The writer is a columnist based in Islamabad.
The Pakistani model: As per reliable reports, an “estimated Rs236 billion was illegally transferred to 37 countries in the past five years”. For...
Corruption kills. Yes, 290,000 newborn Pakistanis die every year before the end of their first month. Yes, 176, 400 Pakistani children die annually...
Austerity is practised at two levels: economic and political. At the economic level, austerity is an attempt to reduce the government’s budgetary...
Sani Abacha ruled Nigeria from 1993 to 1998 as the 10th head of state. Olusegun Obasanjo, the 12th president of Nigeria, accused Abacha of looting...
Did you know that the government of Pakistan buys goods and services worth around $60 billion, or Rs7.5 trillion, a year every year? What this means...
Red alert: Our external financing needs will mount to $45 billion by 2022. For this year, our gross external financing needs stand at a colossal $26...
Government procurement: The magnitude of government procurement is around $60 billion a year . Estimates vary widely, but up to 50 percent of goods...
