The Pandora Papers & our offshore legacy
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqBased 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 than 90 countries…
FBR & tax appellate system
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqThe Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is allegedly interfering in the quasi-judicial functions of Commissioners of Appeal Inland Revenue. A report published in an English daily, not this newspaper, on September 28, 2021 says: “The…
Pakistan’s Legal System is on the Verge of a Collapse
Dr. Ikram Ul Haq and Hassan Aslam Shad“Law’s expire is defined by attitude, not territory or power or process” – Ronald DworkinAt a very basic level, law’s enterprise is essentially one of protecting the weak against injustice and oppression at…
Elderly: cared for or abandoned
Huzaima BukhariHubert H Humphrey, former Vice President of USA once remarked that the moral test of a government is how it treats children, the elderly, the sick, the needy and the handicapped. The truth is that it is not just…
Need for National Tax Academy
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqOn March 12, 2020, as per Press release of Ministry of Finance, the National Tax Council [NTC] was established and its terms of reference (ToRs) approved. According to a Press report, “The harmonisation of GST…
Stabbed by one’s own
Huzaima Bukhari“Betray a friend and you’ll often find you have ruined yourself”―Aesop,Generally speaking and barring some loners, human beings like to be surrounded with family and friends. There is a unique sense of security in the loving and caring environment…
National Tax Academy—II
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqIn the light of what was discussed in the first part, Case for All-Pakistan Unified Tax Service: PTI & innovative tax reforms, Business Recorder, August 31, 2018, the draft roadmap for harmonisation of fragmented taxes…
Need for National Tax Academy-I
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqOn March 12, 2020, as per Press release of Ministry of Finance, the National Tax Council [NTC] was established and its terms of reference (ToRs) approved. According to a Press report, “The harmonisation of GST…
Good Manners
Huzaima Bukhari“When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder”―Lao TzuThere cannot be any…