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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has not empowered the Returning Officers across the country for sharing basic information and guidelines to accomplish the scrutiny process for contesting candidates in an effective manner,it is learnt. . . . →Read More:Returning officers feel ECP has not empowered them  Leave a comment  Law &Order  a senior official of one department involved in the scrutiny process confirmed,Area 14/8,Election Commission of Pakistan,Federal Board of Revenue,National Accountability Bureau,National Tax Number,paying no direct taxes,respective laws to declare nomination papers legal or illegal,Returning officers feel ECP has not empowered them,sharing basic information and guidelines,State Bank of Pakistan Last week,I was passed over yet another (fourth so far) ‘Political Party Economic Manifesto’;this time of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz),or the PML-N,titled “National Agenda for Change,Manifesto,2013”,for review and comments. Since it was given to me by someone I tremendously respect and cannot refuse,I promised to read it . . . →Read More:PML-N’s plans for the economy Given the fact that Pakistan has now become the fifth largest recipient of remittances in the developing world,our policymakers need to pay more attention to issues of concern to overseas Pakistanis and try to channel their incoming funds to help bolster the national economy. According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), remittances of $11 . . . →Read More:How can Pakistan make the most out of inflowing remittances? Leave a comment Speaker's Corner Area 14/8,expatriates have no representation on political or economic platforms in Pakistan,fifth largest recipient of remittances in the developing world,GDP,helping pay for bills,How can Pakistan make the most out of inflowing remittances?,incoming funds to help bolster the national economy,marriage expenses and other needs of low-income households,medicines,national economy,our policymakers need to pay more attention to issues of concern to overseas Pakistanis,Pakistan,State Bank of Pakistan,tax revenue “What improves the circumstances of the greater part can never be regarded as an inconveniency to the whole. No society can surely be flourishing and happy,of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.” These words were written back more than two centuries ago by Adam Smith in The Wealth . . . →Read More:Rising petroleum prices and the plight of the poor Just last week,tomatoes were being sold for Rs60 per kg,but this week they were priced at Rs80 for the same amount. When I asked why the sudden price rise of Rs20 in just one week,I got a short reply: “Baji,saardiyan shuru hogayi hai,” (Sister,winter has commenced.) Now,what do tomato prices . . . →Read More:Dear govt,wake up and smell the inflation! | |||
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