Despite extensive debate on foreign aid over last six decades, the contribution that foreign aid can make to development is still contested. Pakistan appears to be an aid addicted country. Despite many promises, every successive government seeks multilateral and bilateral…
Use of tax expenditure around the world and in Pakistan, Sales Tax Act, 1990, Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, Customs Act, 1969 and Federal Excise Act, 2005, Concessions and exemptions costed GoP 1.2 trillion rupees for FY2020 which is 31% of…
For a couple of decades, China is moving forward in the right direction. They adopted a path of innovation that linked with prosperity, development, and welfare. The Chinese model is based on the axiom of only change is constant, for…
What should be the ideal vision of urban transport policy? For this, first we have to study the urban transport policy progression and how it evolves globally. Nowadays, the urban transport system is accessibility based which evaluates the system on…
Mismanagement and governance issues. DISCO employees (management) after corporatisation are company employees but they are still treated as government employees and get transferred quite frequently. In the DISCO boards, there is hardly any expert to guide DISCO management. DISCOs are…
Textile design refers to the “fibres, yarns and fabric constructions and finishes. Textiles are one of the biggest industries and the single largest export earning sector of Pakistan. Pakistan is the 8th largest export of textile products in Asia, 4th…
The purpose of this webinar is to listen to the poor and to learn how they are systematically excluded from the commerce, mobility, jobs, education, housing, community, public space and many other opportunities to social mobility and life.
Pakistan has been in financial trouble well before the start of the pandemic, relying heavily on loans to keep the fragile economy afloat, and now Covid-19 has added immense pressure. Pakistan’s weak health infrastructure has also imposed a tremendous burden…
Every age has a hero; Troy, Achilles, Hercules, and Leonardo Vinci all were famous in different periods but today’s innovators and entrepreneurs are the real heroes. The world is utilising those who can change, innovate, and are intelligent. Communities are…
White collar crime is defined for the first time by Edward Sutherland as “a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation” spans corruption, bribery, tax evasion, securities fraud, bankruptcy fraud,…
