Pakistan may miss IMF targets

Islamabad: The World Bank has estimated major slippages in the targets of fiscal deficit, debt and external sector agreed by Pakistan with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), emphasising that Islamabad should not abandon th...

Status of women development in Pakistan–I

The global advocacy for strategic human development has intensified for the last 30 years. The developing countries in particular are demonstrating new dynamism to meet the challenges of technological advancement in all walks of...

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Is TTS game changer against tax evasion or another missed opportunity?

Pakistan’s economic stability hinges significantly on its ability to curb tax evasion and illicit trade. One of the initiatives in this regard is the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) Track and Trace System (TTS), introdu...

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Falling industrial production

The statistics on the Quantum Index of Manufacturing (QIM) has been released recently for the first quarter of 2024-25 by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The numbers on the output in different industries in comparison w...

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The case for dedicated tax benches

The Chief Justice of Pakistan’s proposal to establish dedicated benches for tax-related cases is a timely and commendable recommendation. With tax litigation clogging the judicial pipeline and creating inefficiencies across th...

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Slashing Inflation

Regardless of global political instability and geopolitical upheaval, the PMLN government’s economic reforms continue to yield results. According to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the annual consumer price ...

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