Streamlining the FBR in haste!
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq and Abdul Rauf Shakoori We are fast approaching the general elections, scheduled for February 08, 2024. However, the post-election landscape poses daunting politico-economic challenges for the already troubled economy. Concerns about fairness of elections persist…
Pakistan: Time to apply for FATF membership
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq and Abdul Rauf Shakoori The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concluded its 5th Plenary presided over by Singaporean President T. Raja Kumar. Delegates from over 200 jurisdictions and international organizations convened in Paris for three…
Trauma And The World
Huzaima Bukhari “The paradox of trauma is that it has both the power to destroy and the power to transform and resurrect”—Peter A. Levine Each day, living beings in this world confront minor and major physical, emotional and socially inflicted…
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…
Budget Proposals 2019-2020
Documentation/Broadening of tax base/raising number of filers/ According to 2017 census, our population is 207.77 million [provisional]. The dependent population of children under the age of 15 years is 35.4% and 4.2% people are above 65 years. Out of total…
Shrinking return filers
Dr. Ikramul Haq Total income tax returns filed till the many times extended date [December 17, 2018] for tax year 2018 were 1,483,020 as compared to 1,756,982 persons on Active Taxpayers’ List (ATL), as per website of Federal Board of…
Benazir Bhutto: victim of ‘New Great Game’ #2
December 27, 2018 marks the eleventh death anniversary of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, the great visionary leader, who resisted with great courage the agenda of neo-colonial forces of pushing Pakistan to a theocratic State incapable of progressing towards an egalitarian…
Overcoming fragmented taxation
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr Ikramul Haq & Dr Muhammad Babar Chohan Fiscally, Pakistan is a highly undisciplined country. The main reason is scattered taxation by multiple agencies working under federal, provincial and local governments without necessary coordination and data sharing. As…
Reviewing Pak-China Trade Relations
Or Reviewing CPEC: What is wrong? Pakistan and China has a proud history of diplomatic and strategic relationship but when it comes to trade relations there is much to be desired and achieved. The two major trade initiatives between the…