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Petroleum Levy Soars to Record High Under PDM Government, Amidst Economic Challenges

In a recent revelation by Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance, the previous government, led by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), which comprised several prominent political parties, has left the nation grappling with a staggering burden of Rs 452 billion due to the imposition of a petroleum levy during the fiscal year 2022-23. This unprecedented financial load […]

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A Bad Precedent

In Pakistan, politicians treated their constituencies as the fiefdoms, selecting their wives, sons, daughters or grandchildren as successors. The politicians have a tendency to treat their constituencies as their personal belongings, raising questions about the democracy within their party ranks and a barefaced display of nepotism, while making mockery of the democratic system.

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