Pak Affairs

Pakistan emerged on the globe on the basis of an ideology emanating from and maintaining the idea of a distinct nation. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah has always been vehemently opposed by the Hindu leaders and scholars for wedging in the Indians and crafting the idea of two-nation theory. He was charged for dividing the Indian community on the basis of …

India’s external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), has long been meddling in its neighbours’ affairs. Founded in 1968, primarily to counter China’s influence, over time it has shifted its focus to Pakistan. On the other side of the border, in Pakistan, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) performs the task of countering RAW activities and both agencies have been …

In Pakistan, tax collection is significantly lower than the actual potential given the size of the country’s economy as tax-to-GDP ratio has been less than 10 percent for the last decade or so. Combining together the tax collection on account of income tax, sales tax, federal excise duty and customs duty, this ratio is far less as compared to similar …

The Pak-Afghan ties have always been rocky as the blame game, especially from Afghan side, has always been on. The audacious attack on the well-protected Afghan parliamentary building in Kabul on June 23 ensued in such a blame game against Pakistan that on the very next day of the attack, Afghanistan’s intelligence service spokesman Hassib Sediqqi blamed that an officer …

 “We and you ought not to pull on the ends of a rope which you have tied the knots of war. Because the more the two of us pull, the tighter the knot will be tied. And then it will be necessary to cut that knot, and what that would mean is not for me to explain to you. I …

Pakistan is home to more than 180 million people with 52% of them being females most of whom remain engaged, all through their life, in household work like rearing of children, looking after husband and other domestic chores. But their say in household affairs is negligible particularly in making of important decisions like for their children’s education, family planning, health …

A Journey From Individual Rights To Collective Rights Introduction The judgement of the Lahore High Court (LHC) in Ms Imrana Tiwana, etc Versus the Province of Punjab makes an interesting read. The gist of the facts of the case is that the Government of the Punjab planned a project called ‘Signal-free Corridor’ on Lahore’s famous Jail Road (one of the …

Pakistanis generally know a lot about the country’s energy crisis and its adverse consequences on the economy and the societal fabric. However, only a few people are aware of the much greater looming threat of water scarcity in the country. It is one of the biggest coming challenges that Pakistan will have to face in the near future, if prudent …

Investment occupies pivotal position in the growth equation. Governments employ combination of fiscal and monetary policies to optimize investment activity so as to create jobs and achieve higher economic growth — the two major macroeconomic goals. In the federal budget for 2015-16, the government of Pakistan has adopted several tax measures as fiscal instruments to encourage investment activity in the …

The two-day Job Fair & Entrepreneurial Exhibition organized by Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) in June 2015 brought together students, academicians, job-hunters and job-seekers, and a large number of common people. The Exhibition, first of its kind in the public sector, showcased vast opportunities of innovation, entrepreneurship and skills development. The visit to this Expo should have spurred …