Pakistan in the 21st Century
Pakistan in the 21st Century Zakir Ullah Pakistan was carved out of India in 1947 but its birth was not normal. Lawrence Ziring has likened the emergence of Pakistan to…
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Resurgence of Terrorism
Resurgence of Terrorism How to root out terrorism that has returned with a vengeance Haseeb Khan Ever since November 1995 when al-Qaeda terrorists carried out a deadly attack on the…
Is Indus Waters Treaty Under Siege?
Is Indus Waters Treaty Under Siege? Aftab H. Wahla The Indus Waters Treaty (1960), a water-sharing agreement between Pakistan and India, is often hailed as one of the most successful…
Self-Assessment Scheme
Powers to Amend Assessments under Self-Assessment Scheme Bilal Hassan The self-assessment scheme has been implemented through section 120(1) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 (ITO 2001) to encourage voluntary tax…
Police and Reforms in Pakistan
Decolonization, Fraser Report Police and Reforms in Pakistan The colonial powers used their military might to conquer and occupy the lands of the countries they colonized. Later, through culture, language…
The Syria-Turkiye Earthquake
The Syria-Turkiye Earthquake Haarp Debunking the conspiracy theory Waqar-ul-Hassan After the recent deadly earthquake in Turkiye and Syria, a section of social media remained busy coining conspiracy theories that hint…
ChatGPT
ChatGPT The future is already here Usman Ahmad Many of us are familiar with the concept of a “chatbot” which is a computer program that simulates human conversation either by…
The Northern Ireland Protocol
The Northern Ireland Protocol Ghufran Wakeel The United Kingdom Supreme Court ruled, on February 08, that the Northern Ireland Protocol, a post-Brexit agreement that created a trade border between Northern…
Swapping Debt for Nature
Swapping Debt for Nature How debt swaps can be a game-changer for poor nations to go green? Muhammad Hamza In January this year, Portugal, a country in southwestern Europe, signed…