‘Deal of the Century’ and Pakistan’s Dilemma
The Palestine dispute is one of the longest running and most complicated disputes in the world’s modern history that has roots in the Israeli occupation of the Arab territories. There have been several attempts at resolving the issue at the United Nations, and other...
Fresh Start: Ghani to visit Islamabad for ‘practical meetings’
Syeda Mamoona Rubab explains what will be at stake when the Afghan president meets Pakistani leadership later this month
Pakistan and Afghanistan have made multiple attempts at re-setting their relations which are characterised by deep-rooted mutual mistrust. Unfortunately, these attempts have not been very successful.
Such...
FY20: The known unknown
The main highlights of the FY20 budget are as follows:
The exorbitant tax target is the main theme of the FY20 Budget. Documents reveal that Sales Tax, Income Tax and Customs Duties are expected to contribute approximately 44%, 30% and 19% respectively to the...
FY 2019-20: The Mind Boggling Budget Math
The announcement of Rs5.55tn tax revenue target is disconcerting at the very least. Even under a nominal GDP growth rate assumption, marginal revenues would land between Rs400-500bn, leaving us with a monstrous shortfall of ~Rs1tn in additional revenues. The FY20 revenue target has...
The Saudi Show
Syeda Mamoona Rubab writes about the happenings at 14th OIC summit
Divisions within the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which claims to be the “the collective voice of the Muslim world,” were at full display at the 14th summit of the 57-member body held in...
Details and the Devil
By Mamoona Rubab
Syeda Mamoona Rubab on where peace talks currently stand
As the United States Special Envoy for Reconciliation in Afghanistan Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad prepared for a closed hearing of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on talks with the Taliban on Wednesday, the prognosis...
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT: INDIAN LOK SABHA ELECTIONS 2019
Indian Lok Sabha Elections 2019, which witnessed a remarkable turnedout of 67.11 per cent-the highest in India's electoral history, have yielded a victory for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party is, therefore,set to return to officer for a second consecutive tenure. Read More
Doha Talks: A Stalemate
Taliban are not agreeing to a ceasefire and insisting on the withdrawal of troops from Afghan soil, writes Syeda Mamoona Rubab
The Taliban, during the on-going sixth round of negotiations with the United States for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan, took a day off to...
Balochistan and global high-politics
By Shamsa Khalil
Balochistan, the largest but least populous province of Pakistan is yet to embark on the road to sustainable peace, prosperity and good governance. From geo political perspective its location is of paramount significance. It is one of the vital strategic windows that...
Moving forward with CPEC
Pakistan and China have entered the second phase of the project. Syeda Mamoona Rubab explains what that entails
Pakistan and China have sealed the deal for the next phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). This is good news for both partners, but the job...