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.
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)…
Educating the young ones
Huzaima Bukhari “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think”—Margaret Mead The purpose of education has been defined in many ways. Education…
Wages of inconsistent policies
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori After the economic mismanagement and inconsistent policies during four years of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), the people of Pakistan…
Overcoming economic woes
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Governments around the world try to fulfill the responsibility of creating an environment where the state…
Wages of inconsistent policies
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori After the economic mismanagement and inconsistent policies during four years of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), the people of Pakistan…
Educating the young ones
Huzaima Bukhari “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think”—Margaret Mead The purpose of education has been defined in many ways. Education…
Educating the young ones
Huzaima Bukhari “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think”—Margaret Mead The purpose of education has been defined in many ways. Education…
Dirty money & politics of drug trade
Dr. Ikramul Haq The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates Pakistan is the transit country for 45 percent of the opiates produced…
