Pak Affairs

THE RUSSIA-CHINA-PAKISTAN TROIKA A partnership that can change the world During the Cold-War era, India was non-aligned. However, because of the hostile US stance, it was forced to engage with erstwhile Soviet Union for weapons supplies and other help in the UNSC. India has been battling the US trade and technology sanctions since 1974 onwards following the Pokhran nuclear test/explosion. …

PUNISHING RAPISTS Lessons Learnt From Motorway Rape Case On aggressive media outcry, all the components of the criminal justice system responded to the case. The unsecured space of the newly-developed motorway – that was not being policed earlier – was secured overnight and all the bureaucratic wrangling on its legalese came to an abrupt end. Provincial police, i.e. the Punjab …

New Strides in Pak-Russia Relations A Primer on Russian Foreign Minister’s Visit to Pakistan Overview Relations between Pakistan and Russia have undergone transformation in recent years, thanks to the new alignments and strategic realities. The rapprochement between the former Cold War rivals began in 2011 when Pakistan’s relationship with the US hit the rock bottom. At that time, a decision …

Global Gender Gap Report 2021 and Pakistan We have witnessed an increased presence of women in almost every field of life; from politics to sports; from education to civil services of Pakistan, and so on. Gender quotas in politics and civil services have helped many a women to come to the mainstream. The government has also taken various steps for …

From Tax Exemptions to Tax Credits A Paradigm Shift Tax authorities in Pakistan are struggling to put in place a balanced tax policy for taxation of income, goods and services. Recently, on March 22, 2021, the government has implemented the Tax (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2021, to secure $500 million tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Through this Ordinance, the …

Role of Decentralization, Delegation and De-concentration of Powers in PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY Power is distributed among different organs of a state in a manner that no organ may intervene in the exercise of power by the other – a hallmark of modern democracy. The executive is responsible to facilitate and provide amenities of life to the masses and also make …

The Road to Peace in Afghanistan Goes Through Kashmir Pakistan has repeatedly told the world that peace in the region depends upon peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. At a time when international efforts to bring peace to the war-ravaged Afghanistan are in full swing, it has come as a whiff of fresh air that Pakistan and India …

Strategic Police Reforms in Pakistan Latest Developments in Years 2019-20 Police are the entry point of the criminal justice system. Though the pull of the status-quo forces is much stronger than the push of the forces for change in the country, the perennial struggle between the two continues unabated. The landscape of police reforms, in this regard, serves as a …

Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Fence A fresh milestone in Pakistan’s efforts to curb terrorism on its soil is going to be achieved soon. In February this year, it emerged that almost 90 percent fencing work on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, which passes through rugged mountains, densely-forested valleys and narrow rock passages, has been completed, and the remaining work would be completed within four …

PAKISTAN-CHINA Ironclad Friendship China-Pakistan friendship has a time-honoured history. As late Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai said friendly exchanges between the Chinese and Pakistanis can be traced as far back as the dawn of history. Over 2,000 years ago, China and Pakistan were already connected by the ancient Silk Road, when our peoples visited each other amid echoes of camel bells. …