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The government also announced that it would not increase the existing general sales tax (GST) rate of 16 per cent in a bid to check inflation and provide relief to the people. The move goes against the federal government’s budget announcement to impose an additional one percent GST in the entire country. By Abdullah Humayun Rational people maximize utility,Pakistan govt maximizes stupidity Now more than ever,Pakistani policymakers must tackle what has become a very pressing issue for the Pakistani economy:the irrational,unregulated allocation of subsidies. There is ample and extensive research on the subject of subsidies,yet little of that seems to be making its way towards policymaking in Pakistan,especially with the present PML-N government. Untargeted subsidies,such as the infamous Sasti Roti scheme,epitomize bad policy and pose awkward questions when Rs30 billion is spent subsidizing flour in a province which has an education budget of around the same. Most countries have more or less phased out the practice of untargeted subsidies – save for perhaps Egypt,which still provides subsidies to the tune of 12 per cent of GDP on fuel and food. This practice,however,still remains and thrives in Pakistan but must be brought about to an end.
They bombed daddy’s last abode and burnt it down to ashes;they robbed us of our birthright. Heartless creatures,enemies of the state! But truth is- daddy is already sick of us using his face to sell compromised goods- be it political parties,ideology or even the currency. He wants nothing to do with the country anymore. He says it’s not his child but then again daddy had commitment issues and it is so like him to ‘want out’. We love him despite these flaws and cling to his memories for dear life. Find answers. Real ones Pakistan’s ideology took more than just a lethal blow on Saturday when treasonous elements set ablaze the Ziarat Residency. A dignified structure that had provided solace during his last days to the creator of this country,it was callously rent asunder to hit the very core of our existence. The ‘before and after’ photographs turned stomachs in utter disgust! The charred remains of our soul grotesquely bared. Rebuild it in three months,it is proposed. You may rebuild a soulless edifice but pray tell how will you take a nation and rebuild its soul? Pakistan has lost sensitivity. Ambiguous rhetoric and self-aggrandizing jargon seeks to offer justification for incompetency and the lack of will to even begin the quest for a cure. Human life is of no magnitude except when it provides political leverage. When the word ‘rebuild’ is used those mouthing it should consider the consequences in entirety;the superficial use bears no consequence. Continue reading Rebuilding the monument is not the solution
Continue reading Prism:changing the laws of the virtual world
But domestic surveillance was far from the only Bush policy that Obama has wanted to continue,despite giving supporters the opposite impression. The continued –if reduced –use of indefinite detention is one example,the continued –vastly expanded - use of drones is another,and underlying them all is the continued self-defeating policy of fighting a global “war on terrorism”–but debranding it,because the term “war on terror”has become toxic,and renaming it makes it harder to oppose.
The university announced three-days of mourning,however,it will now remain closed for an indefinite period. The Balochistan Bar Council has also announced boycott of court proceedings across the province over the Quetta tragedy. A day of mourning will also be observed in the courts over the loss of precious lives. Continue reading Women University Quetta will not re-open after 3 day mourning period
A small taste of what awaits the newly-elected prime minister and his team in the days to come is reflected in the scepticism and criticism with which various interest groups,economic experts and the mainstream media received the proposed 2013-14 (July-June) budget. By Chris Cork Nothing is forever. Dinosaurs. The dodo. The Sony Walkman. Videodiscs. The Pakistan People’s Party. Czechoslovakia. Loadshedding. Coming up for air after a month of total immersion in the election and its aftermath it is possible to see that Pakistan,despite dire predictions to the contrary,is not about to go bottom up. To be sure the ship of state is leaky and unstable,there is fighting below decks and a recent change in captaincy,but down there in the boiler room there are something like 190 million stokers,all toiling away in conditions that would make galley slavery look like a soft option.
Yesterday,Tariq Jameel who is a well known religious scholar and preacher from Deobandi branch of Sunni Islam was invited by Shia clerics to Markazi Imam Barigah Jamay Masjid Gilgit. Tariq Jameel,their delivered a sermon in the central Shia mosque,preaching peace,tolerance and respect for each other’s beliefs.  Leave a comment  Social Issues  Agha Rahat Hussaini,Islam,Maulanaa Tariq Jameel,Maulanaa Tariq Jameel offering Namaz in Shiite Markazi Imam Barigah Jamay Masjid Gilgit,Muslims,peace,Shia,Shia Sunni unity in Pakistan,Shia-Sunni relations,Shiite,Shiite Markazi Imam Barigah Jamay Masjid Gilgit,Sunni,Sunni Islam | |||
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Taxation on services and property in urban Sindh has been increased by the Sindh government in its budget annoucement on Monday.
By Enum Naseer
News that the US National Security Agency has collected data from major tech firms makes Tom Chatfield wonder:is today’s internet the one we wanted or deserve? In the early days of the web,much of the debate around technology’s opportunities and hazards focused on anonymity. Online,as Peter Steiner’s iconic 1993 cartoon for the New Yorker put it,nobody knew you were a dog:you could say what you liked,try out different selves,and build new identities. Privacy was what you enjoyed by default,and breached at your own convenience.
On June 8,Juan Cole,one of the few true Middle East experts in the US, 
Sardar Bahadur Khan University has been closed for an indefinite period following Saturday’s bomb attack on one of the university’s buses,killing 14 female students and injuring 19 others.
One can understand why Nawaz Sharif seldom smiles and mostly wears a sombre-look on his face during his official and public engagements ever since he has donned the cap of prime minister on June 5. Yes,the sheer realisation of the multitude of mega challenges the country confronts today should be enough to wipe a smile off from the face of any ‘lion-heart’ prime minister,expected to perform quick miracles by desperate masses and an impatient media.
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