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JanOur monetary policy goals
By Riaz Riazuddin Published in DAWN on January 29, 2022 WHAT should be the goals of our monetary policy? Should it be to maintain price stability or promote growth, or both? It must be both, as universally accepted worldwide, because money and credit influence both inflation and growth. Excessive money […]
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JanGovt in violation of debt reduction law, cabinet told
By Shahbaz Rana Published in The Express Tribune on January 26, 2022 ISLAMABAD: A new debt policy statement for the last fiscal year on Tuesday revealed that the federal government’s burden was Rs11.8 trillion higher than legally allowed limit set by parliament and that some targets fixed under the debt[…]
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JanNew law, new hope
By Nighat Dad Published in DAWN on January 20, 2022 IN July 2021, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, while deciding Civil Petition No 4570/2019 (‘Nadia Naz vs President of Pakistan & Others’), acknowledged the flaws and limitations in the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010, in[…]
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Jan‘History made’: Lawmakers, journalists rejoice as Justice Ayesha Malik becomes first female SC judge
Published in DAWN on January 24, 2022 Justice Ayesha Malik was sworn in as Pakistan’s first female Supreme Court judge on Monday, a landmark occasion in a country where activists say the law is often wielded against women. Justice Malik attended a ceremony in Islamabad where she now sits on[…]
