Pakistan’s Economic Disarray and How to Fix It (The Heritage Foundation)
(Source: The Heritage Foundation) How to Fix Pakistan's Economic Woes Although Pakistan's economic freedom has advanced modestly in recent years, led by upticks in investment freedom, monetary freedom,...
View ArticleWin some, lose some, Indus Waters Treaty continues
India has asked the World Bank not to rush in to resolve a dispute with Pakistan over the Kishanganga and Ratle hydropower projects. Indian officials told a World Bank representative in New Delhi on...
View ArticlePakistan eyes 2018 start for China-funded mega dam opposed by India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expects China to fund a long-delayed Indus river mega dam project in Gilgit-Baltistan, part of disputed Kashmir, with work beginning next year, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said in...
View Article“China’s Stories, China’s Success- How China Transformed on the past 40...
(Source: ISSI - Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad) Press Release Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad March 18, 2016 The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI), in collaboration...
View ArticleNA budget debate degenerates into PPP vs PML-N match
ISLAMABAD: During an otherwise lacklustre sitting on Tuesday, lawmakers in the National Assembly questioned each other’s connection with the ‘common man’. The opposition asked when the government would...
View ArticleSwiss accounts of Rs81 trillion no more secret
Pak-Swiss accord to avoid double taxation signed ISLAMABAD: The accounts in Swiss banks containing Rs81 trillion of Pakistanis would no more be secret now as Pakistan and Switzerland on Tuesday signed...
View ArticleSwiss accounts
At a time when money laundering and tax evasion have become big global and local debates, the Pakistan government has been slowly but surely pushing what can be done about tax evasion and money...
View ArticleTest of nerves: Pakistan’s four greatest Test victories
When in early 2014 Misbah-ul-Haq’s men dramatically defeated Sri Lanka at Sharjah in the third Test to square the series 1-1, the victory was rightly described as being one of the finest achieved by...
View ArticleEven China Won’t Finance This Pakistan Dam as Water Fight Looms
China’s $45 billion push into Pakistan is skirting one of the Indian subcontinent’s most dangerous flashpoints. The proposed 4,500-megawatt Diamer Bhasha hydropower plant would eliminate about half of...
View ArticleMinister sees no decline in joblessness
ISLAMABAD: The minister for planning and development has disputed an assessment by the finance ministry that the country’s unemployment rate had fallen to six per cent, arguing that the joblessness...
View Article3,600MW electricity will be added to grid by next month, says Ahsan Iqbal
Says due to the CPEC, Pakistan’s economy shifting from low-cost agriculture industry to high-value industrialisation ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal on Monday said...
View ArticleProvinces reject development plan proposed by federal govt
ISLAMABAD: Amid strong protest by provinces against federal government’s decision to withdraw funding for provincial health and education projects, the Planning Commission recommended on Tuesday a...
View ArticlePak US Knowledge Corridor will be key to prosperous future: Ahsan Iqbal...
(Source: Ministry of Planning and Development of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan) Acting Ambassador of United States of America (USA) Jonathan Pratt called on Federal Minister for Planning,...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE (Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage of...
(Source: Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan) Acting Ambassador of United States of America (USA) Jonathan Pratt called on Federal Minister...
View ArticleGovt to spend Rs250bn on infrastructure next year
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to allocate over Rs250 billion for infrastructure sector including energy and transport in budget 2015-16 that would have an overall Rs600bn development outlay....
View Article‘FBR’s discretionary powers to be removed in Finance Bill 2017’
KARACHI: Senate Standing Committee on Revenue has assured the business community that laws related to discretionary powers of tax officials will be removed through Finance Bill, 2017. According to a...
View ArticleBringing Pak money back from Swiss banks is wild goose chase
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is all set to strike an agreement on exchange of information regarding bank accounts with the Switzerland but it would be a gigantic task to unearth roots of money and...
View ArticleNBEAC brings together business schools for strategic level discussions
Islamabad Bringing together more than 100 academic administrators of the nationwide business schools for strategic level discussions on how to increase the quality of business education in the country,...
View ArticleChinese President in Pakistan with $46 Billion Investment Plan
TRANS ASIA NEWS BEIJING/ CHINA: In a move being viewed as Beijing’s attempt to increase its influence in Asia, the Chinese President Xi Jinping is travelling to Pakistan where he is expected to...
View ArticleHarassed, Imprisoned, Exiled
Summary The government of Azerbaijan continues to wage a vicious crackdown on critics and dissenting voices. The space for independent activism, critical journalism, and opposition political activity...
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