High policy rate and other challenges
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriEverything seems to be going wrong on Pakistan’s economic front as problems on both internal and external fronts are assuming alarming proportions. Many experts believe that the alliance government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM),…
FBR’s clarification re ‘dismal income tax collection’
Rejoinder: Putting the record straightHuzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriIn response to our article [FBR: dismal income tax collection, Business Recorder, November 11, 2022], the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on its website issuedClarification I on November…
Let the light in
Huzaima Bukhari“Scientific thought and its creation is the common and shared heritage of mankind”—Dr. Abdus SalamKnowledge is just knowledge! It cannot be compartmentalized into ideological factions. For example, it cannot be said that physics is related to Christianity, or chemistry…
Conceptual poverty of foreign policy
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriBy looking closely at the interlinked deprivations of poor people, this report provides valuable insights on how to tackle multidimensional poverty—referred to simply as “poverty” throughout—by addressing its multiple dimensions—Global Multidimensional Poverty…
Burgeoning debts & fiscal challenges
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriChallenges emerging from the Russia-Ukraine conflict are posing significant risks to the world economy. The cascading effect of this military conflict is now reflecting globally in terms of increased uncertainty, mounting commodity prices, disrupted…
Challenges on fiscal front
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriPakistan’s economy is undergoing a challenging phase after the alliance government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has undertaken aggressive macro-economic adjustment measures for “cooling down” growth of nearly 6% witnessed in the fiscal year…
World Toilet Day
Is hygiene important?Huzaima Bukhari“Pakistan is in fact the third largest country, behind India and Indonesia, where people are forced to defecate in the open”—Arif Mahmood, Dawn March 10, 2015The United Nations Organization (UNO) has declared 19 November as the ‘World…
FBR: dismal collection of income tax
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriThe continuously declining dismal share of income tax in overall tax collection during the last many years testifies to the lack of judicious balance between direct and indirect taxes, resulting in declining…
Right to “peaceful” protest
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori“The right of peaceful assembly shall be recognized. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those imposed in conformity with the law and which are necessary in a…