Agenda for reform & survival
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 6365584, e-mail:…
Agenda for survival
Dr. Ikramul Haq The main cause of our pathetic socio-political and economic situation is existence of inefficient, corrupt, repressive and criminal institutions, which do not give a damn for the welfare of the common people. The successive governments’ policies of…
Agenda for survival and growth
The main cause of our pathetic politico-economic situation is existence of inefficient, corrupt, repressive and criminal governments/institutions, which do not give a damn for the welfare of the common people. We will have to move quickly and decisively to restore…
2After Benazir Bhutto: Some reflections
Amin Mughal I confess, in the least uncharitable terms, that I was never fond of Benazir Bhutto. In fact, I was inimical to her politics. In death, however, she has redeemed herself. In the imagination of the masses she…
Afghanistan: present & future challenges
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Afghanistan, one of the poorest countries of the world, has been facing all kinds of challenges a nation state can perceive—poverty to terrorism, modernism to theocracy, autocratic rules to socialist regimes, social backwardness to…
Afghan elections
Cocktail of arms, poppy and politics Huzaima Bukhari & Dr Ikramul Haq American-sponsored elections in Afghanistan today—amidst inveterate attacks by the Taliban—are going to have serious impact for the entire region in the coming days. The war-stiffen country—occupied by NATO-US…
Income Tax Ordinance, 2001
Advance tax or extortionate money Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq After the Second World War, the provision of advance tax [now encased in section 147 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 [hereinafter “the Ordinance”] was introduced as a measure…
Comments on Draft Income Tax
Alternate Dispute Resolution Rules Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq, leading tax consultants, are well-known authors of many books on Pakistani tax laws. They work for a multi-disciplinary firm, HUZAIMA & IKRAM (fax: +92…
Why temporary judges at High Court?
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The advocates of independence of judiciary at the time of appointment of judges in High Courts on temporary basis themselves commit unconstitutional act. This practice is going on for the last many years –during…