June 2021

Winning the Battle against Covid-19 On need for safe and effective vaccine The Covid-19 outbreak has fuelled an international demand in the biomedical field for the mitigation of the fast-spreading illness, all through the urgent deployment of safe, effective and rational therapeutic strategies along with epidemiological control. As World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners work together on the response …

Transitioning to Geoeconomics While there is no denying the importance of Pakistan’s strategic location, the fact remains that this unique attribute has served to the country’s disadvantage, often sucking it into the vortex of regional conflicts and imposing choices on the country’s civil and military leaders that the country could not have done without. From becoming part of the Western …

The Success of Roshan Digital Account Every Pakistani living abroad has some link to their homeland. Whether it is their parents they have left behind or just the plain thought of going back home and spending a comfortable retired life amongst members of their family, the homeland remains in focus due to one reason or the other. The State Bank …

Tax Non-compliance and Its Consequences An important reason for mobilizing tax revenue less than potential is tax non-compliance, which has different forms and shapes. In the literature, tax non-compliance refers to non-adherence to tax laws and regulations by taxpayers. It means if tax law prescribes for certain persons to file tax returns and one or more such persons fail to …

Internal Security and Public Order Management in Pakistan First, one must look at the terms used to cover this important subject. The administration, in general, uses the term ‘law and order’, which is an opaque and ambiguous term and does not clearly inform on authority and responsibility of officers managing the public order situations. The use of this term is …

Indonesia Foreign Policy Towards Pakistan The preamble to the constitution of Indonesia, inter alia, signifies the importance of religion in the lives of the newly-born nation in these words: “With the blessing of God Almighty, and moved by the highest ideals to lead a free national life, the Indonesian people hereby declare their independence.” Again in Article 29 of Chapter …

Human Rights and Pakistan Amnesty International, an organization consisting of 149 member countries, has brought into light the darker side of the pandemic year. It has unveiled the viruses, besides the coronavirus, which most of the countries faced during this year. These viruses include gender-based violence, repression of dissent, discrimination, poor healthcare system, poverty, etc. The state of Pakistan is …

Gilgit-Baltistan Development Package Prime Minister Imran Khan has recently announced the historic five-year development package worth Rs370 billion for Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). Addressing participants at a ceremony in Gilgit, the PM said that for the first time a huge amount has been allocated for the development of this picturesque and strategically located region. He maintained that the uplift package includes hydel …

Electoral Reforms A Pressing Need of the Hour Democracy is indispensable to Pakistan’s national integrity, security and development. Our past experience with this form of government has made it amply evident that it is only democracy that can spur sustainable growth and development in the country. The democratic form of government, if allowed to deliver unhindered and take roots for …

The Leaders Summit on Climate Climate at the center of new global transformation On April 22, world leaders from 40 countries, 17 of them responsible for around 80 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, held a virtual summit convened by US President Joe Biden. This summit, explicitly designed to make up for the time lost by America’s withdrawal from …