Pakistan Affairs

SELF-ASSESSMENT SYSTEM A look at the factors that affect its success Introduction Many countries have introduced self-assessment for income taxation to encourage voluntary compliance so as to engender more efficient and cost-effective tax administration. Pakistan adopted universal self-assessment for all taxpayers in 2002-03 to ensure voluntary compliance for income tax …

POLICING AND PROPOSED LAW REFORMS The Context In the absence of national accounting of crime and justice sector factors, international indicators have to be used. In the realm of the rule of law, the Global Rule of Law Index is being used as a presumptive indicator. The latest Global Rule …

NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY The new national vade mecum Acknowledging that the “country’s security imperatives in the next decade will be driven by the need to realise its economic potential while ensuring national cohesion, territorial integrity, internal security, and citizen welfare,” the NSP places economic security at the core and seeks …

Likelihood of a Presidential System That is the basic concept behind the “Utopian State —” a state where everyone lives in merry harmony, where there is depth in understanding between the ruling and the ruled, any bad blood that infects the clear and tranquil waters of peace is instantly eradicated …

What Ails the Criminal Justice System of Pakistan? The criminal justice system of Pakistan comprises four main agencies: the police, the prosecution, the judiciary and the prisons; the first three agencies play ‘active’ role as enshrined in the law for the dispensation of justice while the fourth one plays a …

Pakistan’s New Geo-Economic Strategy The world has gone through a series of watershed moments in the recent years, clearly reshaping contemporary politics among nations. The new war theatre between states is the global financial markets and, unlike traditional warfare tactics and strategies, nations are now applying the proxies of commercial …

Kashmir Delimitation Narendra Modi-led BJP-RSS government in India is hell bent on depriving the Muslims of Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) of all their democratic rights. With an illegal act of repealing articles 370 and 35-A of the Indian constitution, the fascist regime has now issued another nefarious …

Major Reasons for Increased Tax Litigation A fresh spate of litigation cases has been seen in the recent past against the actions of the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation (Inland Revenue), which was established during the tax year 2012 to take stringent action against tax evasion and money laundering. …

Gender Stereotypes Stereotypes of women and men The origin of the current stereotypes of women dates back to the 19th century. This was the era of Industrial Revolution. As a result of the Revolution, the economy shifted from agriculture to factories (industry). This huge shift forced men to leave the …

Foreign Loans Only a curse for Pakistan On the eve of elections in 2018, the leadership of the PTI pledged to the debt-ridden nation that it would break the begging bowl and enable the country to stand on its own feet without financial cushion from lenders. In contrast, the incumbent …