Assadullah Channa

BY any measure, the scale of devastation unfolding across Pakistan is staggering. Since June, more than 700 lives have been lost to severe flooding, with…

RECENT Pak-US mining and minerals agreement shows the sharp diplomacy played by Pakistan. It also clearly signals America’s avoidance of considering the voices of locals…

RECENT high level trade talks between USA and Pakistan has managed to secure its stakes and seems to be positive for coming days. However poverty…

FOR decades, Pakistan has occupied a pivotal position in the global narcotics trade, primarily as a transit corridor for illicit substances flowing from Afghanistan -…

PAKISTAN’S battered economy has delivered yet another blow to ordinary households, this time in the form of a staggering 50% increase in fixed gas charges,…

FOR decades, higher education has been viewed as a key pillar of national progress, promising to uplift societies, drive innovation and unlock human potential. Yet,…

PAKISTAN faces a debt crisis that exposes the failure of borrowed growth models. The country’s total debt stock reached Rs 74.936 trillion by April 2025,…

IN a country grappling with rising environmental challenges, Pakistan’s much-publicized plastic ban was meant to mark a turning point. Launched with fanfare and noble intentions,…

In yet another sign of systemic dysfunction, Pakistan’s tax collection machinery has once again missed its revenue target—deepening fiscal pressures on an already fragile economy.…

THE current taxation system in Pakistan is typical of a developing country stuck in a poor-institution trap. Weak and extractive institutions, with poor surveillance and…