opinion
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Budgeting in a pandemic
Dr Ikramul Haq
Adviser to the PM on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, in a press release issued on May 18, 2020, noted that while preparing the next budget, “we should be more vigilant, practical, and...
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Just hang in there
Ghazi Salahuddin
On Wednesday morning, we were delivered a bouquet of flowers. And a message that we should not cook or order a dinner that evening. It would also be delivered.We, my wife and I, immediately guessed...
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Accountability and policies – Part I
Dr Naazir Mahmood
If you ask about the most important factors behind the failure or success of a policy, accountability would emerge as one of the most important factors. But before discussing that, let’s discuss...
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Sugar daddies
Dr Farrukh Saleem
One, as per the Report, Chief Minister Usman Buzdar doled out Rs3 billion out of the public treasury to sugar mill owners. When questioned, CM Punjab “stated that he did not remember…..” Wow!...
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A letter from Granada
Professor Khalid Saeed Khan
When the call came on March 21, 2020 it did not feel as if it was God-sent. I accepted the invitation more in bewilderment than in the quiet contentment that professors enjoy on noticing the...
