Second budget by PDM
Dr. Ikramul Haq On August 12, 2023, the present National Assembly will end its tenure as ordained in Article 52 of the Constitution unless sooner…
Drama, drama, political drama!
Huzaima Bukhari “Drama starts where logic ends”—Ram Charan Life itself is a huge drama. From birth to death human beings are constantly moving from one…
Return to Constitution
Dr. Ikramul Haq “A judge is to apply the Constitution according to the principles intended by those who ratified the document”—Robert H Bork, who failed…
Elites, inequalities & cronyism
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori We live increasingly in a world of haves and have-nots, of gated communities next to ghettos, of extreme…
Countering illicit financial flows
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The illicit movement of funds is a global challenge, threatening domestic and international financial systems. The…
Taxation violating Constitution
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The Federal Government enhanced rate of sales tax from 17 percent to 18 percent with effect from February…
Complicated social interactions
Huzaima Bukhari “Life is a catwalk and brings us into the limelight of human and social interaction. It teaches us to watch sympathetically, listen responsively,…
IMF programme & reforms
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan, one of the major victims of climate change, is fighting alone to manage the damages…
Reciprocity of taxes
Dr. Ikramul Haq People of Pakistan, especially with low and fixed incomes, have once again been burdened with exorbitant indirect taxes amidst hyperinflation and rising…
Bailouts or deathblows
Dr. Ikramul Haq In less than a month, Pakistan’s currency has lost more than a quarter of its value against the U.S. dollar, and fuel…
Reciprocity of taxes
Dr. Ikramul Haq Time and again, not only the ordinary Pakistanis but politicians as well complain that prevalent tax system is unjust and that the…
Tax: coercive & unconstitutional
Huzaima Bukhari “However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However bad…
Tax Gap: Myth & Reality
Dr. Ikramul Haq In a study uploaded on its website, titled Tax Gap Report 2022[“the Report’], the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) claims that…
Pakistan & Corruption Perception Index 2022
Time for deep introspection Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Integrity, Transparency, and the fight against corruption have to be part of the culture.…
Taxes, inflation & public welfare
Dr. Ikramul Haq The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has achieved a milestone of collecting for the first times taxes of Rs. 3.965 trillion in…
Pakistani nation & resilience!
Huzaima Bukhari “The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived”—Robert Jordan If asked to name one nation…
Mitigating climate change risks
Huzaima Bukhari, DR. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) represent a major hazard and can result in significant loss of…
FBR, IMF & revenue targets
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The federal budget for fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 assigned an ambitious target of Rs. 7.470 trillion…