Tax policy for investment
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq It is heartening to know that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has at last started a meaningful dialogue with experts and stakeholders on vital issues related to policy flaws and operational inadequacies in…
NAB & white collor crimes
Dr. Ikramul Haq At the end of Musharraf era and general elections of 2008, citizens of Pakistan thought that their elected representatives would respect their mandate by establishing an egalitarian society and ensuring accountability of all, especially the mighty men…
Balochistan
Tax collection: myth & reality By Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Life in Balochistan is in severely clenched claws of deprivation and chains of rampant poverty. More than half of the population of the province is languishing in stark…
Balochistan: Tax Collection Performance
By Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Life in Balochistan is in severely clenched claws of deprivation and chains of rampant poverty. More than half of the population of the province is languishing in stark poverty, live below proverbial line…
Taxation, black money and informal economy
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr Ikramul Haq That there is a considerable informal economy, revenue leakage and black money in Pakistan is undoubted but few in-depth studies have been undertaken to quantify its magnitude and extent. A sound development strategy seeks…
Taxation, black money and informal economy
Dr Ikramul Haq Dr. Ikramul Haq, a leading international tax counsel, is a well-known author specialising in international tax, press, intellectual property, corporate and constitutional law. Dr. Ikram is Chief Partner of Lahore Law Associates (fax: +92 42 6365584, e-mail:…
Taxation, black money and informal economy
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr Ikramul Haq That there is a considerable informal economy, revenue leakage and black money in Pakistan is undoubted but few in-depth studies have been undertaken to quantify its magnitude and extent. A sound development strategy seeks…
Reinventing “Baghdadi manazaras”
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Discourses, discussions, dialogue, conversations and arguments have always been recognized as a means to enhance knowledge, to know another’s point of view without necessarily agreeing or for that matter, disagreeing. Even the Greek philosophers…
Income Tax Ordinance, 2001
Case for abandonment of a bad law Dr. Ikramul Haq Dr. Ikramul Haq, a leading international tax counsel, is a well-known author specialising in international tax, press, intellectual property, corporate and constitutional law. Dr. Ikram is Chief Partner of Lahore…