Zarmina Khan The origin of the political development term can be traced to the 1950s when many American political scientists were endeavoring to study the political dynamics of newly emerging countries of Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Development always happens within a context. Politics and…
An exclusive book launch event of the book “Law and Development: An Alternative Approach to Measuring Human Development” authored by Sharafat Ali Chaudhry, Legal Expert on Law & Development was organized. The event was planned on June 20th, 2023 at NICAT. Mr. Sharafat A. Chaudhry,…
Aftab Anwar Baloch E-PASSPORT: INTRODUCTION E-Passport is a Biometric Machine Readable Passport that has an embedded electronic chip either in Polycarbonate page or Outer cover which contains biometric information that can be used to authenticate the identity/ Data originality of Passport holder. Pakistan e-Passport contains…
Aftab Anwar Baloch Introduction The Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) was established in 2011 under the Sindh Revenue Board Act, 2010, with the purpose of collecting sales tax on services within the province of Sindh, Pakistan. This article provides an in-depth overview of SRB, highlighting its…
Aftab Anwar Baloch Banknote wastepaper, a global concern, is typically shredded and incinerated, leading to pollution and environmental damage. Simultaneously, inadequate management of organic waste, including municipal solid waste, cattle manure, and poultry manure, contributes to the climate crisis and poses risks to human health.…
Aftab Anwar Baloch The Coin history is divided into two parts (1) Pre Islamic and (2) Islamic till to the contemporary period Coinage. Pre Islamic Era Starting from Barter system, seals used as coins by Indus Valley people, Punch Marked coins dated from 6th Century…
Aftab Anwar Baloch Finance Minister on Wednesday formally announced Rs. 170 billion mini-budget, which was passed by the National Assembly yesterday under the IMF dictation. Mr. Dar claims these taxes are unavoidable. Before the passage of the bill, the government had already implemented Rs. 115…
The book, “Law and Development: An Alternative Indicator for the Measurement of Development” is authored by a Sharafat A Chaudhry, a lawyer having interdisciplinary academic and professional background in law, social sciences and humanities. The Author Sharafat A. Chaudhry contextualizes the interacted relationship between Law…
Gramsci, Hegemony and Civil Society in Pakistan is a latest publication analysing, the shrinking space of civil society in public domain. The Author, Mr Khalid Saif-Ullah is the founding Director of Society for Law and Development, a Phd Scholar and a well-known development practioner with…
The Delegation of Pakistani Alternate Dispute Resolution experts visting the ADR Center at Ankara, Turkey.The delegation was lead by SLD expert Advocate Sharafat A. Chaudhry while serving as Team Lead, The Asia Foundation.

