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….
Our national priorities
Huzaima Bukhari, Dr. Ikramul Haq & Abdul Rauf ShakooriThe claws of corruption have engulfed us, and its force is getting stronger with each passing day. Although the incumbent government came into power with the slogan of eliminating corruption, it has…
In case of emergency!
Huzaima Bukhari“Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm”―HippocratesIf the readers recall what used to happen some years ago when an accident or criminal case victim was brought to a hospital, they would remember that…