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New Regional Security Order
THE triangular defence pact signed last week by Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is the most consequential geopolitical development reshaping the strategic landscape of the region…
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People’s Power in BD
PEOPLE’S power has toppled one more authoritarian regime. Another bloody day in Bangladesh ended in triumph for the uprising in that country. Defying a nationwide curfew,…
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A State of Chaos
MORE than two months after taking power, the Shehbaz Sharif government has yet to find its moorings. It is like a rudderless ship with many helmsmen…
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The Second Coming
THE newly elected prime minister has set an ambitious target for his minority government propped up by half a dozen disparate groups. He vows to steer…
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Worsening Poll Uncertainty
IT seems that the ruling coalition has still not made up its mind about the election date, even though only four weeks are left for the…
Analysis
Politics and The Establishment
WITH just weeks left for him to doff his uniform, COAS Gen Qamar Bajwa has assured the nation that the armed forces have distanced themselves from…
Analysis
Are We Shooting Blind?
The finance minister at his post-budget press conference on 10 June exhorted people to appreciate the benefits mainstreaming money laundered abroad may bring for the country.…
Analysis
A Promising Budget With Missing Assurances
In addition to the legacies, the FY23 budget faces several new challenges in the interplay between macroeconomic stress amidst post-pandemic recovery in a deeply uncertain global…
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The New Old Order
“Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” (the more things change, the more they remainthe same) — Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr THE above saying could well…
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Are The Tax Expenditures Worth The Benefits?
The National Board of Revenue (NBR), according to several media reports, has estimated that tax exemptions resulted in nearly 7.9% of GDP loss in tax revenues…
Analysis
The Political Chessboard
POLITICS is a war of nerves and political battles can result in terrible mistakes. What happened in the NA-75 by-election last week shows how one incident…
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Crisis of Pakistani democracy
THE ongoing battle between the opposition and the PTI government has brought to the surface the worst of the prevailing political culture. It illustrates patterns of…