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Interesting debate between Syed Ali Haider and Salarsikander. I think we need to understand the problems and then look for solutions. I will start by saying that Pakistan has a very weak judiciary and there is no accountability. This is the main reason for most of the ills in the society. People...

Totally agree with this. Kalabagh has been an excuse for not building other dams. Dok Pathan is a very good site and it can even be extended to a bigger reservoir (up to 38maf). The only problem will be the availability of water. This will need canal links from Indus (expensive but Pakistan has...

Hello All, I have tried finding this information online but there is nothing available. Is there any tax on sale of land? We would like to bring the sale proceeds to UK, I have heard there is tax on transferring money? I just need the information on tax implications in Pakistan. How easy is it...

I compared to UK as I knew the system well. It is not in the same category. If UK taxes are way too high then have a look at Finland and Norway. We even have inheritance tax at 40%.... There is no CGT in Pakistan for property held for more than 12 months. In UK the majority of the taxes are...

Well GST is quite in line with other countries. We pay 20% VAT in UK and that is on almost everything. Import duties are low comparatively but they are there to protect domestic companies. Also to discourage imports and encourage domestic production of various things. Income Taxes in UK are 20%...

Why do you think the tax rates are the highest in Pakistan? Could you please name the taxes paid (Indirect or direct)?

Oil prices fell everywhere but Pakistan has one of the lowest price of oil (petrol, diesel etc). In Pakistan the prices went from just over a 100 Rs to 70 Rs, that is almost 30% decrease. If I compare this to UK, the price of petrol went from £1.30 to £1.07 and that is about 18% decrease...

What about underground coal gasification and then produce electricity with it?

Thank you for this especially the bold part. I see almost every house running a generator on gas/diesel/petrol. This is not sustainable and it is not only costing people but also the government. Every generator will need fuel (fuel imports go up), it will also need repair so more money spent...

There are many reasons behind low enrollment. Poverty, Budget, Teacher absence to name a few. If teachers are not present then children will not enroll. Poverty will make the problem worse as the poor children would not go to school and would labour to earn money rather than sitting in school...

Very informative. It would be worth to know the aggregate of import and exports. It will be easier to add up etc. Thanks.

I am not sure why some people are arguing about this. I have looked at some figures but not sure how credible they are. By looking at the following chart I don't see an increase of $15bn over the last two years. It rose from about $61bn to $64bn. That is an increase of about $3bn. Below I...

Yes that is what I meant to say too. Reduce the reliance but I would like to see a long term fix. Hence I gave the suggestions and I am glad that these are already been worked on. These initiatives will not only create jobs but also reduce reliance on foreign imports.

Don't need to stop drinking tea or using edible oil. Just produce it in Pakistan. Find a sustainable solution for the problem and not just a temporary fix. Tea can be grown so can oil seeds. Look at examples such as Olive production in India. The whole of Thar can be changed into Olive...

Totally agreed. I am very tired of this argument that only politicians are corrupt. They are part of the same nation.... It is true that Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely but if one has a strong character and good ethos then one will use this power for the good of the mankind...

The water crisis will still be there. Pakistan has about 150 maf of surface water (maybe much less now due to various reasons, less rain, snow fall etc) and about 50 maf ground water. Pakistan is a water scarce country (less then 1000m3 per capita water available). So changing it into an...

How do you purpose to feed the nation? The above lists the causes of power outages. Fix them and power shortage will vanish tomorrow. The water problem was not created by PMLN but all the successive governments since the construction of Mangla and Terbela. WAPDA has a major role to play for...

Yes that is the biggest question. As I see it the people should bring about the reforms/changes. Start from your own city/village. Educate the next generation, teach them diversity, tolerance, good ethos and unity. The changes will not happen over night. It will take a few decades to change the...

That is why I put reforms to Judiciary and policing on high priority. If these two work the rest of the system will start working properly as the incompetent and corrupt people will be booted out of the system slowly and replaced with people able to perform the job properly. This will not...

Yes you are right. There is a limit of 4kW per house and also based on the factors you have described above. In UK there is a subsidy in the form of Feed in Tariff plus grants. A few years ago these 4kW systems used to cost around £10k but these days one can buy a system for less then half the...