Malice Towards None & All
Constitution, Supreme Court, Parliament & VotersDr. Ikramul HaqThe predictable order [short] by Supreme Court of Pakistan, issued on January 8, 2024, overturning by 6-1 its earlier five-member bench judgement in Sami Ullah Baloch v Abdul Karim Nausherwani (PLD 2018 SC…
Malice Towards None & All
Colonial Judiciary, Vernacular JusticeDr. Ikramul HaqHistory of existing laws and judicial structure in Pakistan dates back to the British colonial era—since independence nothing substantial has changed in the Anglo Saxon system except patchwork of so-called Islamic laws and establishment of…
Today’s Slogan: Compassion!
Huzaima Bukhari“Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival”—Dalai Lama XIVThe concept of compassion is associated with God in…
Countering fake news
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriThe general elections in Pakistan, concluded on February 8, 2024, amidst controversies, leaving observers astonished as all political parties expressed grievances regarding the electoral procedures. They are voicing concerns about mismanagement and manipulations during…
Contextualizing FBR restructuring
Dr. Ikramul HaqThere is encouraging news of restructuring of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), but disturbing, rather shocking response of strike by one field formation and warning from tax officers “to approach the higher judiciary if the caretaker finance minister…
Debating mutilated version of Constitution
Dr. Ikramul Haq“…..the vague, uncertain, obscure and conflicting terminology used in different provisions of Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution may be a result of bad draftsmanship or ignorance of the requirement of exactitude so essential to all legal…
Debate over FBR restructuring
Dr. Ikramul HaqAccording to a news report, the caretaker Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar on February 3, 2024 constituted a high-powered ‘Implementation and Asset Distribution Committee’ [‘the Committee”] to undertake “all required actions for the…
Determining fair income-tax base
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq and Abdul Rauf ShakooriAccording to the latest data available on the website of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the total number of mobile cellular subscribers as on January 31, 2024, was 190 million (79.11% mobile teledensity)….
Demise of second consecutive NFC
Dr. Ikramul HaqAccording to a Press report, the 9th National Finance Commission (NFC) “died its natural death …after the Centre and four provinces could not reach consensus on a new award for distribution of fiscal resources during the five-year constitutional…