Platinum jubilee of Tax Tribunal
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq “….the raison d’être of establishing special tribunals has been to dispense better quality of justice where people, better trained in particular fields and disciplines could provide quality decisions and resolution of disputes…. Appointing members…
71 tumultuous years
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Tumultuous existence of 71 years of our nationhood has witnessed many upheavals— a journey from crisis to crisis has at its core the struggle for establishing a true democratic polity and a welfare state….
60 years of Judiciary
From endorsement to denial Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq In the last 60 years of its existence, the State of Pakistan has faced a daunting challenge of establishing true democratic polity based on constitutional supremacy. The long military rules…
17th anniversary of 9/11
Reality behind ‘war on terror’ Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq On September 9, 2001, seventeen years ago, a gruesome and heinous crime against humanity was committed in New York—wanton attack on twin towers of World Trade Centre that symbolized…
Taxes for economic progress but not skinning
By Huzaima Bukhari Taxation is a lot like sheep shearing. As long as you shear a sheep, it will continue to produce a new crop of wool but you can skin the animal only once. Anonymous Will it not be…
Remembering Benazir Bhutto
December 27, 2016 marks the ninth death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, the great visionary leader, who resisted with great courage the agenda of obscurantist forces that have been trying to push Pakistan to a theocratic State, incapable of progressing towards…
9/11: War of What?
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq On September 9, 2001, twelve years ago, a gruesome and heinous crime against humanity was committed in New York—wanton attack on twin towers of World Trade Centre symbolizing financial might of USA. Without explaining…
9/11: reality of ‘war on terror’
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq “The United States has confirmed it is asking Pakistan for help in facilitating the Afghan government’s direct peace talks with the Taliban insurgency”— Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Had there been no 9/11, it…