Category: Insight
IMF Conducts 2nd Performance Review of $6Bn Loan Program for Pakistan
Because of a very narrow base for direct taxes (deductions at source and related collections),…
Karachi Eyesore: Top Court Seeks Records of Hyatt Regency Structure
KARACHI — A 3-member bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the attorney general…
Governance Issue: Supreme Court Orders Removal of Top Sindh Building Control Officials
The 3-member bench of judges reminded all that since the Supreme Court had been issuing…
INSIGHT: America is Making a Bad Bet on India
DESPARDES — Several voices of reason in the wider South Asia and Middle East region…
Oil Price Forecast Lowered Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
China’s commitment to buy an additional US$52.4 billion in U.S. energy products in 2020/21 9…
Hindutva Groups in US: Report Shows How They Operate, Send Money to India
Who donates to charitable organizations and why? Donors’ donations to these organizations are tax deductible…
OPINION: How the Arabs Have Betrayed Palestine – Again
The Arab world, led by the predecessors of today’s Saudi Arabia, willingly relinquished sovereignty over…
PTI Govt Swoops Down on Customs Officials; 7 Sacked for Alleged Wheat Smuggling
The sacked officials of FBR — 7 in number — were part of the Torkham…
February Lookup: Turkey’s Erdogan to Visit Islamabad, PM Khan to Visit Malaysia
DESPARDES — President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to travel to Islamabad next…
The Crisis That Shattered India’s Economic Dreams: Bloomberg
DESPARDES — ‘India Situation’ now appears to be adding another chapter — the story of…
Bangladesh Textile Export Success Attracting Pakistani Firms
Bangladesh has invited PM Khan to D8 Summit which it is hosting in capital Dhaka…