Human Sacrifices—How long?
Huzaima Bukhari “Dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough. You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it”—J.M. Barrie Among many things that are required to make one’s…
Budget 2025: For Nation’s Prosperity
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The federal budget of Pakistan for the fiscal year (FY) 2025–26 is scheduled to be presented on June 10, 2025, following the release of Pakistan Economic Survey 2024–25 on June…
Budget 2025: How To Generate Extra Revenues Of Trillions
Dr. Ikramul Haq “If we were to construe Entry 52 of the Legislative List keeping in view the above meanings of the expression “in lieu of”, it becomes evident that the Legislature has the option instead of…
بجٹ 2025: کھربوں کی اضافی آمدنی کیسےممکن ہے!
بجٹ 2025: کھربوں کی اضافی آمدنی کیسےممکن ہے! حذیمہ بخاری، ڈاکٹر اکرام الحق “اگر ہم اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان کے آئین کے فورتھ شیڈول کے تحت وفاقی قانون سازی کی فہرست کے حصہ I کے اندرا ج 52 میں استعمال کردہ…
Budget 2025 & IMF’s conditions
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The economic journey of Pakistan has recently showed a positive transformation, with macroeconomic indicators reflecting a promising outlook. The fiscal performance for the first nine months of the current…
Dilemma Of An Infested Society
Huzaima Bukhari “True freedom requires the rule of law and justice, and a judicial system in which the rights of some are not secured by the denial of rights to others”—Jonathan Sacks When a retired Pakistan…
Need for fair & efficient taxation
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Tax administrations, both at federal and provincial levels, lack the requisite level of digitization, professionalism and human skills. Tax reforms certainly do not mean mere alteration of tax laws or making cosmetic…
Pakistan needs efficient tax structure
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Tax administrations, both at federal and provincial levels, lack the requisite level of digitization, professionalism and human skills. Tax reforms certainly do not mean mere alteration of tax laws or making cosmetic…
Section 120(4) of the Income Tax Ordinance: Legal Scope, Procedural Abuse, and Taxpayer Remedies
Muhammad Saqib Raza A recurring administrative issue involves the issuance of notices under Section 120(3) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 [“the Ordinance”] to corporate taxpayers—whether operating under the Normal Tax Regime (NTR) or Final Tax Regime (FTR)—alleging…