Tag: Reforms
PTI announces its economic reforms plan
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday announced its economic plan in which it claimed to bringing reforms in governance, with priority to education and...
PILDAT presents electoral reforms proposals to CEC
PILDAT’s Citizens Group on Electoral Process unveiled the Unfinished Agenda on Electoral Reforms and presented it to Chief Election Commissioner Justice (r) Fakhruddin G...
N. Korea’s Kim secure but not seeking reform: think-tank
North Korea's Kim Jong-Un faces no threat to his rule despite the sacking of his military chief, but also shows no sign of seeking...
Domestic vs foreign
This weekend, President Obama had something to celebrate – the US Supreme Court endorsed key provisions in the health reform law. The new law...
Sustainability of irrigation system underlined
The participants of the seminar on ‘Irrigation Reforms: Issues and Options’ have emphasized the need of managing the world’s largest irrigation system network of...
‘Budget missed basic reforms’
The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Friday termed the fiscal year budget of 2012-13 as missing meaningful reforms. No steps were announced to reduce...
Uncle Sam apprehensive about his favourite nephew
Pakistan’s economy requires immediate reforms to overcome the challenges because any more delay in initiating much-needed sector-specific reforms would further aggravate the situation.
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In Kathmandu, Rotarians agree on educational reforms
To finalise a programme to combat illiteracy and making education easily accessible to more people in the South Asian countries, the Rotary International held...
Tens of thousands protest labour law reforms in Madrid
Tens of thousands of people jammed the streets of Madrid on Sunday to protest against sweeping labour market reforms that make it easier to...
HRCP holds consultation over FATA status
While civil society representatives and political parties remain divided over the future administrative status of Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) but all unanimously demands...
The much-needed space for growth reforms
I am writing only to clarify economic reforms and their role in our society. I have no issue with any other agenda in the...
Medvedev unveils Russian reforms
President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday warned that "provocateurs and extremists" were seeking to stir unrest in Russia, as he unveiled a drive for political...
Put election, land reforms back on agenda
Stressing the need for making election less expensive and empowering citizens to contest polls and become members of parliament, Senator Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo...
Tackling poverty
Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. Poverty has many dimensions in Pakistan. The poor in Pakistan have not only low income but...
‘FATA needs media reforms’
Can political reforms in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) succeed without media reform s in the region? This key question is at the...
IMF, Pakistan agree on short, medium-term reforms
Pakistani authorities and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed to carry out short-term and medium-term economic reforms in the country. These reforms are being...
Banking sector reforms
Pakistan’s banking sector has come a long way since the reforms of ’97, with more than 80 per cent now consolidated in private hands....