CPEC Our Last Chance for Industrialization
CPEC Our Last Chance for Industrialization China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is supposed to be a game changer for Pakistan's economy. Several new power projects were installed at a time…
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CHINA’S LAND BORDER LAW: A Signal to India?
CHINA'S LAND BORDER LAW A Signal to India? China has, for the first time, enacted a national law on the “protection and exploitation" of the country's land border areas with…
BALOCHISTAN’S MISSING POOR
BALOCHISTAN'S MISSING POOR The most important component of Ehsaas Program (EP) is the Ehsaas Kafaalat Programme (EKP), which entails the provision of cash stipends of 2,000 rupees monthly to the…
RETHINKING CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN PAKISTAN
RETHINKING CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN PAKISTAN Every now and then, lot of noise is made about the poverty of imagination in dealing with criminal justice challenges in Pakistan. This cacophony is…
PAKISTAN’S DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE
PAKISTAN'S DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE In order to fully capitalize on the opportunity presented by the youth bulge, there are certain prerequisites that need to be fulfilled. The chief among them is…
A CRIME THAT OFTEN GOES UNREPORTED HONOR KILLING
A CRIME THAT OFTEN GOES UNREPORTED HONOR KILLING A Challenge to the law-enforcement agencies Brief Introduction Violence against women is not confined to our country only rather it is prevalent…
Pakistan and the FATF Grey List
Pakistan and the FATF Grey List It has become almost a routine now that the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) praises Pakistan for its hard work to meet the…
Dealing with informality through taxation
Dealing with informality through Taxation Informality is considered a cause of low productivity and poverty in developing economies. It is empirically found that development is associated with declining informality. It…
20th SCO Summit
20th SCO Summit The 20th Heads of State Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) took place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 16-17 September 2021. During the meeting, the participants mainly focussed…