Are we that helpless?
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq “If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government…
Architectural splendours
Huzaima Bukhari “Architecture is a science arising out of many other sciences, and adorned with much and varied learning; by the help of which a…
“Fine” or “penalty”: infringement of law vs business need
Dr. Ikramul Haq Dr. Ikramul Haq, a leading international tax counsel, is a well-known author specialising in international tax, press, intellectual property, corporate and constitutional…
Appraisal of Alternate Dispute Resolution Mechanism
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq For the first time in the history of Income Tax Law in Pakistan, Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) option was…
Extraconstitutional moves to extend tax laws to FATA/PATA
Dr. Ikramul Haq Dr. Ikramul Haq, a leading international tax counsel, is a well-known author specialising in international tax, press, intellectual property, corporate and constitutional…
Apathy—a human disorder?
Huzaima Bukhari “Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all—the apathy of…
Drug trafficking & money laundering
Dr. Ikramul Haq June 26 is being observed as International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking as decided by the United Nations General Assembly…
Anti-corporate tax measures
Dr. Ikramul Haq On the one hand, our Finance Minister keeps on emphasising the need for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), corporatisation and documentation of…
Anti Money Laundering Ordinance, 2007
Half-hearted endeavour Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The present National Assembly, which takes great pride in completing 5-year tenure first time in the history…