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Syed Shabbar Zaidi

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Deemed income tax on ownership of vacant plot of land incorrect—V

All the arguments and contentions made by the Sindh High Court in the aforesaid order which have been emphasised are factually, and legally incorrect....

17.04.2024 20

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Syed Shabbar Zaidi

Deemed income tax on ownership of vacant plot of land incorrect—IV

For the sake of clarity we reproduce the gist of the Order passed by the Sindh High Court as under. This fundamental issue has been missed by the...

16.04.2024 20

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Deemed income tax on ownership of vacant plot of land incorrect—III

Even if the Elahi Cotton Mills Limited is considered to be final on this subject there is a fundamental difference between that decision and matter...

15.04.2024 20

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Deemed income tax on ownership of vacant plot of land incorrect—II

Notwithstanding the fact that this author is not in agreement with the judgement and considers this order identical to the Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan case...

14.04.2024 10

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Deemed income tax on ownership of vacant plot incorrect–I

The Finance Act, 2022 introduced a novel tax under Section (7E) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. This is deemed income in the hands of an owner,...

13.04.2024 30

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Criticality of regional economic cooperation-III

Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline is still a live project. As per author’s information, the work on connectivity on both Iranian and Indian...

06.04.2024 50

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Criticality of regional economic cooperation-II

However, it is now necessary to revisit the case and every sensible person will agree that two neighbours cannot remain at war forever, especially in...

03.04.2024 40

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Criticality of regional economic cooperation-I

The size of Pakistan’s GDP was around USD 180 billion in 2010, which was around USD 400 billion in 2023. This is around 120 percent increase over...

30.03.2024 40

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Subject of taxation on farm income

This article discusses the issue of availability of food for the poor at affordable prices, economics of agriculture and the misperception about the...

22.11.2023 100

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Why our exports still struggle to get meaningful boost?—II

Dynamics of documented and organised sector, The organised sector is mostly represented by listed and unlisted companies. This includes spinning and...

15.11.2023 20

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Why our exports still struggle to get meaningful boost?—I

Many of us wonder why the Pakistani rupee is trading at 284 against one USD. A number of reasons are presented for the fast eroded value of the...

09.11.2023 50

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USD to PKR forecast for 2024 — III

In the earlier article on this subject, this writer discussed the projections for PkR exchange rate for 2024. In the third part of his series of...

03.11.2023 40

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Syed Shabbar Zaidi

USD to PKR forecast for 2024 — II

However, in this circle, there is one loose end, which is the availability of $ in Dubai with the importer as the spare parts have been sold in...

01.11.2023 30

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USD to PKR forecast for 2024 — I

Studies, analyses, projections and estimations of exchange rates for any currency constitute the job of economists. They are trained and qualified...

31.10.2023 30

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A detailed anatomy of Afghan imports

That Afghanistan has been an economic-foreign affairs issue for Pakistan since 1947 is a fact. In the past, especially since the Soviet invasion of...

10.10.2023 30

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How far ahead of Pakistan is India?—II

The Indian diaspora is quite highly placed in developed economies where a number of Indians are also part of advisory structures, but when the time...

23.09.2023 40

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How far ahead of Pakistan is India?—I

The G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9-10 should have been an eye-opener for Pakistan. However, it does not seem so. We are complacent as usual....

19.09.2023 100

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