Pakistan’s Floods of Tears How Coal & LNG Policies Drowned A Nation
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Engineer Arshad H Abbasi In 2015, Pakistan’s rulers stood before the nation, proclaimed coal, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants…
Energy missteps leading to begging bowl
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Engineer Arshad H Abbasi In 2013, Pakistan’s energy crisis reached its darkest point. Cities fell silent under endless load-shedding, factories stood shuttered, and families endured darkness for as long as 18 hours a day. This…
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Dismantle ‘Customs Mafias’
Dr. Ikramul Haq A news item in a leading newspaper alleging a revenue loss of Rs.100 billion due to the launch of the Faceless…
Virtual Assets Ordinance, 2025: A faulty law
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The emergence of Pakistan’s regulatory framework for crypto assets unfolds not through a…
Trapped Between Trade and Tragedy: IMEEC’s Role in Destabilizing the Middle East
By Dr Ikram ul Haq and Engineer Arshad H Abbasi As chess players, we’ve trained ourselves for years to evaluate not only…
Tragic collapse of Pakistan’s bureaucracy
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Engineer Arshad H Abbasi Once, Pakistan’s bureaucracy stood as a pillar of governance in the sixties, entrusted with…
Judicial Ruling on Bank Fees Reinforces Principle of Legal Certainty in Taxation
SHARJEEL TAREEF A landmark decision by Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (CIR, Zone-I, LTU, Lahore Vs. M/S. Allied Bank Limited Lahore) has provided crucial clarity…
State Oligarchs, Plots & Perks
Dr. Ikramul Haq “Taxes allow the government to collect money from people who have it, which means taxes are looked upon as…
Digital Commerce at a Crossroads in Pakistan as New Tariffs Trigger Price Shocks
A seismic shift in Pakistan’s e-commerce landscape has left consumers reeling and experts concerned, as new government tariffs on low-value imports have…