Pak Affairs

The Balochistan Conundrum Faridullah This Land of the Pure has had a tumultuous history. It saw the tragic episode of the dismemberment of East Pakistan. However, unfortunately, we the Pakistani nation, have not learnt any lesson from this national tragedy. Our rulers, both civilian and military, have had the same authoritarian attitude towards Balochistan as they had towards the then-East …

Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on the GDP of Pakistan Omer Hussan Bajwa Introduction The history of mankind is marked with both natural and manmade calamities. Sometimes, it had to confront great disasters in the form of earthquake, floods or droughts; while, sometimes, it has to keel in front of widespread health issues in the form of a pandemic. Currently, the world …

ANTI-CORRUPTION POLICIES OF PAKISTAN Shamsa Khalid Since gaining independence in 1947, Pakistan has struggled with high level of corruption. Notwithstanding decades of efforts for improving the structural framework for effective anti-corruption initiatives, it is evident that corruption is still rampant. The efforts of successive governments to curb this menace have failed miserably. It started right from the beginning when lands …

1 vision, 3 countries Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia Syed Sharfuddin Following a tri-lateral meeting of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Malaysian Premier Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad on the sidelines of the 74th UNGA session in New York last year, the three countries announced setting up a joint English language channel to confront the challenges posed …

Tentative Regulatory Impact Assessment of the Police Order, 2002 Kamran Adil The European Union started using the technique of Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) with regards to the proposed and current legislation. The International Association of Impact Assessment defines ‘Impact Assessment’ as ‘the process of identifying the future consequences of a current or proposed action’. There is no tradition or requirement …

Pakistan’s Export Recovery Four actions to speed up the process Magazine Desk After months of decline in Pakistan’s exports, the Ministry of Commerce recently claimed that the country’s exports in June 2020 witnessed a decline of 6.83pc, terming it a “sign of recovery particularly after the historic fall by 8pc, 54pc and 33pc in March, April and May, respectively. This …

Pakistan’s Economic Prosperity 10 Focus Areas to spur growth Hamna Yousaf In times of political manoeuvrings and the understandable focus on the Covid-19 crisis, it is important to remind ourselves that we still need an economic system that provides prosperity to our people. Here are top ten most important things for the government of Pakistan to get right in order …

Kashmir Conundrum and the International Law Abdul Rasool Syed The scrapping of Article 370 and subsequent annexation and illegal occupation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir by India has, once again, brought into international limelight the seven-decade-old Kashmir issue, a prime cause of friction between two neighbouring nuclear states, i.e. India and Pakistan. Before this constitutional catastrophe, the occupied …

Impact Assessment of Tax Amnesties on Documenting Economy   Bilal Hassan Tax amnesties are introduced, largely, to allow for inclusion of non-documented economy in a country’s taxation system by encouraging taxable persons to declare unreported or underreported foreign as well as domestic assets; to revive economy and spur growth by encouraging a tax-compliant economy; to raise tax revenue for fiscal …