The following sums up the average Pakistani conversation: Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." - Eleanor Roosevelt This must change, from the bottom up since the top wants to keep the public distracted while they take the spoils.

IMF report: light on substance

Nations don’t fail by collapsing suddenly. They fail by clinging to “normal” until it quietly eats away their future. My column in today’s The News is based on a central idea from Jeff Bezos’ (one of brightest minds of our time) last letter to Amazon’s shareholders — that

The different lists of Pakistan which ban your travel abroad. ECL (Exit Control List): Only Federal Cabinet allowed to place name on the list. Duration 120 days extendable by 90 days unless challenged in Court. PNIL (Provisional National Identification List): No official law

🔵 Rethink. Innovate. Export. In my latest article for The News, I argue that unless we fundamentally rethink our economic model — from taxing survival to rewarding productivity, from inward-looking policies to global competitiveness — sustainable growth will remain out of

Ecommerce just got more expensive across the board. It is now 2% cheaper for me to go to someone who takes cash, smuggles his goods in and and does not pay his taxes. This is special levels of dumb.

All Pakistan governments repeatedly lie that we are not paying taxes to cover up that 1. It has bad tax policy that seeks high complicated multiple taxes that ore hugely onerous 2. the collectors may have issues with the policy and find ways out 3. That such high and

FTO directs FBR to cease sealing of Tier-1 retail outlets The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has ordered the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to immediately halt the sealing of Tier-1 retail outlets. Read More:

The tax structure for salaried individuals in Pakistan is not just lopsided, its so lopsided, there is no side left anymore. 14% of salaried taxpayers are in the top tax bracket -- while for most other countries, this % is below 1%. If 14% are in your top bracket -- that is a

𝙋𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣'𝙨 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 - #𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙏𝙖𝙭𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙩! Sign & share: https://t.co/3sikHOK83d Together, let's build Digital Pakistan — not burden it. #EcomTaxCrisis #HeavyComplianceSeBachao #SaveOnlineSMEs

The Federal Government has washed away any semblance of goodwill it hoped to generate from the minor relief in taxes on salaried persons. This is what happens when ad hoc decisions are taken, especially when it is to placate civil servants at the cost of the larger workforce.

Absolute clown take. These guys see a 200-jet precision raid backed by decades of U.S. air supremacy, stealth platforms, and total electronic warfare integration, and think Delhi could just copy-paste it across the Himalayas into Pakistani airspace, like it's a sandbox sim.

We need fair, phased reforms — not heavy compliance shocks. Let’s consult, not disrupt. Let’s build, not burden. 📢 @FBRSpokesperson @FinMinistryPak @MOC_Pakistan — time to engage with stakeholders! #EcomTaxCrisis #HeavyComplianceSeBachao #SaveOnlineSMEs #DigitalPakistan

🚨 E-commerce tax measures in #FinanceBill2025 could harm 🇵🇰's digital economy. ✅ Support 5% levy on offshore platforms like Temu. ❌ But complex ST + IT withholding & harsh penalties on local players will stall progress. #EcomTaxCrisis #HeavyComplianceSeBachao #SaveOnlineSMEs

In May 2011, at Jt Session of Parliament after OBL incident, DG ISI was asked ‘how come OBL managed to come & stay in Pakistan’, DGI answered: ‘because Pakistan is a soft state, with soft borders’! What are other ingredients of a ‘Soft State’: absence of Rule of Law, absence of

Raftar Ko Barhnay Do! Share this message as widely as possible #releasefarhanmallick #farhanmallick #Raftar

35 yrs ago, when India began its spectacular reforms, it relied on this 30 page document called M—a masterpiece crafted by its technocrats & championed by its brave PM Rao: https://t.co/CFHpVNZXP6 35 yrs later, Pakistan has Uraan: https://t.co/wwdTdeNVIu Compare (and weep)…

In this episode of the DigiPod on Dawn News English, I spoke to @asfandyarf, a member of the national e-commerce council & chairperson Chainstore Association of Pakistan, about the digital services used by users in PK & the impediments in making payments. https://t.co/eq6DkWiM2K

Provinces trying to buy an asset-intensive business with net margins in low single digits, using funds provided through NFC allocations, while subsidizing the same airline through more public money. The jokes write themselves at this point.

On the one hand, a minister appears on TV, detailing how much the country loses because of a day-long shutdown. Yet later, the same federal government announces a three-day closure in the twin cities. #nukta #nuktapakistan #twincities #shutdown

FBR PESHAWAR /MARDAN FORGIVE MILLIONS OF TAX ON RS 120 MILLION DECREE PASSED BY SESSION JUDGE MARDAN IN FAVOR OF A BILLIONAIRE NAMED WILAYAT KHAN S/O SHER ALAM CNIC 1610121187571 AND HIS CAMPANION. @FBRSpokesperson @IRSPakistan @Pak_Customs @PakCustoms2024 @GovernmentKP