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…
FATF Action Plan v Afghan Peace Agreement
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriPakistan’s high-level commitment to work with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Asia Pacific Group (APG) to strengthen its AML-CFT Regime and to address its strategic and counter-terrorist financing deficiencies took another…
Pathetic direct tax collection
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqThe dismal share of income tax in overall collection of taxes during the last many decades testifies to the lack of judicious balance between direct and indirect taxes, resulting in declining tax-to-GDP ratio, huge budgetary…
Contextualizing theocracy & egalitarian
Dr. Ikramul HaqAfter 74 years of independence, unending, fruitless debates about the raison d’être of Pakistan’s creation continue to exasperate, especially after handing over of power to Taliban by the United States and its allies and likely establishment of a…
Flattery: Tool of the weak
Huzaima Bukhari“Remember, he who butters also holds a knife”―AnonymousHuman beings are basically narcissists with each posited on a varying degree of narcissism but it is an understood fact that all want to be praised and appreciated for what they are…
Road-map for Afghanistan
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriThe global war on terror fought under the command of the United States of America (USA) in Afghanistan is expected to come to an end as America evacuated Afghanistan on August 31,…
Ideal village of Gujrat
Huzaima Bukhari“My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a…
Chaos across the Durand Line
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriThe journey which started from the signing of a joint resolution authorizing the use of force against actors, aiders, and abettors of the 9/11 attacks is expected to come to an end…