Waqar Masood Khan

Waqar Masood Khan

The writer is former federal finance secretary

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Should the government make Budget 2018-19?Columns

Should the government make Budget 2018-19?

Best left to the next setupThe advisor to prime minister on finance, Dr Miftah Ismail, has announced that the government would present the Budget 2018-19 to the National Assembly on 27th Apri

Mar 24, 2018
BJP faces major electoral setbackColumns

BJP faces major electoral setback

Represents promise for India’s democracyEven though it may be too early to declare a victory, what happened in the by-elections to Lok Sabha seats in UP and Bihar has given hope that Indian

Mar 17, 2018
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External environment

Promising signsA number of significant developments are taking place in the region. They should form the basis for cautious optimism that Pakistan’s narrative is gaining acceptance and the f

Mar 10, 2018
FATF and beyondColumns

FATF and beyond

Pakistan’s many challengesThe challenge at Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was unprecedented. It all started when before the Paris meeting, the US State Department held a press conference

Mar 3, 2018
Say no to amnestyColumns

Say no to amnesty

Would the present scheme meet any different fate than its predecessors?A new amnesty scheme is on the anvil. For politicians, few things are more irresistible than the thought of offering an a

Feb 10, 2018
American drone strikes and other developmentsColumns

American drone strikes and other developments

This is an evolving scenario On 24 January 2018, an American drone struck a target deep inside Kurram Agency in FATA. This was part of a series of strikes (during the period<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/02/03/american-drone-strikes-and-other-developments/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Feb 3, 2018
The US defense strategyColumns

The US defense strategy

Downgrading the war on terrorOn 19 January 2018, the US defense secretary unveiled the country’s Defense Strategy, companion document to the National Security Strategy, which was announced b

Jan 27, 2018
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India-Israel alliance

Implications for PakistanShould Pakistan have any concerns about the deepening ties between India and Israel? Ordinarily, a third country should have no concern about relations between other c

Jan 20, 2018
Dealing with American ThreatsColumns

Dealing with American Threats

Vagaries of Consciousness Our inherent shortcomings are the real barrier between aid and self-reliance There is a great deal of clamoring about Pakistan’s response to American threats. A strand of thought (‘The<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/01/13/dealing-with-american-threats/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jan 13, 2018
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