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Sleeping bureaucrats
our correspondents
According to a media report, Sindh has collected only Rs1.529 as property tax. In another media report, the FBR has demanded Rs59 billion as income tax from just one builder in Karachi. This means...
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Fruits of democracy
our correspondents
Political rallies taken out by the PTI and the JI reflect both positive and negative signs in the democratic development in Pakistan. It is because of democracy that the rulers are being publicly...
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Exchange regulations
our correspondents
This refers to the editorial, ‘What we should see’ . The editorial has rightly delineated that owing wealth, if lawfully obtained and declared, is not a crime. But the editorial seems to...
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Traffic etiquettes
our correspondents
The traffic on Ferozepur Road is the worst in Lahore. Traffic lanes are nonexistent. Motorcyclists’ can make anybody sitting behind the wheel feel nervous. As if this is not enough, rickshaws...
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A simple wedding
our correspondents
Hosting grand wedding functions has become a status symbol for us. The majority of people want to keep the wedding functions of their children a simple affair, but they cannot stand up to the...
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Missing in parliament
our correspondents
It has been almost a month since the Panama leaks have surfaced in which none other than the family of our parliamentary leader and prime minister has been named, but it is ironic that Nawaz Sharif...
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Car tips
our correspondents
A few tips can help us avoid our cars from breaking down in the summer. First, make sure that there are no leaks in the radiator/cooling system. Second, repair the leak in the radiator and replace...
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Benami ventures
our correspondents
Benami transactions are common in Pakistan and India for various reasons such as to hide illegal money or to evade taxes. In the case of the Panama leaks, the irregularities are quite obvious. It...
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Fighting corruption
our correspondents
According to one estimate, the total amount of illegal wealth in the world amounts to more than $7.5 trillion. Though this phenomenon is not restricted to developing countries, its impact is...
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Wait it out
our correspondents
We have reached a point where Pakistan as a state is unable to sustain corruption any more. That is why people are supporting the call for across-the-board accountability. However, the PTI’s...
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Knowing the law
our correspondents
Generally, there is limited awareness in society of the fundamental rights the constitution guarantees us. That is why blatant human rights violations are routine in the country – both in...