Huzaima & Ikram’s articles collect decades of published analysis on Pakistan’s tax and corporate law — income tax, sales tax, FBR reforms, budgets and constitutional questions — by Dr. Ikramul Haq, Huzaima Bukhari and Abdul Rauf Shakoori, including pieces first published in Pakistan’s leading newspapers.
Countering currency smuggling
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The cross border movement of cash without using proper banking channels is the oldest form of money laundering…
Pakistani law of ‘Beneficial Owner’
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “Beneficial owner refers to the natural person(s) who ultimately owns or controls a customer and/or the…
9th December
Anti-corruption day Huzaima Bukhari “If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three…
Estranged bedfellows
Huzaima Bukhari “Unsay jo kehnay gaye thay, Faiz jan sadqa kiay, unkahi he reh gayee who baat sub baton kay baad ”—Faiz Ahmed Faiz What…
Reforms for economic stabilisation
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori General Asim Munir took over command of the armed forces of Pakistan as 17th Chief of…
Blatant violation of 18thAmendment
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The National Assembly of Pakistan, through Finance Act, 2022 (Act No. XIII of 2022) amended the Income Tax…
Constitutionality of capital gain tax on immovable property
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The Revenue Advisory Council (RAC) of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), it is reported in the Press, has recommended…
Open your mouth….?
Huzaima Bukhari “When it comes to racism, discrimination, corruption, public lies, dictatorships, and human rights, you have to take a stand as a reporter because…
High policy rate and other challenges
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Everything seems to be going wrong on Pakistan’s economic front as problems on both internal and external fronts…
FBR’s clarification re ‘dismal income tax collection’
Rejoinder: Putting the record straight Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori In response to our article [FBR: dismal income tax collection, Business…
Let the light in
Huzaima Bukhari “Scientific thought and its creation is the common and shared heritage of mankind”—Dr. Abdus Salam Knowledge is just knowledge! It cannot be compartmentalized…
Conceptual poverty of foreign policy
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori By looking closely at the interlinked deprivations of poor people, this report provides valuable insights on…
Burgeoning debts & fiscal challenges
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Challenges emerging from the Russia-Ukraine conflict are posing significant risks to the world economy. The cascading effect of…
Challenges on fiscal front
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan’s economy is undergoing a challenging phase after the alliance government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has undertaken…
World Toilet Day
Is hygiene important? Huzaima Bukhari “Pakistan is in fact the third largest country, behind India and Indonesia, where people are forced to defecate in the…
FBR: dismal collection of income tax
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The continuously declining dismal share of income tax in overall tax collection during the last many…
Right to “peaceful” protest
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “The right of peaceful assembly shall be recognized. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this…
Political labyrinth!
Huzaima Bukhari “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it…
