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…
FBR under cyberattack: Wake-up Call
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriThe Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the apex federal revenue collection body, is entrusted with the responsibility of collecting taxes of billions of rupees. Its jurisdiction extends throughout the country and due…
FBR: 7th chairman of PTI & challenges
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul HaqOn August 24, 2021, Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad, a junior but highly competent officer of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in grade-21 assumed the charge of Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The appointment of chairman…
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 school days our art teacher would place some object on a table visible to students sitting in…
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…
Pakistan-China: 70 years of friendship
Geo-strategic challenges & economic security[i]Dr. Ikramul HaqPakistan became the first Muslim state and third non-communist country to recognise the People’s Republic of China by sending a high-level delegation to China on January 4, 1950. Finally, both the countries established formal diplomatic relations…
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. It stands to reason, therefore, that he sacrificed purely for Islam”―Charles DickensWhat is conviction? The Cambridge…
Of cyberattacks & cybersecurity
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriThe evolving trends and technological advancements show that corporations are expanding their digital footprints at a rapid pace, and with billions of connected people and machines, the data and information works as…
Paras, the rock
Huzaima Bukhari“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you”―John BunyanParas is an Indian mythological golden rock which, on touching any metal turns it into gold but remains just a rock itself….