Huzaima Bukhari All religions, whether Godly or man-made, prescribe sets of rituals that signify essential elements of their tenets. One can easily identify followers of a particular religion from the way they perform their rites and observe their customs. Similarly, even the houses of worship can be discerned as belonging to a typical faith. Another...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq All public power is a sacred trust, which is to be exercised fairly, justly, honestly and in accordance with law—Supreme Court in Workers’ Party Pakistan & Others v Federation of Pakistan & Others PLD 2012 Supreme Court 681 “The institutional structure of Pakistan’s economy is designed to generate rents...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq It is clear by now that the government of Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf (PTI), like its predecessors, has no definite action plan for tax reforms that were promised in its ‘First 100-Day Agenda’. The modus operandi of bureaucrats (it has by now successfully captivated/trapped the PTI government) is known to all—disconnect...Read More

By Ikramul Haq* Over the last many years, the need for tax reforms is stressed and reiterated by all quarters including the Government itself. However, each attempt in this direction during the last several decades proved to be a complete failure. The main reason for this failure is that search for rationalisation and simplification of...Read More

By Dr. Ikramul Haq Dr. Ikramul Haq, a leading international tax counsel, is a well-known author specialising in international tax, press, intellectual property, corporate and constitutional law. Dr. Ikram is Chief Partner of Lahore Law Associates (fax: +92 42 7226953, e-mail: irm@brain.net.pk). He is also a member of the visiting faculty of the Institute of...Read More