Asad Umar as Finance Minister (FM) was anathema to the Opposition. Led by the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) they ganged up to orchestrate a vociferous campaign calling for his ouster. Unrelenting in their attacks every single decision by Asad was criticized day in and day out. Since he was neither…
The license of Telenor Pakistan and Jazz are due to expire later this month on 25 May 2019. Three days ago, Jazz approached the Islamabad High Court asking for “clarity” on the terms of its licence renewal that it says should be done “in an equitable, fair and transparent way.” By saying this they mean…
Cybercrimes are on the rise in the world and Pakistan is not an exemption. Innovations of technologies and human lust for easy money have trigged its intensity. With the dawn of virtual reality in terms of social media and border less connectivity through computers, the science and arts of cybercrimes have become more complex and…
While charting out a constitutional plan for the Muslims of India, the All-India Muslim League. proposed in the Lahore Resolution of 23rd/ 24th March 1940 that geographically contiguous units, as in north-western and north-eastern India (which were confusingly also called regions, areas and zones in the same breath), should form independent states in which the…
With an empowered generation speeding towards digitally displayed news, it takes just seconds to get viral through the touch of a button. The word ‘viral’ became a global phenomenon more than a decade ago in a world which has seen the rise and fall of many enterprises. Digitally expressed news, as rumor goes (pun unintended),…
During the last days of Ramadan 2018 the Supreme Court (SC) stopped FBR and Telco’s to charge any taxes from end consumer w.e.f. 14 the Jun 2018. Their Chief Justice main Saqib Nisar had taken Suo moto notice on the structure of the Eves in telecom industry. The media called the decision ‘Eid before Eid’…
The recent Easter Sunday carnage in Sri Lanka has racked up a death count of over 350. If ever there was a national security crisis, this is it. One death is unforgiveable, over 350 in one catastrophic event, over 350 times more so! This has laid bare the cracks in the national polity. It is…
The 2nd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) was held on April 27-29, 2019 in Beijing. It was attended by 100 world leaders, 37 heads the state/government, 122 states, and 49 multinational companies, various organizations along with professionals, experts, intellectuals, students and media personnel. It accelerated and shaped the global economy, peace and stability and brightened…
The couple of attacks recently in Baluchistan left the Pakistani nation in pain and extreme anger due to the targeted killing of Hazara community members along with the Ormara massacre that resulted in 14 people dead on the coastal highway. An alliance of three banned militant groups the so-called Balochistan Liberation Front, Balochistan Republican Army…
Dear Readers, A longtime member of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-lnsaaf (PTI) and a close confidant of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Asad Umar resigned as Finance Minister in mid-April. This development came at a time when Pakistan faced a serious economic crisis, the resignation raising fresh questions regarding Pakistan’s plans for averting an economic crisis amid…
