This policy brief highlights a) key challenges faced by the province in generating revenues, b) inefficiencies in the provincial tax structure, and c) difficulties faced by the private sector and individuals in complying with the provincial tax rules. We also provide policy recommendations based on our interaction with law makers, private sector, government officials, civil society organizations and ...

Cigarettes are the most commonly used medium for tobacco consumption. Annual cigarette consumption in Pakistan is around 86.7 billion sticks1 (49 billion in 19972). Annual local production averages above 57 billion sticks.

This policy brief makes an effort to highlight: a) key challenges faced by the province in generating revenues, b) inefficiencies in the provincial tax administration and policy, and c) difficulties faced by the private sector and individuals in complying with the provincial tax rules. We also provide policy recommendations based on our interaction with law makers, private sector, government officials, ...

This policy brief highlights a) key challenges faced by the province in generating revenues, b) inefficiencies in the provincial tax structure, and c) difficulties faced by the private sector and individuals in complying with the provincial tax rules. We also provide policy recommendations based on our interaction with law makers, private sector, government officials, civil society organizations and ...

This policy brief makes an effort to highlight: a) key challenges faced by the province in generating revenues, b) inefficiencies in the provincial tax administration and policy, and c) difficulties faced by the private sector and individuals in complying with the provincial tax rules. We also provide policy recommendations based on our interaction with law makers, private sector, government officials, ...

The present study was a continuation of our ongoing research at Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) to assess Pakistan National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQSs) in comparison with those of other Asian countries - whether our standards were stringent or relaxed in comparison to other selected Asian countries and/or if these are consistent with WHO ambient air quality standards. ...

The obsession for fair skin in the subcontinent is believed to have emerged with the introduction of the cast system according to which fair complexion was considered as the domain of the upper ruling class, whereas dark complexion was associated with the lower working class. (Islam KS et al. 2006). It is also suggested that the migration of Aryans, who were much fairer than the local population, ...

Pakistan is an arid to semi arid economy with low and variable rainfall. Water is a scarce resource and most of it is utilized in agriculture sector. The major water resource here is the sophisticated Indus Basin irrigation system, which irrigates more than 90 per cent of the country crops. Agriculture constitutes the largest part of Pakistan's economy, as majority of the population, directly or ...

The world has become polio-free except Pakistan and Afghanistan. In 2019, over 10 million children in Pakistan were vaccinated under Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Till May 10, 2020, there were 47 polio cases across the country. Besides pointing out key challenges in the way of Pakistan’s efforts against poliovirus, this policy brief highlights the problems posed by COVID- 19 to the polio ...