Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The federal budget for fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, scheduled for June 10, 2025, is not just another fiscal exercise; it is being seen by the public as a litmus test…
Budget & Ashrafiya
Dr. Ikramul Haq Pakistan is controlled and ruled by ashrafiya (elites)—comprising indomitable military brass, top civil bureaucracy, higher judiciary, landed upper crust and their cronies in politics, industrialist-turned politicians, religious and so-called spiritual leaders (sic), media tycoons…