The perils of excessive cell phone dependency
In today's digital age, mobile phones have become ubiquitous, facilitating communication without the constraints of physical wires. Their reliance on electromagnetic radiation for data transmission and reception, coupled with the convenience of their...
Terrorists attacks on foreigners: an eye opener for security apparatus
The series of nefarious acts by subversives with the backing of India to spread political instability, chaos, and fear in Pakistan is very old. The explosions, suicide attacks and other acts of terrorism in the country should be seen as an expression...
Tax system being molded in the mold of honesty
The federal cabinet has given in-principle approval to the amendments in three tax laws for recovery of tax worth trillions of rupees stuck due to court cases. The amendments will be presented in the form of a bill in the National Assembly after the...
Bilateral ties with rich Gulf states
It is welcome to note that the rich Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar etc have been opting for investment in Pakistan. On the one hand, Qatar recently promised to increase migrant workers quota for Pakistanis substantially i.e. to three lakh fr...
Optimism is in the air
Tarde sector has started showing signs of improvement and a latest report says that in the first month of the new government, Pakistan's exports to Afghanistan registered increase by 20.6% on an annual basis and by 12.5% on a monthly basis. Moreover,...
Disappointing statistics on human development
Burdened by inflation, load shedding, unemployment and heavy taxes, the news is not happy for Pakistanis that they are behind Haiti and Zimbabwe in the world human development list. This determination is very firm that soon the country is to be inclu...
Unplanned population vs limited resouces
There is no denying that the current economic crisis is mainly culminated in the supply and demand issue. Demand for food, shelter, jobs and other needs is on the rise due to the unprecedented increse inour population while the supply is short due to...
Growth in exports: a good augury
It is welcome to note that our exports are slowly but steadily picking up since last year. And the latest is the IMF report, which anticipates Pakistan’s exports will be up from $30.84bn in FY24 to $32.35bn in FY25. The most positive aspe...
Pak-US must focus on long-tem goals
From the time of its establishment, Pakistan had ignored the socialist bloc and associated its interests with the United Statses, but the historical fact is that these ties need to be further improved at public level. The problem with US and Pakistan...
No justification for capacity charges
It is worth mentioning here that due to the continuous increase in electricity and gas prices during the last few years, where the work in the industry has come to a standstill, the payment of gas and electricity bills for the common man as well as f...
