Tax-Fueled Chaos
The government of Pakistan is in the business of buying, selling, and losing trillions of rupees fast and burdening the citizens with ever higher taxes. The government of Pakistan is in the business of buying and selling electricity. It has so far lost Rs2.4 trillion in this business. The government of Pakistan is in the […]
A State that Took Over Society
You can bring the rich to the level of the poor overnight but it takes a lifetime to lift the poor to the level of the rich. [Irish proverb] During the 1970s, Pakistan went in for wholesale nationalization of its private enterprises, taking even educational institutions into the state’s hands. This was a move laden […]
Charter of Liberty and the Fundamental Rights
When I read the Charter of Democracy, the idea of rebutting it, and writing a new charter struck me. This found shape in the Charter of Liberty. I started working on it on April 14, 2007, and on May 17, 2007, completed it. The Charter of Liberty responds to the Charter of Democracy issued by […]
Why Taxes are not a Political Issue in Pakistan?
All the politics is about collecting and spending taxes; but unfortunately, that reality does not translate into political issues in Pakistan. What it translates into is power-politics pure and simple! See the arrogant issueless politics of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf; see the pseudo-development politics of Pakistan Muslim League (N); see the outdated Roti-Kapra-Makaan politics of Pakistan Peoples […]
Democracy or Rule of Law
So, the time has come whence the citizens of Pakistan need to decide what they want: democracy or rule of law. The verdict of the Supreme Court (Jan 10) re the implementation of its own NRO judgment, in option 6 reads: “The constitutional balance vis-à-vis trichotomy and separation of powers between the Legislature, the Judiciary […]
What Should be the Size of the Pakistani Government?
The role and function of the government is not unlimited, it is limited; but how, listen to the detail in this short video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK0ec_vBsG8
Thriving Through Trade
Chowdhury Bashir Arain, a trader from Khairpur, exports over 99 per cent of his dried dates to India via Dubai. Delivery takes up to 40 days. The long-winded route for Pakistani chhuaras to India via Dubai started in February 2019 after the Pulwama attack, following which India suspended trade with Pakistan, revoking its Most Favoured […]
The Political Kingdom of Pakistan
No doubt, if one deciphers that manual of Paki political parties some of the rules of which have been listed…