Tag: Governance

Malik, Sanaullah give each other a lecture in ‘good governance’

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik on Monday lashed out at the Punjab government, saying action against protesting doctors was not...

Democracy’s perilous future

A coup by any other name would be as treacherous… If democracy and participatory governance are the cherished ideals, the removal of the elected civilian...

Utter depravity

Denuded of pretensions, a country coming apart at the seams I am at a loss for words. We seem to be living in an...

Project initiated for transparent governance

Shehri-CBE has initiated a project - Promotion of Article 19-A of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for transparent governance and citizen...

SECP strengthens mutual fund governance

The Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has issued detailed requirements and procedures for convening meeting of the unit holders of open end and...

Shahbaz claims promoting good governance

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that financial discipline and good governance have been promoted in the province by reducing non-developmental expenditure. He expressed these...

Germany pumps in $312 million aid to Afghanistan

Germany would roll out $312 million (15,450 million afs) worth of development aid to Afghanistan this year that would be spent in Kabul, Kunduz,...

The villainous cover-ups

The decline is steep and remedies extinct The word governance in Pakistan has become synonymous with everything degenerate. While the hapless people are pounded with...

The memo scourge

A reality one moment, gone the next The memo issue has been debated extensively and exhaustively. The reason it should be debated further is because,...

Whither good governance?

Analysing the performance of both governments federal and provincial, we find that they have failed in delivering to the masses during their four year...

Solutions, not confrontation

Among the news of impeachment of the president, downfall of the PPP-led coalition government and prospects of martial law, the news of price hike...

He’s back

A set of challenges The best gig in town, being a news pundit. A turn of phrase here, an amusing anecdote there and off you...

Govt needs to take measures to reform economy: ICCI

The worsening situation of governance, power, infrastructure, political turmoil, meager planning and deteriorating law and order situation, are contributing to the decline in economic...

Crisis of governance

There is no denying the fact that we are confronted with an uproar in the public sphere about putting the economy on track. The...

Govt’s writ can’t be established without good governance: CJP

Chief Justice (CJ) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said on Monday that the government’s writ could not be established without good governance, and illegal appointments and...

PU seminar on challenges to democracy, governance

“A creative, innovative and incorruptible leadership is needed to meet the challenges confronting Pakistan today. The goal can be achieved by following the vision...

‘Poor governance weakening consensus on democracy’

The Democracy Assessment Group (DAG), convened by Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT), on Thursday cautioned that poor governance and economic disarray...