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,…
Women and Pakistan-(Part I)
Huzaima Bukhari “Give me an educated mother, I shall promise you the birth of a civilized, educated nation”—Napoleon Bonaparte. Whether a woman is good, bad or evil has nothing to do with the faith she professes, the stratum of society…
Imran Khan on illicit financial flows
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Prime Minister, Imran Khan, raised vital issues in his extraordinary speech at ‘High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development’ at the United Nations in New York on September 26, 2019. One issue was related to…
Retrieving Swiss money
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq According to Business Reorder of July 8, 2014, the Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to lead a delegation to Switzerland from August 26-28, 2014 to “re-negotiate and upgrade treaty on…