Banking on Equality
Banking on Equality SBP's New Policy for Financial Inclusion of Women On September 17, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) launched a special policy based on gender diversity to transform…
Pakistan Affairs
The Modernization of Agriculture
The Modernization of Agriculture Agriculture has a very strong forward linkage with industries as it provides raw material for textile, leather and other sectors. It has also very robust backward…
Single National Curriculum in Pakistan
Single National Curriculum in Pakistan TO BE, OR NOT TO BE, THAT IS THE 'PROBLEM' Education in Pakistan is an acrimonious topic, quite literally. With a bunch of parallel streams…
Pakistan’s Afghan Challenge
Pakistan's Afghan Challenge Amidst the severe liquidity crisis, the entire governance structure is on the verge of crumbling. Almost half the Afghan population is food-insecure with hundreds of thousands internally…
Deterrent Punishments
Deterrent Punishments How the purpose can be achieved? In simple connotation, the concept of 'deterrence of punishment' means 'threat of punishment'. Undeniably, deterrence is a 'must' factor for the maintenance…
Changing Climate and Its Implications for Pakistan
Changing Climate ...and Its Implications for Pakistan Climate-related challenges are not new to Pakistan and the nation has suffered in the form of extreme floods and prolonged droughts for many…
Bogus Refund Claims through self-assessed declarations
Bogus Refund Claims through self-assessed declarations A taxpayer may compute total income for the tax year while filing the declaration to this effect. Total income is sum of all incomes…
Understanding Ecocide
Understanding Ecocide The word ‘ecocide’ originates from the Greek word oikos which means home, and the Latin word caedere which means an act of killing or demolishing. Hence, the term…
Do we really need literature in our lives?
Do We Really Need Literature In Our Lives? Literature may not be as important as water, food or oxygen for our lives, but it is surely important for improving the quality…