Compounding economic crisis of Pakistan
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriRising need of petroleum and its heavy taxation leaves the common man stripped of his earnings, and renders the lives of the poor more miserable than before, but despite all these, brings…
Playing the religion card
Huzaima Bukhari“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful”―Seneca Lucius SenecaEssentially religion has been defined as belief in and submission to one superhuman deity or many gods. Great…
Leaks & challenges
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriThe selective criteria of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in listing countries with strategic deficiencies are the main hurdles in curtailing the movement of illegal flow of funds. The jurisdictions that…
Constitutionalism is the only remedy
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq“A judge is to apply the Constitution according to the principles intended by those who ratified the document”—Robert H Bork, who failed to win confirmation as a judge to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1987Advocates of…
Justice for labourers
Huzaima Bukhari“Give to the worker his wages before his sweat dries”―Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) iriam (Ibn-Majah)If it were not for labourers toiling in the fields, the factories, the works etc., it would not be possible to raise crops, utilise the many…
Af-Pak & regional realignments
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriThe peace deal between the United States (US) and Taliban is turning into a nightmare for the people of Afghanistan. Seizure of power by Taliban is resulting in closure of embassies in…
From Panama to Pandora Leaks!
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqIn The Panama Papers, the leaked data covered nearly 40 years, from the late 1970s throughout the end of 2015. It exposed a never-before-seen view inside the offshore world—providing a day-to-day, decade-by-decade look at how…
The Pandora’s Box of Our Dirty Offshore Legacy
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Hassan Aslam ShadThe Pandoras BoxBased upon the most expansive leak of tax haven files in history, the investigation reveals the secret deals and hidden assets of more than 330 politicians and high-level public officials in more…
Wear blinders, avoid realities
Huzaima Bukhari“But if you are going to wear blinders then you do not know the world”―Miriam MakebaBlinders or blinkers are cover for the eyes to narrow down the scope of vision so that the viewer is focused on a specific…