May 2022

Global Population Growth and Sustainable Development The following key findings are based on the report Global Population Growth and Sustainable Development, prepared by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). 1. Rapid population growth is a common feature of the demographic transition …

The Rise of Taliban and Pakistan’s Foreign Policy The cross-border infiltration, repatriation of Afghan refugees, counterterrorism policy, harbouring of terrorist organizations and tariff and non-tariff barriers in bilateral and transit trade are some issues that have contributed to the trust deficit between Afghanistan and Pakistan and marred the bilateral ties. …

Taxation for Growth Direct taxation theories support taxation for redistribution of income from high-income earners to low-income earners so as to reduce income inequalities and to ensure equity that is essential to promote societal welfare, the ultimate objective of a state. In recent decades, taxes have largely been used to …

Reko Diq Deal The federal and Balochistan governments and two international firms — Antofagasta PLC and Barrick Gold Corporation — have reached an agreement in principle on a framework to reconstitute the development project at Reko Diq which is one of the largest undeveloped copper and gold deposits globally, capable …

Regime Change in Pakistan The recent change of government in Pakistan has given birth to huge hullabaloo as the ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan and his supporters maintain that it was a US-sponsored regime change. Mr Khan told a group of foreign journalists that, “the move to oust me is …

Politics of Deception and Betrayal There is a stunning, embarrassing silence as to why the army generals would become a part of the violent assumption for change and plague the extravagant idea of leadership change in the country. The so-called PDM does not appear to have any rational agenda for …

Policing and Safia Bano Case Safia Bano Case is exceptional in the sense that a bench of five judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, after exhaustion of all legal remedies, decided to convert capital punishment of three condemned prisoners into life sentences. The judgement was authored by Justice Manzoor …

Online Education Re-imagine the Future Online education is the order of the day! If the coronavirus pandemic has taught the people anything, it is that the need for digital education and e-learning is greater than ever now. After witnessing the highly-damaging effects of Covid-19, no sane person would deny that …

The 48Th Session of OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers A look at the Islamabad Declaration The 48th summit of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was held on 22-23 March in Islamabad, with a resolve to promote and protect the common interests of the …

LIFE IMPRISONMENT What does it mean? Imprisonment is, undeniably, one of those legal concepts that are misconstrued equally by the legal fraternity and the laymen. At the very initial point of this study, one should be clear that no specific term is prescribed for life imprisonment anywhere in the Pakistan …