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…
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…
Finance Act 2020
FBR, tax collection & elite Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The passage of Finance Bill 2020 by the National Assembly on June 29, 2020, amid protest by the Opposition, claim by Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) of exceeding the…
Finance Act 2020—I
Lack of initiatives & innovations Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The adoption of Finance Bill 2020 on June 29, 2020 and exceeding the target by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for fiscal year (FY) 2019-20 was an achievement…
Ethics—a fading trend
Huzaima Bukhari “A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world”—Albert Camus On 2 December 2012, Spanish athlete Iván Fernández Anaya was competing in a cross-country race in Burlada, Navarre, a municipality of Spain. He was running…
USA: valiant struggle for liberation & justice
A majority of white Americans still cannot come to terms with what black people have known forever: Racism is systemic, systematic, and nowhere near gone. White America must step up not just for peace, but for justice— Systemic racism is…
Unconstitutional petroleum levy
Dr. Ikramul Haq The Government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on June 26, 2020 to utter surprise and dismay of all increased the prices of all petroleum products substantially—it is usually done on the first day of every month after a…