Constitution—persistent violations!
Huzaima Bukhari “When laws do not rule, there is no constitution”—Aristotle in The Politics. There is always a tendency to follow precedents. This means that once an example has been set, the subsequent response is to continue walking on the…
Imran’s long-term tax plan
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Fiscal consolidation should be as growth-friendly as possible. In general, tax base-broadening reforms are identified as growth-oriented reforms. To the extent that they reduce distortions to economic decisions on work, saving, investment and consumption,…
FBR’s unconstitutional sales tax on restaurants
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The imposition of 7.5% sales tax on restaurants through Finance Act 2019 by the National Assembly, energetically defended by the Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), is patently unconstitutional being in violation of…
Pakistan’s fiscal dilemma
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its ‘Annual Report 2018-19—The State of Pakistan’s Economy’ has strongly criticised the provinces for what it called “lack of institutional capacity” giving rise to “lower revenue collection…
Traders and taxes
Dr. Ikramul Haq According to data released by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) out of over 3.5 million traders in the country only 312,361 have been filing tax returns. The affluent traders who frequently perform Umrahs in one year alone…
Art—expression of real life!
Huzaima Bukhari “If art is singular expression, then by nature, the best art is controversial. But when art stirs debate for reasons besides its artistic integrity, that’s when things get bent” ―John Ridley If the word “art” is searched on…
Private schooling—disturbing trends
Huzaima Bukhari “Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his self-respect. If only the real sense of education could be realized by each individual and carried forward in every field of education, the world will be…
Reaction generates consequences
Huzaima Bukhari “The measures and acts which show us violently disposed towards the outer world can never stay without a violent reaction on ourselves.” ―Richard Wagner Living things have a natural tendency to respond to stimuli which are in fact,…
Women and Pakistan-(Part II)
Huzaima Bukhari Even if for some reason or the other, the women were forced against their will to adopt a conservative life-style, the least they could do was to raise their sons to respect women irrespective of who they were,…