Strengthening ties: A look at bilateral relationship between Pakistan and Jordan

Engr QaisEr nawab The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, nestled between Saudi Arabia and the Mediterranean Sea, is a modern state in the Middle East established in 1921. Owing to its geostrategic position, bordering Palestine, Syria,...

Bottom of the pile

Last semester, an acquaintance taught, as adjunct faculty, a course at a very well-known and probably the best public sector university in the country. The ‘per hour’ payment that he was given a contract for was quite low. M...

15-Sep-2024 Read More

AGP’s concerns about ‘poor financial affairs’

No wonder the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has expressed “serious concern” about the country’s “deteriorating financial affairs”. His signatures went on the report for the audit year 2023-24, after all, and there�...

15-Sep-2024 Read More

West Bank Under Siege

The recent killing of 16 Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli forces marks yet another grim chapter in the ongoing occupation and aggression against the Palestinian people. It is becoming increasingly evident that ...

15-Sep-2024 Read More

Of power and oppression

Varied inequalities plague our world and enable the lingering marginalisation of large segments of the global populace. This perturbing situation should make us want to question the structures of dominance which sustain socio-ec...

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Tax Laws Act 2024: Murder Of Unfettered Right To Justice

The Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024, which was passed by the National Assembly on April 29, 2024, and received assent from the President of Pakistan on May 3, 2024, and later amended by Finance Act 2024, amounts to...

14-Sep-2024 Read More