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.
Menaces of drug abuse & trafficking
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Today, June 26, 2022, marks International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking as decided by the United…
Menaces of drugs abuse & trafficking
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori June 26 marks as International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking as decided by the United Nations…
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…
Policy rate v exchange rate
Bleak economic scenario Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Our current grim economic condition is a result of multiple factors—undoubtedly some decisions/inactions…
Policy rate v exchange rate
Bleak economic scenario Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Our current grim economic condition is a result of multiple factors—undoubtedly some decisions/inactions…
26 June World Drug Day
Pakistan: From bad to worse Huzaima Bukhari “Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism”—Carl Jung…
26 June World Drug Day
Pakistan: From bad to worse Huzaima Bukhari “Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism”—Carl Jung…
FATF: Pakistan’s arduous journey
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The journey of Pakistan to reclaim its space back as a cooperative nation with strong anti-money laundering and…
Budget 2023
New directions, arduous paths Huzaima Bukhari & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The budget is an important document through which the sitting government chalks out the financial…
Budget 2023
New directions, arduous paths Huzaima Bukhari & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The budget is an important document through which the sitting government chalks out the financial…
Budget 2023: Need for fiscal reforms
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think but…
Human infants
Potential beasts of burden? Huzaima Bukhari “Make no mistake about why these babies are here – they are here to replace us”—Jerry Seinfeld 12 June…
Budget 2023 & IMF’s Programme
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “Among the most difficult problems faced by developing countries is that of balancing a budget that…
Human infants
Potential beasts of burden? Huzaima Bukhari “Make no mistake about why these babies are here— they are here to replace us”—Jerry Seinfeld 12 June is…
Budget 2023: Falling short of reforms
Abdul Rauf Shakoori & Dr. Ikramul Haq The coalition government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, came into power on…
Budget 2023 & IMF’s Programme
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “Among the most difficult problems faced by developing countries is that of balancing a budget that…
Budget 2023: New Avenues
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Pakistan is currently facing a series of challenges. The united government, let by Shehbaz Sharif, is…
Budget 2023
Hopes amid historic disappointments Huzaima Bukhari “Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers”—Robert Green Ingersoll Each year, just before announcement of budget…
