Huzaima & Ikram’s articles collect decades of published analysis on Pakistan’s tax and corporate law — income tax, sales tax, FBR reforms, budgets and constitutional questions — by Dr. Ikramul Haq, Huzaima Bukhari and Abdul Rauf Shakoori, including pieces first published in Pakistan’s leading newspapers.
FBR under cyberattack: Wake-up Call
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the apex federal revenue collection body, is entrusted with the…
FBR: 7th chairman of PTI & challenges
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq On August 24, 2021, Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad, a junior but highly competent officer of Internal Revenue Service (IRS)…
Perspectives & realities
Huzaima Bukhari “People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them”―Epictetus, Greek stoic philosopher (AD 50-135) During my good old…
Chaos across the Durand Line
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The journey which started from the signing of a joint resolution authorizing the use of force…
Pakistan-China: 70 years of friendship
Geo-strategic challenges & economic security[i] Dr. Ikramul Haq Pakistan became the first Muslim state and third non-communist country to recognise the People’s Republic of China…
Conviction & Imam Hussain AS
Huzaima Bukhari “If Husain (as) had fought to quench his worldly desires, then I do not understand why his sister, wife, and children accompanied him.…
Of cyberattacks & cybersecurity
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The evolving trends and technological advancements show that corporations are expanding their digital footprints at a…
Paras, the rock
Huzaima Bukhari “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you”―John Bunyan Paras is an Indian mythological…
Our national priorities
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori The claws of corruption have engulfed us, and its force is getting stronger with each passing…
In case of emergency!
Huzaima Bukhari “Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm”―Hippocrates If the readers recall what used to happen some years…
Cities, mosques & reforms
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq When Mussolini requested Dr. Muhammad Iqbal to give some exceptional suggestion for him, Iqbal advised, “Don’t allow overcrowding of…
FBR: A House in Shambles
Dr. Ikramul Haq The Business Recorder on 12 August 2011, under the title, FBR: A divided house , published an article, some excerpts of which…
Countering corrupt practices
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf Shakoori Corporations around the world use bribery and other unethical behaviors to generate business from local and…
Political parties (Part II)
Huzaima Bukhari “No organization can stay uncorrupt for long, be it a political party, a religious institution or a charity foundation—sooner or later the instinctual…
Political parties—Part I
Huzaima Bukhari “My fidelity is to my country, not my political party. Country first”— Steve Schmidt There is a famous adage, “many hands make light…
IMF’s programmes & tax reforms
Dr. Ikramul Haq According to a Press report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is looking forward to continuing discussions with the Pakistani authorities on the…
Taxes and social democracy
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq “The perks culture has also held real estate development hostage for decades as officials seek to reward themselves through…
Countering corporate default and fraud
Dr. Ikramul Haq & Hassan Aslam Shad The reports of corporate corruption or cartelization by certain companies, within a particular sector, keep on appearing and…
