Dirty money & politics of drug trade
Dr. Ikramul Haq The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates Pakistan is the transit country for 45 percent of the opiates produced in Afghanistan. Precursor chemicals used to produce heroin and methamphetamine also transit Pakistan before global…
Policy rate v exchange rate
Bleak economic scenario Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Our current grim economic condition is a result of multiple factors—undoubtedly some decisions/inactions by the previous coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) have played a negative part. It…
Policy rate v exchange rate
Bleak economic scenario Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Our current grim economic condition is a result of multiple factors—undoubtedly some decisions/inactions by the previous coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) have played a negative part. It…
26 June World Drug Day
Pakistan: From bad to worse Huzaima Bukhari “Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism”—Carl Jung The moment a problem surfaces, instantaneously one looks for an appropriate remedy for its resolution….
26 June World Drug Day
Pakistan: From bad to worse Huzaima Bukhari “Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism”—Carl Jung The moment a problem surfaces, instantaneously one looks for an appropriate remedy for its resolution….
FATF: Pakistan’s arduous journey
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The journey of Pakistan to reclaim its space back as a cooperative nation with strong anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism controls on the global index has entered the final phase….
Budget 2023
New directions, arduous paths Huzaima Bukhari & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The budget is an important document through which the sitting government chalks out the financial direction of a country to generate revenue required for running the state. The current coalition…
Budget 2023
New directions, arduous paths Huzaima Bukhari & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The budget is an important document through which the sitting government chalks out the financial direction of a country to generate revenue required for running the state. The current coalition…
Budget 2023: Need for fiscal reforms
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think but the will to act”― Plato The coalition government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), led by…