Rumour—A believable lie
Huzaima Bukhari “Rumour is a pipeBlown by surmises, jealousies, conjecturesAnd of so easy and so plain a stopThat the blunt monster with uncounted heads,The still-discordant wavering multitude,Can play upon it”—William Shakespeare-Henry IV, Part 2 Socrates (469-399 BC), a famous Greek…
Tackling income & wealth inequalities
Dr. Ikramul Haq “We can either have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both”— Louis Brandeis “Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where…
Unveiling hideous face of society
Huzaima Bukhari “The impulse to cruelty is, in many people, almost as violent as the impulse to sexual love—almost as violent and much more mischievous”—Aldous Huxley In his article published in the The Tribune on 16 June 2015, Hashim Bukhari…
Budget & wasteful expenses
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq It is shocking that while the number of unemployed has increased alarmingly and the poor are suffering from hunger, malnutrition and serious health issues, multiplied since the outbreak of Covid-19 endemic, the non-development and…
FBR: violating its own law!
Dr. Ikramul Haq Over the period of time, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the apex body responsible for collecting federal taxes, has been violating its own law under which it came into existence. FBR was established through a Parliamentary Act,…
Remembering Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Today, Jul 9, 2020 is 53rd death anniversary of Madira-e-Millat, Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah All those who are concerned with the empowerment of women and other weaker sections of society are aware that this goal is…
Abuse of power in uniform
Huzaima Bukhari “What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse”—Isabel Allende, writer from Chile A uniformed security guard of a reputed educational institute stopped a regular adjunct faculty member from…
Finance Act 2020
Lack of initiatives & innovations—II Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The existing system imposes high taxes but yields low revenues. Only 2000 companies pay 75% of total taxes. The standard sales tax rate is 17% but effective rate, according…
FBR: putting the house in order!
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq “If we realise that the FBR cannot be fixed, we will create a new FBR. This is because Pakistan’s survival is linked to it. It’s not about our liking or disliking: if our tax…