Institutional challenges The majestic architecture of a state stands with the support of three main pillars, namely, Legislature, Executive,... Published 12 Nov, 2021 04:46am
Opinion FATF: no respite for Pakistan Once again, our efforts towards the fulfillment of the agenda of Finical Action Task Force (FATF) have fallen short... Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am