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The Success of Roshan Digital Account Every Pakistani living abroad has some link to their homeland. Whether it is their parents they have left behind or just the plain thought of going back home and spending a comfortable retired life amongst members of their family, the homeland remains in focus due to one reason or the other. The State Bank …

Tax Non-compliance and Its Consequences An important reason for mobilizing tax revenue less than potential is tax non-compliance, which has different forms and shapes. In the literature, tax non-compliance refers to non-adherence to tax laws and regulations by taxpayers. It means if tax law prescribes for certain persons to file tax returns and one or more such persons fail to …

Internal Security and Public Order Management in Pakistan First, one must look at the terms used to cover this important subject. The administration, in general, uses the term ‘law and order’, which is an opaque and ambiguous term and does not clearly inform on authority and responsibility of officers managing the public order situations. The use of this term is …

Indonesia Foreign Policy Towards Pakistan The preamble to the constitution of Indonesia, inter alia, signifies the importance of religion in the lives of the newly-born nation in these words: “With the blessing of God Almighty, and moved by the highest ideals to lead a free national life, the Indonesian people hereby declare their independence.” Again in Article 29 of Chapter …

Human Rights and Pakistan Amnesty International, an organization consisting of 149 member countries, has brought into light the darker side of the pandemic year. It has unveiled the viruses, besides the coronavirus, which most of the countries faced during this year. These viruses include gender-based violence, repression of dissent, discrimination, poor healthcare system, poverty, etc. The state of Pakistan is …

Gilgit-Baltistan Development Package Prime Minister Imran Khan has recently announced the historic five-year development package worth Rs370 billion for Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). Addressing participants at a ceremony in Gilgit, the PM said that for the first time a huge amount has been allocated for the development of this picturesque and strategically located region. He maintained that the uplift package includes hydel …

Electoral Reforms A Pressing Need of the Hour Democracy is indispensable to Pakistan’s national integrity, security and development. Our past experience with this form of government has made it amply evident that it is only democracy that can spur sustainable growth and development in the country. The democratic form of government, if allowed to deliver unhindered and take roots for …

The Leaders Summit on Climate Climate at the center of new global transformation On April 22, world leaders from 40 countries, 17 of them responsible for around 80 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, held a virtual summit convened by US President Joe Biden. This summit, explicitly designed to make up for the time lost by America’s withdrawal from …

Revival of Quad Possibilities and Prospect The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, also referred to as Quad, is a strategic consultation framework between the United States, Australia, Japan and India. The Quad began nearly seventeen years ago (in 2004) with joint response to tangible and urgent crisis, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. For nine days in December 2004 and January …

India’s Options in Post-Withdrawal Afghanistan The US military has started its complete withdrawal from Afghanistan, marking what amounts to the beginning of the end of the United States’ nearly 20-year-old war in the country. But, as expected, this withdrawal is not smooth as fierce fighting between government forces and the Taliban erupted after the US military began withdrawing its remaining …