Perils of SRO culture
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori “It will not be out of context at this stage to observe that our country has a Federal System of Government, which is based on trichotomy of power, each organ…
Prudent economic management
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The present government has demonstrated a committed and focused approach to economic stabilization, reflected in a series of structured reforms and prudent macroeconomic policies. The approval and successful implementation of…
Improving national tax culture
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The International Monetary Fund has agreed to lower Pakistan’s tax collection target for the ongoing fiscal year from Rs. 12.97 trillion to Rs. 12.35 trillion, a move that…
Independence Generates Activity & Growth
Huzaima Bukhari “All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work”—Calvin Coolidge Normally human beings prefer to be led. This implies that they like to just work…
Political Economy Of Tax Reforms
Dr. Ikramul Haq We should set our house in order and stop blaming lenders and donors. An undeniable reality is that the Pakistani nation is the most heavily taxed in the entire region and the citizens get neither education…
International Arbitration Legislative framework in Pakistan: An overview[1]
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Syed Muhammad Ijaz Pakistan has demonstrated its commitment to international arbitration by being a signatory to significant conventions, such as United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral…
Perils of Trump’s brinkmanship
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Donald Trump’s return to the presidency of the United States of America in 2025 was marked by a series of single-minded economic initiatives and assertive (many say…
Re-living Childhood
Huzaima Bukhari “When you finally go back to your old home, you find it wasn’t the old home you missed but your childhood”—Sam Erwing Having lived through many decades is like being on a massive roller…
18th Amendment & Fiscal Challenges
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The fiscal management in the last fifteen years in the wake of Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 [“18th Amendment”], became effective on April 19, 2010, has been posing serious challenges for…