Pak Affairs

FAULT LINES IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF PAKISTAN Abdul Rasool Syed Ever since its emergence on the map of the world, Pakistan has witnessed myriad hurdles in the way of its socioeconomic development. Our adversaries left no stone unturned to weaken the very foundation of our country at its embryonic stage. The process of national cohesion, considered vital to fighting the …

Dealing with the challenge of offshore tax evasion Bilal Hassan In Pakistan, income is taxed on the basis of source. A non-resident person is taxed only to the extent of Pakistan-sourced income, and is neither required to pay tax on foreign-sourced income nor does he need to make disclosure of assets held abroad. Tax residence status in Pakistan is determined …

‘Charter of Economy’ or ‘Charter of Democracy?’ What Pakistan needs at present  Bashir Sagar Pakistan is brimful of numerous deficiencies and lacunas nowadays. Political uncertainty, stagnant economy, abject poverty, sorry state of education, inflation and unemployment, all have been written in the fate of Pakistan. There are numerous reasons for this state of affairs, e.g. military interventions, lack of consensus …

The FATF Conundrum How to avoid being blacklisted? Aftab H. Wahla The continued grey-listing on the part of Financial Action Task Force, the anti-money laundering and counter-terror financing global watchdog, has emerged as a major source of concern for the policymakers of Pakistan as the constant threat of blacklisting with potentially terrible financial and economic consequences continues to haunt the …

Model Courts A Silent Revolution Magazine Desk The reforms in the legal system of Pakistan have been long debated due to great backlog of cases which is preventing the smooth functioning of the judicial system. This backlog has increasingly pushed the masses to move towards alternative means of justice which are speedy, if not efficient. However, in this bleak state …

Implementing the Police Reforms Committee Report-2019 Kamran Adil It is an acknowledged fact that the justice sector of Pakistan is not in an ideal condition. Much is required to ameliorate this situation. In this regard, besides initiating expeditious justice projects in form of model criminal courts, model civil appellate courts and model magistrate courts, the Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr …

Tackling the Menace of Unemployment If economic growth rate does not produce enough jobs, review the policies! Hassaan Bin Zubair It is a hard fact that unemployment has become the number one problem of Pakistan. Irrespective of how you approach the unique set of challenges that face Pakistan, it seems that lack of employment is at the heart of them …

Governance Challenges Confronting Pakistan M.H. Rehman Challenges have been the companion of human being for aeons. All societies and states have had to face challenges and it is the very response to them that sets states on course of development or deterioration, progress and prosperity or poverty. It is, in short, all about converting challenges into opportunities, weaknesses into strengths …

Ehsas Programme A step towards a welfare state Magazine Desk In March, Prime Minister Imran Khan launched his administration’s poverty alleviation programme giving it the title of Ehsas, an extensive program that is meant to be implemented through 20 federal ministries/divisions, 6 federal agencies involved in poverty alleviation and social protection, four provincial governments, AJK and GB. The newly created …

Education in Pakistan Analysing the Public-Private Dichotomy Qurat ul Ain Aman The education system in Pakistan has been reduced to a shambles because of neglect by the successive government. Running private schools has, nowadays, become a lucrative venture as government’s failures have resulted in commercialization of education. It seems that the goal of educating the masses and aiming for a …