Generating extra revenue of billions Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The biggest challenge on tax mobilisation front faced by Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is bridging monstrous tax gap through automation and introduction of tax intelligence system and not levying more taxes or enhancing the rates of the existing ones. The World Bank in...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq For Pakistan the main challenges on the fiscal front for 2021, just a few days away, are not only revival of economy amidst rising human and financial toll of Covid-19 endemic, but also how to manage mounting debt burden and meeting revenue targets fixed for the fiscal year 2020-21. ...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq One slogan that is not raised enough by the economic or political agents in the country is ‘taxpayers ko izzat do’. The matter cannot be overemphasized—Ali Khizar, Respect the taxpayers, Business Recorder, November 1, 2020. The writer in the above-referred op-ed aptly emphasised reforming all the tax agencies, especially...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq It is strange that Sindh and Punjab Assemblies, while enacting the Sindh Workers Welfare Fund Act, 2014 and Punjab Workers Welfare Act 2019, respectively, failed to realise that entities having trans-provincial operations earn income from more than one province. How can a province demand percentage of taxable income not...Read More

Today (December 27, 2020) marks the 13th death anniversary of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, a popular leader with great vision, who courageously resisted the agenda of late neo-colonial forces—pushing Pakistan towards becoming a toothless nuclear State. In recognition of her great services, she was awarded posthumously the prestigious UN Human Rights Award on December 10,...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Raising the living standard and socio-economic uplift of industrial workers is the cornerstone of the Government policy, which is being achieved by providing the basic and other social amenities of life to workers in the country.WWF has been playing vital and progressive role in providing various important services to...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari “Sometimes we can’t quite put our finger on something important because we’ve got our fingers wrapped around so many other things that are not important.”―Craig D. Lounsbrough An outstanding feature of the present day times is giving undue importance to things that were not considered very important until a few decades back. Some...Read More

Dr. Ikramul Haq 27 December 2020 marks the 13th death anniversary of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. She sacrificed her life courageously while resisting the agenda of fanatics and terrorists in Pakistan. She fought relentlessly against forces bent upon to make Pakistan a theocratic state so that it could never progress towards egalitarianism and democracy. Unfortunately her...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq ‘Pakistan People’s Party regime from 1971 to 1977 provided some sort of socialistic framework for the economy. The validity of measures taken during that time will be judged by history. The purpose of this article is to explain that a charge for workers’ welfare fund, under the Workers’ Welfare...Read More

Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq INTRODUCTION In view of the hierarchical character of the judicial system in Pakistan, it is of paramount importance that the law declared by courts should be certain, clear and consistent. Inconsistencies create distrust in the administration of justice. It is an established fact that most decisions of the courts...Read More