Exploring new trade opportunities
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The humanity at large finally had a sigh of relief on May 10, 2025, following a brokered ceasefire between the two nuclear-armed neighbours of South Asia, India and Pakistan. As…
Need for new trade corridors
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The strategic direction of United States and Saudi Arabia relations is entering a new phase of profound transformation, driven by mutual economic interests, energy diversification, and geopolitical recalibrations. President Donald…
When Duel Is The Only Choice
Huzaima Bukhari “War is a massacre of people who don’t know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don’t massacre each other”—Paul Valery Conflicts, disputes and disagreements are common among human…
Unconstitutional Taxation: Resorting To Ordinances & SROs
Dr. Ikramul Haq “All public power is a sacred trust, which is to be exercised fairly, justly, honestly and in accordance with law”— Workers’ Party Pakistan & Others v Federation of Pakistan & Others [PLD 2012 Supreme Court 681]…
Civil governments, ‘Ordinance’ factories
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq “Pakistan affirmed its commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by adopting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as its own national development agenda through a unanimous National Assembly Resolution in…
Tax Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 Ill-advised, undemocratic & confiscatory
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The President of Pakistan issued Tax Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, published in The Gazette of Pakistan on May 2, 2025, made effective at once. Presidential Ordinance No. IV…
Recalibrating Civil Services
Huzaima Bukhari “Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation”—Margaret Chase Smith If today, fingers are being raised against…
Restructuring & Federalizing Tax Apparatus
Dr. Ikramul Haq We need a paradigm shift in our entire tax system. In our peculiar milieu, a simple, fair and broad-based tax with lower rates will work provided it has a fool-proof enforcement capacity/appratus. There should be 10%…
Constitutionality of SROs
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The federal and provincial tax codes of Pakistan contain numerous exemptions and concessions while many are added, modified or withdrawn through executive orders, called statutory regulatory orders (SROs). These exemptions and concessions have…