Pakistan & FATF: next steps
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan was placed on the list of Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring in 2018 by the Financial…
The tax gap
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori In a recent disclosure, the Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) admitted that tax gap…
Charity begins at home!
Huzaima Bukhari “True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense”—Emanuel Swedenborg, (1688-1772) Swedish Lutheran theologian, scientist, philosopher, revelator…
Judicial shenanigans & political chaos
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “Great cases, like hard cases, make bad law. For great cases are called great not by reason of…
Persistent economic challenges
Huzaima Bukhari & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The global connectivity and interdependence of economies have opened new horizons of growth and development. However, at the same…
Redefining the role of judiciary
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The modern national democratic states, by and large, stand on three pillars, namely, legislature, executive and judiciary. The…
Flawed policies amid chaos
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The coalition government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), led by Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN), assumed…
Who is responsible?
Huzaima Bukhari “I don’t know if politics makes one dishonest or dishonesty makes one a politician”—Unknown Pompousness, ostentation, gaudy display of riches, bloated egos, vanity…
Pakistan: Future Challenges
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) assumed power with the promise to address various challenges faced by…
FBR’s performance & erratic taxation
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori For the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) financial year 2021-22 ended on a positive note admirably surpassing the…
Pakistan: Amid Political Turmoil
Huzaima Bukhari “Political language… is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind”—George Orwell…
The challenge of economic revival
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan’s macroeconomic imbalances have assumed dangerous proportions and the hope for economic recovery is yet to…
Of corruption & accountability
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan is blessed with natural resources and is geographically well-placed in the heart of Asia, a strategic position…
The daunting economic challenges
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Since assuming power the coalition government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), , has been facing multiple…
Budget 2022-2023
Usurping incentives for more taxes? Huzaima Bukhari “And you can’t have a prosperous economy when the government is way overspending, raising tax rates, printing too…
Improving accountability laws & capacity
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The world ranking by Transparency International placed Pakistan at number 140 in the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI)…