Bloom in economic gloom
Huzaima Bukhari “In a country well-governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of”—Confucius…
FBR: Dwindling tax collection
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan has one of the world’s lowest tax ratios, stemming from five main weaknesses: complexity,…
2023: Year of Road to Prosperity
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) Chairman Zainul Abedin Saki has ruled out the possibility of creating one organisation—Pakistan Revenue…
2023: Roadmap to prosperity
Dr. Ikramul Haq Pathetic performance of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and provincial tax agencies in bridging the huge tax gap and wasteful expenses on…
2023: Disappointments & hopes
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Year 2022 is bidding farewell to Pakistan leaving behind some unpleasant memories, natural disaster in the…
Tax policy for 2023
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The financial viability of any country is dependent on its revenue generation capacity. Governments collect revenues through various…
Legacy of Benazir Bhutto—II
Dr. Ikramul Haq It is an established fact that PPP, PMLN and PTI, made no worthwhile efforts to trace and punish the real hidden hands…
Pakistan’s rendezvous with IMF
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori During the first quarter of the 2022-2023 financial year (FY) Pakistan emerged successful in the combined seventh and…
2022: Judiciary under review
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The modern national/democratic states are run on the well-established principle of separation of powers—in the Constitution of Islamic…
Legacy of Benazir Bhutto—I
December 27, 2022 marks the 15th death anniversary of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. She became the first female Prime Minister of Muslim World in 1988…
2023: challenges on fiscal front
Dr. Ikramul Haq For Pakistan, the main challenges on the fiscal front for 2023, just a few days away, will not only be revival of…
Change in thought process
Huzaima Bukhari “It’s hard to deny that an alarming number of those who stood for peace, not war, were either killed by deranged lone gunmen…
Kashmir’s resolution: vital for global peace
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Today, the conflict over Kashmir between India and Pakistan is more than seven decades old with…
Benazir: Victim of ‘New Great Game’
December 27, 2022 marks the 15th death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, a popular leader with great vision, who courageously resisted the agenda of Late Neo-colonial…
Legal fiction, Section 7E & Constitution
Dr. Ikramul Haq The Elahi Cotton case (it is the most misunderstood and misapplied judgement) makes absolutely clear that any item to be taxed should…
Taxes, social solidarity, gender & equality
Dr. Ikramul Haq Tomorrow, December 20, 2022, marks International Human Solidarity Day. Solidarity is identified in the Millennium Declaration as one of the fundamental values of international…
Remembering Benazir Bhutto
December 27, 2022 will mark the 15th death anniversary of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. She became the first female Prime Minister of Muslim World in 1988.…
2022: Year of despair & hardships
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The weak and the defenseless in this world invite aggression from others. The best way we can serve…