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May 03, 2024 اردو ► PRINT EDITION ► BR MARKETS ► Dollar to PKR ►

Muhammad Waqar Rana

A tryst with history
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A tryst with history

BJP's decisive victory in the recent general elections has ensured a second term for Narendra Modi as India's Prime Minister. History has extended Modi rule with a greater vote, confidence and with a mission and purpose. His last tenure should serve him a
Published 29 May, 2019 12:00am
The game of thrones
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The game of thrones

Current debate on the forms of Government, parliamentary or Presidential, only confirms, what titled my piece on the 18th Amendment, published in a local magazine 'Pakistan a land of controversies'. J. S. Mill, in his classic discourse, 'On the Representa
Published 05 May, 2019 12:00am
Tax amnesties
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Tax amnesties

Why do we need a tax amnesty? Asked my son after watching news at 9pm. Because we don't pay taxes, I replied. But why don't we pay taxes? He asked next. I paused, then after a moment, replied. We don't have a culture of paying taxes. Being argumentative,
Published 24 Apr, 2019 12:00am
Administration of justice
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Administration of justice

Late Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, in his famous poem 'stone' said: "there is a stone of the statute of justice too, but that can be carved only with the axe of wealth". Minto in the introduction to his collection of short stories also talked about supplying wheels
Published 03 Apr, 2019 12:00am
Re-engaging the US
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Re-engaging the US

President Donald Trump is notorious for his bluntness, arrogance and off the cuff remarks. He does not mince words and reaches the core point without beating about the bush. There is a general perception that President Trump does not like Pakistan and Mus
Published 21 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Dams fund: fundamental constitutional questions
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Dams fund: fundamental constitutional questions

Pakistan is faced with a tremendous scarcity of water. Successive Governments failed to pay attention to planning and management of this invaluable natural resource for future human, agriculture and industrial consummation. It is now taking the form of a
Published 11 Feb, 2019 12:00am