غیر قانونی سگریٹس کی بڑھتی تجارت معیشت کیلیے چیلنج جبکہ مالی استحکام کیلیے خطرہ بن گئی۔ ماہرین کے مطابق قانونی کاروبارکرنیوالی تمباکوکمپنیاں سالانہ تقریباً 270 ارب روپے ٹیکس اداکرتی ہیں،جبکہ سگریٹ کی بلیک مارکیٹ قومی خزانے کو سالانہ 400 ارب روپے سے زائد نقصان پہنچارہی، جس سے مالی خسارہ بڑھنے کے علاوہ باضابطہ معیشت میں […]
The Sindh government has introduced strict fines and demerit points for traffic violations to make roads safer. Overspeeding, signal jumping, wrong-way driving, overloading, and driving without a license will now face tough penalties. Key fines under the new system: Overspeeding: Rs5,000 for motorcycles, Rs15,000 for cars, Rs20,000 for heavy vehicles + 8 demerit points Driving […]
The saying “the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing” perhaps befits the present rulers of Pakistan. There are two cases in point: one, visits to China by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari; and two the snub that Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi suffered when the Indian cricket team […]
When, last week, President Trump met eight Muslim leaders on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly session, it was clear that something significant was afoot. For an average Pakistani, it was a pleasant surprise to note that their prime minister was one of those eight leaders. Pakistan has witnessed a status upgrade since […]
Recent violent clashes at the University of Karachi, sparked by “heated words” and “aggressive staring”, are a reflection of the deep sickness fostered by political parties that have structured their youth wings not as nurseries for future leaders, but as gangs vying for power through intimidation and force. This violence is the latest chapter of […]