Pakistan’s Fiscal Crisis: NFC, Federal Overreach And the Betrayal Of Devolution Pakistan’s fiscal crisis stems from federal overreach, weak tax collection, and failure to implement the Eighteenth Amendment and genuine provincial and local

Debate on the NFC misses the core issue: fiscal federalism fails when provinces lack real taxing powers and local governments remain disempowered.
By Dr. Ikramul Haq

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#NFCAward #FiscalFederalism #18thAmendment #ProvincialAutonomy #TaxReformPakistan

Pakistan’s Centralised Power And Historical Crises: Lessons From 1971 To Today Pakistan’s centralised state and elite control hinder democracy, provoke internal crises, and repeat historical tragedies like the 1971 dismemberment

Pakistan’s centralised power and military dominance continue to stifle democracy, echoing the tragic lessons of 16 December 1971.
By Dr. Ikramul Haq

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#PakistanHistory #DhakaFall #Military #judicialcomplex #constitutionalcrisis #provincialautonomy

این ایف سی ایوارڈ اور صوبائی خودمختاری پر پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی کسی بھی قسم کا سمجھوتا کرنے کیلئے تیار نہیں۔
یہ صوبوں کا آئینی حق ہے جسے پیپلز پارٹی نے 18ویں ترمیم کے ذریعے مضبوط کیا تھا اور آج بھی اسی مؤقف پر قائم ہے۔

— فضل کریم اعوان
سوشل میڈیا ایکٹوسٹ پیپلز پارٹی

#PPP #NFC #ProvincialAutonomy

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