Tax & Corporate Law Articles by Huzaima & Ikram

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.

Pakistan

Multiple Challenges Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan is the fifth most populous country in the world which as on August…

Pakistan—the future image

Huzaima Bukhari “With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve”—Muhammad Ali Jinnah Agreed that Pakistan today is…

 Independence Day reflections

Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq “Small nations have always struggled against more powerful ones for their freedom. The whole history of mankind is a…

Pakistan at 75

Governance sans justice Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Rule of law, transparency, accountability and fair treatment to all citizens are considered…

To cry or not to cry

Huzaima Bukhari “We don’t train boys to have vocabulary around their emotions beyond anger”—Fredric Rabinowitz The last couple of centuries have witnessed a plethora of…

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…

Karabala

Story of unlimited resolve Huzaima Bukhari “Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy…

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…

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…

Now what?

Huzaima Bukhari “Frustration is fuel that can lead to the development of an innovative and useful idea”—Marley Dias If at all a word that can…